14:08 Taunton

Thursday 3 March 2022

All14:0814:3815:0815:3816:0816:3817:08

S Roberts & Son Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:08 | Winning time: 5m 5.53s

Settings

Selected odds by:

Peckinpah⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King| OR: 99

25/1

Maiden who found only a well-treated sort too good at Leicester on reappearance but below form twice since. Up in trip and unproven over this far.

Form: 4/34-240

Iberio^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 99| CD

5/2

Useful form when landing a Newton Abbot bumper first-time out and left first 3 starts over hurdles behind him when making winning handicap debut (in cheekpieces) over C&D 23 days ago. Can follow up.

Form: 14761

Novus Aditus⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 94| CD

7/2

Fair form on his best run in juvenile hurdles in 2019. Struggled first 2 starts this season following 2 years off, but back on track when winning C&D handicap 9 days ago. Unpenalised.

Form: 095/061

Rectory Oak^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 91

18/1

Maiden who made no impact in his first 2 handicaps this season, but got back on track when third at Fontwell (21.8f) 24 days ago. Remains lightly raced but improvement needed back down in trip.

Form: 77-57P3

Thedancingman⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: Mrs L J Young| OR: 89

16/1

Lightly raced maiden hurdler who was a good third in a C&D handicap in March 2021. Off another 10 months before runner-up effort at Exeter (16.7f) 44 days ago. Could build on latest effort back here.

Form: 75/063-2

Adherence^p³²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Ben Jones| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 80| CD

12/1

C&D winner in 2019. Lost his way but shaped as if needing run at Huntingdon on seasonal debut and better than result at Fontwell latest. Cheekpieces now back on for another new yard from reduced mark.

Form: U/7P6-75

Imperial Joe⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean Houlihan| T: T Dennis| OR: 77

16/1

Little form in maiden/novice hurdles, but showed more on handicap debut when third at Exeter (16.7f) 44 days ago. Needs to find extra again back up in trip.

Form: 2-0553

Letter At Dawn^h1³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: James Davies| T: C J Down| OR: 75

14/1

Modest maiden on level and over hurdles, pulled up when last seen in this sphere at Uttoxeter (15.8f) in November. First run since leaving Michael Attwater with hood now applied.

Form: 5P8-6P

Duneomeno⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 72

5/2

Showed much improved form when off the mark on chase/handicap debut at Ludlow (2m) last week. Open to progress back up in trip reverted to hurdling and one to consider.

Form: 0-6681

Olympe De Gouges²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 77

40/1

Modest form on the first of 2 Flat starts and shown little in 3 starts over hurdles so far. However, could do better over this longer distance now making handicap debut.

Form: U56

Gorcombe Moonshine⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: J D Frost| OR: 45

100/1

Twice runner-up in small-field bumpers, but probably didn't achieve a great deal in the process and not much encouragement in his 2 completed starts over hurdles. Up in trip for his handicap debut.

Form: 224B70

Non-Runners

Glorious Isolation¹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: A J Honeyball J: Ben Godfrey

Forecasts

Iberio (5/2), Duneomeno (5/2), Novus Aditus (7/2), Glorious Isolation (8/1), Adherence (12/1), Letter At Dawn (14/1), Imperial Joe (16/1), Thedancingman (16/1), Rectory Oak (18/1), Peckinpah (25/1), Olympe De Gouges (40/1), Gorcombe Moonshine (100/1)

IBERIO made a successful handicap debut over C&D last time and was value for extra given the mistake he made 2 out. The five-year-old can progress again to follow up, especially if brushing up his jumping. Duneomeno also made a winning handicap debut (over fences) on his latest start and is respected for in-form Christian Williams, while Novus Aditus is unpenalised for his C&D victory 9 days ago.