Huntingdon preview: Tara Flow to land hat-trick

David Metcalf | January 6, 2016

Tara Flow scored in terrific style last time out and can make light of a 7lb penalty to follow-up in the 2m handicap hurdle on today’s card at Huntingdon (14.40).

The mare won her sole start in a Irish bumper last March when beating the now 135-rated last Encounter by 1 1/2 lengths, and after joining trainer Venetia Williams came good at the second time of asking over hurdles when scoring easily by 13 lengths at Uttoxeter.

Tara Flow was allotted an opening handy mark of 114 on the back of that success and made a mockery of it when bolting up at Leicester nine days ago.

After travelling powerfully on the heels of the leaders, the six-year-old took up the running three from home to draw clear in effortless fashion and score by 12 lengths.

It was a performance which suggested Tara Flow was well-ahead of the assessor, and a 7lb penalty is unlikely to be enough to prevent the daughter of Kafy Tara going in again.

To me, Tara Flow has the potential to make up into at least a mid 130s performer, so off a mark of 121 she looks thrown-in at the weights in this class 3 contest given her unexposed and progressive profile.

Value At Risk to make amends

Value At Risk got no further than the second on debut over fences at Newbury back in November, but remains an exciting prospect and can make amends in the 2m 7f novices chase (14.10).