William Hill Extra Place Races Handicap Hurdle – Taunton

Taunton

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William Hill Extra Place Races Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-03-11

Distance 2m104y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,073

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7	Centara br J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	162	—	1P-415	109	118	99	34d	—	—	+1	20.5	7/2 22%
Still has something to learn and could turn out well handicapped off this mark
6	Just Over Land ch J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	163	t	3P-341	110	122	88	27d	—	—	0	21.2	10/3 23%
Up 10lb for his Lingfield romp but that was his first run following wind surgery
4	Doyen Quest ch J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	165	—	/10631	112	111	93	20d	—	—	+20	33.6	11/2 15%
C&D maiden winner three weeks ago and the type to pay his way in handicaps
8	Ca Plane Pour Moi b J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	161	h	30037	108	103	83	76d	—	—	+6	21.6	7/1 13%
Low-mileage 6yo who was seventh of 23 on handicap debut at Leopardstown on Boxing Day
11	Winterwatch b J:James Robottom(10) T:Harry Fry	J:James Robottom(10) T:Harry Fry	159	t	22-543	106	120	97	34d	—	—	+7	16.9	9/1 10%
Beaten 10l into third over C&D last month and now partnered by a 10lb claimer
2	Tintintin gr J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	167	t	22-015	114	114	95	40d	—	—	+11	18.1	12/1 8%
Lingfield winner; struggled at Exeter next time but this easier track may benefit him
3	Inferno Sacree b J:Tom Buckley(3) T:Nigel Hawke	J:Tom Buckley(3) T:Nigel Hawke	165	b	10043P	112	119	105	28d	—	—	+12	17.8	14/1 7%
Better expected here than last time (excuses) but others are more intriguing
12	Diamatiste b J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Kayley Woollacott	J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Kayley Woollacott	155	—	44493	102	115	92	29d	—	—	+13	17.2	18/1 5%
Plugged on for third in a 2m2f heavy-ground novice at Exeter which was a little better
9	John Betjeman b J:Fergus Gillard T:Mark Gillard	J:Fergus Gillard T:Mark Gillard	161	b	524385	108	120	108	19d	—	—	+13	18.4	20/1 5%
Thoroughly exposed 8yo with a modest strike-rate and well down the pecking order here
1	Mardoof b J:Sean Houlihan T:Mitchell Hunt	J:Sean Houlihan T:Mitchell Hunt	168	t	3213-P	115	121	89	80d	—	—	+13	17.3	22/1 4%
C&D maiden winner; tough return in an Ascot handicap and could leave that effort behind
13	Lake Manzaleh b J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Patrick Griffin	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Patrick Griffin	147	t	975609	94	109	74	44d	—	—	+9	11.9	28/1 3%
Michael O'Sullivan is a notable booking for handicap debut and could be very interesting
14	Palawan Du Mazet b J:Mr Callum Pritchard(7) T:Alan Jones	J:Mr Callum Pritchard(7) T:Alan Jones	145	b	36887	92	109	75	20d	—	—	+10	11.4	80/1 1%
Limited maiden but these terms are at least more favourable now sent into a handicap
NR	Kayf Legend b J:Nick Scholfield T:Chris Gordon	J:Nick Scholfield T:Chris Gordon	164	—	1561P-	111	114	75	380d	—	—	—	22.8	—
Had a year off but was tackling a Grade 2 at Kempton when last seen; still unexposed
NR	Despereaux b J:NON-RUNNER T:Jane Williams	J:NON-RUNNER T:Jane Williams	160	—	0-3573	107	118	83	19d	—	—	—	14.3	—
Won two novice hurdles last season; yet to pose a serious threat in handicaps

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Centara	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Just Over Land	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	11/4
Doyen Quest	11/2	5/1	9/2	5/1	9/2
Ca Plane Pour Moi	13/2	7/1	11/2	13/2	4/1
Winterwatch	9/1	8/1	7/1	8/1	7/1
Tintintin	12/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Inferno Sacree	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Diamatiste	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
John Betjeman	18/1	18/1	20/1	16/1	18/1
Mardoof	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1	22/1
Lake Manzaleh	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Palawan Du Mazet	66/1	80/1	66/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Doyen Quest

33.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 14.1 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Kayf Legend

22.8

OR: 15.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Ca Plane Pour Moi

21.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 2.7 Odds: 4.4

7/1

Just Over Land

21.2

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Centara

20.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

John Betjeman

18.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Tintintin

18.1

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Inferno Sacree

17.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Mardoof

17.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Diamatiste

17.2

OR: 13 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Winterwatch

16.9

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Despereaux

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Lake Manzaleh

11.9

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Palawan Du Mazet

11.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mardoof Top Rated	115	121	89
Tintintin	114	114	95
Doyen Quest	112	111	93
Inferno Sacree	112	119	105
Kayf Legend	111	114	75
Just Over Land	110	122	88
Centara	109	118	99
Ca Plane Pour Moi	108	103	83
John Betjeman	108	120	108
Despereaux	107	118	83
Winterwatch	106	120	97
Diamatiste	102	115	92
Lake Manzaleh	94	109	74
Palawan Du Mazet	92	109	75

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
John Betjeman	19d ago	Fit
Despereaux	19d ago	Fit
Doyen Quest	20d ago	Fit
Palawan Du Mazet	20d ago	Fit
Just Over Land	27d ago	Fit
Inferno Sacree	28d ago	Fit
Diamatiste	29d ago	Fit
Centara	34d ago	Fit
Winterwatch	34d ago	Fit
Tintintin	40d ago	Fit
Lake Manzaleh	44d ago	Fit
Ca Plane Pour Moi	76d ago	Fresh
Mardoof	80d ago	Fresh
Kayf Legend	380d ago	Long break