Taunton Round Table T-Rex Steaks Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 5m 53.87s

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Hardy Du Seuil³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 128

7/2

Returned as good as ever over hurdles when runner-up at Carlisle and fifth at Windsor (both around 2m) in mid-winter. Ran poorly in the Imperial Cup at Sandown with cheekpieces refitted and now takes a marked step up in distance minus the headgear.

Form: 3P8-250

Tiny Tetley²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁵⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 118| CD

8/11

C&D winner in December and bounced back from a couple of below-par runs to resume winning ways at Exeter 23f, good) last month. Should remain very competitive up 4 lb.

Form: 5-21481

Florencethemachine¹¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 117| BF| D

5/2

Winning pointer who scored twice over hurdles last season and added a small-field Exeter chase (3m, good in November. Respectable fifth of 9 in a stronger chase here in December and big player back hurdling after a break with her top stable in really good form.

Form: 731-315

Non-Runners

Mofasa⁵⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tiny Tetley (8/11), Florencethemachine (5/2), Hardy Du Seuil (7/2), Mofasa (16/1)

FLORENCETHEMACHINE returns to hurdles just 1 lb above the mark she defied over fences at Exeter in November and is preferred to last month's Exeter hurdle winner Tiny Tetley.