14:40 Taunton

Wednesday 28 October 2020

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Porter Dodson Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 6m 9.18s

Kabrit^h1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Johnson| T: A Ralph| OR: 99

15/2

Fair Flat winner who produced one of his better efforts in this sphere when third at Hereford (21.7f, good) recently. Each-way chance off 1 lb lower here.

Form: 03-2453

Mystic Court^h¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 98

25/1

Patchy form since landing a maiden hurdle for Ben Pauling last year and stamina has to be taken on trust (untried beyond 20.4f).

Form: 6PP244

Hidden Depths^p,h,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: James Best| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 97

15/2

Back-to-back winner on the Flat at Bath this summer and has acquitted himself well back over hurdles, fourth of 12 in 21.7f Hereford handicap last time. Not discounted.

Form: 707-364

Agincourt Reef^p¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: D A Jacob| T: R A Teal| OR: 96| C| D

16/1

Well held sole start last season and while he showed more spark on recent reappearance at Hereford, this 11-y-o is far from certain to build on that.

Form: 3960/8-4

Amzac Magic^b,t1²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Jack Barber| OR: 92

16/1

Now 3 lb lower than for his sole success in this sphere at Wincanton in March 2019, but reappearance display at Ffos Las was inauspicious. Tongue strap enlisted.

Form: 1/3496-0

The Lion Queen¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Page Fuller| T: D Weston| OR: 91

20/1

Showed a bit more on recent handicap debut at Hereford (19.7f, good), but will need to improve for this step up in trip if she's to take a hand in the finish.

Form: 67-6466

Kerry's Boy⁸⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: T J O'Brien| T: B Forsey| OR: 90

200/1

Very modest in 5 starts over hurdles in 2018, and readily passed over on debut for new yard following a lengthy absence.

Form: P66497/

Bomber's Moon³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: M D Grant| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 89

13/2

Winless following 11 attempts in this sphere, but made a positive start to this season when third in a 14-runner Uttoxeter handicap (23.3f, good) last month and claims if able to build on that.

Form: 3777/6-3

Comeragh Lad²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R Chapman| OR: 88| D

125/1

Maiden point winner in January, but has shown very little in 3 starts over hurdles to date.

Form: P2133-8

Glengar²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Brendan Powell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 84| BF| D

10/1

Winner of 3m chase at Southwell in July, but pulled up last time and hard to know what to expect of him back in this sphere (well held all 5 previous start over hurdles).

Form: 413U3P

Drumreagh^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 82

13/2

Improved from out of the blue when finding just one too good in a 14-runner Uttoxeter handicap (23.3f, good) last month. Still, more needed if she's to strike off this 2 lb higher mark.

Form: 09P-682

Marilyn Monroe²³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 82| D

13/8

Winning Irish pointer who landed a bumper at Fontwell in May 2019. Little impact switched to hurdles last season, but could be a different proposition now upped in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 3/1P809-

Non-Runners

Hear The Chimes²⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 11

T: S A Harris J: Non Runner

Williams Overture³³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: T Symonds J: J J Burke

Layerthorpe⁵⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: Mrs D A Hamer J: Non Runner

Tango du Roy⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: N J Hawke J: Non Runner

Avithos²³⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 10

T: Mark Gillard J: David Noonan

Forecasts

Marilyn Monroe (13/8), Tango du Roy (6/1), Drumreagh (13/2), Bomber's Moon (13/2), Hidden Depths (15/2), Kabrit (15/2), Glengar (10/1), Amzac Magic (16/1), Agincourt Reef (16/1), Layerthorpe (16/1), Williams Overture (16/1), Hear The Chimes (16/1), The Lion Queen (20/1), Mystic Court (25/1), Avithos (25/1), Comeragh Lad (125/1), Kerry's Boy (200/1)

If there's one who is ahead of the assessor, it's surely MARILYN MONROE. Admittedly, she hasn't pulled up any trees in a handful of runs over hurdles, but this point winner showed plenty of ability in bumpers and improvement may be forthcoming now handicapping and faced with a stiffer test. Tango Du Roy, Bomber's Moon and Drumreagh all improved last time out and are feared most in that order.

MARILYN MONROE (IRE)
TANGO DU ROY (IRE)
BOMBER'S MOON

Previous Winners

2019

Viking Ruby

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 6

J: Harry Reed | T: N P Mulholland

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,054.002nd: £896.003rd: £448.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00