DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING
MONDAY MARCH 9
5.10 TAUNTON
There are two things that are important to TARITINO’s prospects of running well, decent ground and Taunton, so with those factors in place, Joe Tickle’s inmate can be supported with a reasonable amount of confidence in the concluding handicap.
The six-year-old has only won once in 15 starts over hurdles, unsurprisingly it came at the west country venue, but he has run plenty of decent races in defeat and his last two haven’t been without promise.
Keeping on well to finish a never-nearer fifth over today’s C&D in January, he was one position worse off on his return visit a month later but as the testing conditions were totally against him that day, his effort is probably best overlooked.
It is also worth noting that on each start he has been dropped right out the back, which has gone against how is normally ridden when he has been more popular in the market.
Based on the activity in his direction yesterday and during this morning, there appears to be more interest in the son of Buratino today and now back off the same mark as he was when last successful here last April, everything looks set fair for a more positive outcome – especially with a more aggressive ride.
TARITINO – 1-point each-way@5-1