13:05 Taunton
Saturday 20 January 2018
All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2515:55
Bathwick Tyres British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
- 4YO to 7YO | Class 4 | 2m 3f 1y | Soft (Heavy in places) | 6 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 5m 10.6s
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Irish bumper winner produced best effort for Paul Nicholls when scoring over C&D last month in game style. Should go well again with 5lb claim assisting the cause.
A £45,000 Stowaway half-brother to three winners, he shaped with some promise in 1m6f Ludlow bumper last month on debut. Should do better upped in trip and jumping hurdles for the first time with yard in good form lately (4-16).
Never much of a factor in a good-ground Newbury bumper won by Jenkins in April 2016. Off the track since (658 days) and likely to benefit from this return. Watch betting.
Well held in a bumper at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) in May and beaten 71L on hurdling debut over 2m4f at Ffos Las (heavy) in November. Has plenty improvement to find.
Bumper winner at Fontwell (good) in June 2016, shaped well enough in trio of novice/maiden hurdles this winter and duly finished second on handicap bow at Fontwell (2m1½f, soft) last month. Runs off the same mark now and one to look out for.
Scorpion gelding finished well beaten in a Chepstow (soft) bumper when making his debut in November. Goes hurdling for the first time with yard 2-11 lately but has to improve significantly.
Non-Runners
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Diamant Bleu43
Weight: 11-12| Age: 5
T: Nick Williams J: Chester Williams
NR
Forecasts
Dan McGrue (5/6), Notre Ami (11/8), Diamant Bleu (9/4), Cotswold Way (10/1), Drama King (22/1), Farmer Boy (66/1), Telson Barley (125/1)
Notre Ami finished a good second on handicap bow at Fontwell last month on soft ground having previously shaped well in maiden/novice company. Running off an unchanged mark over this longer trip, he should once more throw his hat into the ring. DAN MCGRUE however showed improved form to win a C&D novice contest last month and can go in again with Bryony Frost taking off a handy 5lb here. Diamant Bleu will surely prove better than his Sandown effort last time while Cotswold Way should appreciate this longer journey on jumping bow for an in-form yard.
- Dan Mcgrue
- Notre Ami
- Cotswold Way
Prize Money
1st: £5,458.002nd: £1,603.003rd: £801.004th: £401.00
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