TAUNTON
11 April 2024
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Royal Ascot Lunch Saturday 22nd June Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 2m 7f 198y
  • Going: Soft
Taunton
Runners
6

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Cloudy

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Illogical Logic silk
Illogical Logic
J: Jack Tudor
T: Christian Williams
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 4 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (25%)
Improved 4th in a maiden before struggling in an Ascot handicap on good; better expected
6647
Age: 6
Weight: 12-0
OR: 104
Days: 110
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Dec 23 Asc Ascot 23.5f Gd 4NvHcH 11-3 7/9 Top Cloud (19½L) 28/1 107 95
22 Nov 23 Ffo Ffos Las 20f Sft 4MdH 11-4 4/6 Itseemslikeit (11½L) 40/1 - 104
12 Nov 23 Ffo Ffos Las 16f Hy 4NvH 11-0 6/8 Three Cliffs Bay (31L) 22/1 - 77
13 Oct 23 Chp Chepstow 16f GS 4NvH 11-0 6/12 Donnacha (25L) 40/1 - 81
2
Pentire Head silk
Pentire Head b 1
J: Freddie Gingell 5
T: Paul Nicholls
Some fair form; remains of interest off this sort of mark and blinkers are now fitted
2-523P
Age: 6
Weight: 12-0
OR: 104
Days: 54
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Feb 24 Wcn Wincanton 24.5f Hy 4NvHcH 11-11 PU/10 Rivers Corner () 9/2 106 -
1 Jan 24 Exe Exeter 18.5f Hy 4MdH 11-6 3/16 Moorefields (7L) 5/2F - 97
19 Dec 23 Wcn Wincanton 15f Sft 4MdH 11-4 2/18 Dartmoor Pirate (11L) 7/4F - 94
23 Nov 23 Wcn Wincanton 21.5f Sft 4NvH 11-0 5/9 Il Pino (22L) 3/1 - 91
30 Mar 23 Tau Taunton 16.5f Hy 5MdNHF 11-6 2/9 Johnnywho (5½L) 3/1 - 109
10 Jan 23 Exe Exeter 16.5f Hy 5NHF 11-2 2/7 Heros De Romay (nk) 2/1F - 105
3
Sparkling Duke silk
Sparkling Duke
J: Harry Kimber
T: Joe Tizzard
Perhaps flattered by his Aintree run as he's shown little since; handicap debut
0-48P
Age: 5
Weight: 11-11
OR: 101
Days: 71
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Jan 24 Exe Exeter 21.5f GS 4MdH 11-10 PU/16 Largy Poet () 100/1 - -
23 Nov 23 Wcn Wincanton 21.5f Sft 4NvH 10-8 8/9 Il Pino (40L) 15/2 - 73
29 Oct 23 Ain Aintree 20f GS 3MdH 11-2 4/11 Inthewaterside (18L) 66/1 - 94
13 Apr 23 Tau Taunton 16.5f GS 5MdNHF 10-7 11/13 Geezer Rockstar (30L) 11/1 - 71
5
Technology silk
w1
Technology
J: Tom Bellamy
T: Alan King
w1
Wind Op - First run after wind operation
Pulled up on handicap hurdle debut at Ascot; had a wind op and still not fully exposed
52P-UP
Age: 7
Weight: 11-10
OR: 100
Days: 110
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Dec 23 Asc Ascot 23.5f Gd 4NvHcH 11-0 PU/9 Top Cloud () 40/1 104 -
2 Dec 23 Don Doncaster 19f Gd 4NvHcCh 10-13 UR/5 General Officer () 15/2 105 -
19 Mar 23 Chp Chepstow 23.5f Sft 4MdH 11-6 PU/9 Shomen Uchi () 14/1 - -
15 Feb 23 Wet Wetherby 19.5f Gd 4NvH 11-2 2/6 Solar Sovereign (2L) EvensF - 106
27 Dec 22 Chp Chepstow 19.5f GS 4MdH 11-4 5/15 Saint Davy (23L) 28/1 - 100
10 Mar 22 Wcn Wincanton 15f GS 5MdNHF 11-4 3/12 Tahmuras (12L) 13/2 - 101
6
Nordic Storm silk
Nordic Storm
J: Tom Cannon
T: Joe Tizzard
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
Decent pedigree and should show more now handicapping at this level
047
Age: 5
Weight: 11-3
OR: 93
Days: 74
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Jan 24 Fon Fontwell 19f Sft 4NvH 11-3 7/12 Risk De Pluie (38L) 66/1 - 71
8 Jan 24 Tau Taunton 19f Sft 4NvH 11-5 4/11 Golden Ace (36L) 125/1 - 91
13 Dec 23 Exe Exeter 16.5f Sft 4MdH 11-4 10/15 Royal Jewel (32L) 12/1 - 72
7
Hazy Dream silk
w1
Hazy Dream t
J: Ben Jones
T: Joe Tickle
w1
Wind Op - First run after wind operation
Bit better last time but that was a year ago and she returns from well out of the weights
63U56-
Age: 8
Weight: 10-2
OR: 69
Days: 350
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Apr 23 Tau Taunton 24f Sft 5HcHM 10-2 t1 6/13 Little Else (4L) 14/1 71 68
15 Apr 23 Chp Chepstow 19.5f GS 5NvHcH 10-2 5/10 Mr Hailstone (21L) 20/1 74 56
24 Mar 23 Her Hereford 16f GS 5NvHcHM 10-2 h UR/8 I Giorni () 100/30J 73 63
10 Mar 23 Exe Exeter 21.5f Gd 5HcH 10-4 h 3/9 Caspers Court (17½L) 7/1 76 64
21 Feb 23 Tau Taunton 19f Gd 5NvHcH 10-8 h 6/14 Almost Gotaway (10½L) 66/1 80 74
2 Feb 23 Wcn Wincanton 20f GS 5HcH 10-7 h 8/17 Jet Marshall (39L) 200/1 84 54
4
Plaisir Des Flos silk
Plaisir Des Flos
J: Paddy Brennan
T: Fergal O'Brien
658011
Age: 5
Weight: 11-11
OR: 101
Days: 15
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Mar 24 Wcn Wincanton 20f Sft 5NvHcH 11-12 1/11 Jasmin De Grugy (½L) 5/2J 91 107
12 Mar 24 Sed Sedgefield 20f Sft 5NvHcH 11-1 1/10 Boyneside (5½L) 7/4F 82 95
12 Dec 23 Wcn Wincanton 15f Hy 4NvH 11-0 14/15 Lump Sum (57L) 66/1 - 59
1 Dec 23 Nby Newbury 16.5f GS 3MdH 11-4 8/8 Jeriko Du Reponet (41L) 33/1 - 65
16 Nov 23 Tau Taunton 16.5f GS 4NvH 11-2 5/10 Panjari (37L) 13/2 - 74
20 Jul 23 Kln Killarney 17f Gd 4yNHF 11-3 6/11 Easy Peasy (16½L) 9/1 - 89
Verdict

A hat-trick could be on the cards for PLAISIR DES FLOS (nap) despite a further 10lb hike. Two of them came clear last time at Wincanton.

Verdict silk image
Plaisir Des Flos

Betting Forecast:

15/8 Plaisir Des Flos,

11/4 Pentire Head,

4/1 Illogical Logic,

7/1 Sparkling Duke,

10/1 Technology,

Nordic Storm,

25/1 Hazy Dream

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