Taunton

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Date 2025-01-18
Distance 2m7f198y
Class Class 5
Going Good To Soft
Type Hurdle
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £4,753
Winning Time 6m 3.62s (slow by 27.62s)

Result

Non-Runners / Other

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
6
Honey Jack
Brown
J:Freddie Gingell(3)
T:Joe Tizzard
J:Freddie Gingell(3)
T:Joe Tizzard
157 P5-641
94
108
89
51d -10
20.4
0.50/1
2/1
33%
Favourite in C&D handicap (good to soft) in November and registered a clearcut win
2
Badbury Rings
Bay
J:Conor O'Farrell
T:Neil Mulholland
J:Conor O'Farrell
T:Neil Mulholland
159 -36063
96
105
85
37d -2
22.5
0.63/1
5/2
29%
Up to 3m for handicap debut here (good; 25-1) and came 9l third of 15 from off the pace
11
Glengolly
Bay
J:Richie McLernon
T:Billy Aprahamian
J:Richie McLernon
T:Billy Aprahamian
149 756-5U
86
108
85
22d +3
11.5
2.50/1
10/1
9%
Travelling okay in 3rd when unseating four out in handicap at Wetherby (upped to 3m; 6-1)
8
Talkingtothemoon
Bay
J:Ben Godfrey
T:Anthony Honeyball
J:Ben Godfrey
T:Anthony Honeyball
152 t 13658/
89
98
-
671d +8
14.6
2.75/1
11/1
8%
671 days off and is tongue tied for handicap debut over a new trip; worth a market check
3
Ellerton
Chestnut
J:Callum Pritchard(7)
T:Anthony Charlton
J:Callum Pritchard(7)
T:Anthony Charlton
159 -32764
96
108
91
23d +9
15.5
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Underperformed last July when upped to 2m3f and that is the furthest he's been
9
Bennettsbridge
Bay
J:Sean Bowen
T:Olly Murphy
J:Sean Bowen
T:Olly Murphy
152 p 3/44-4
89
100
92
44d +6
13.2
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Soundly beaten fourth over hurdles, upped to 2m7f for handicap debut last time; headgear
10
Nordic Storm
Bay
J:Rex Dingle
T:Joe Tizzard
J:Rex Dingle
T:Joe Tizzard
149 tp 476-74
86
100
43
62d +6
10.2
4.50/1
18/1
5%
Has now had wind surgery and a tongue-tie is enlisted, and they need to work wonders
1
Jesuila Des Mottes
Bay
J:James Best
T:Emma Lavelle
J:James Best
T:Emma Lavelle
168 t 6-833
105
98
84
33d +10
15.1
4.50/1
18/1
5%
Makes her handicap debut but it's not hard to think she can raise her game over 3m+
4
Calli Black
b/br
J:James Davies
T:David Weston
J:James Davies
T:David Weston
158 t 20-674
95
100
83
19d +8
12.3
5.00/1
20/1
5%
New trip needs a major response on handicap debut and there is some stamina in pedigree
5
Babatunde
Black
J:Miss Thomasina Eyston(7)
T:Richard Mitford-Slade
J:Miss Thomasina Eyston(7)
T:Richard Mitford-Slade
158 3464
95
101
82
31d +8
13.5
4.50/1
18/1
5%
Beaten 26l, 46l and 31l in his three maiden hurdles (2m6f, 2m4f and 2m3f); handicap debut
12
Kintaro
Bay
J:Gearoid Harney(5)
T:David Pipe
J:Gearoid Harney(5)
T:David Pipe
147 p 29504F
84
107
85
51d +6
9.3
8.25/1
33/1
3%
0-18 after falling two out in 2m3f handicap here, when minor honours looked a stretch
14
Kick For Touch
b/br
J:Sean Houlihan
T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
J:Sean Houlihan
T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
145 b 590
82
97
61
28d +6
8.6
10.00/1
40/1
2%
Soundly beaten over 2m; blinkers and 3m for this handicap debut, representing red-hot yard
13
Alkhattaaf
Bay
J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5)
T:Chris Down
J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5)
T:Chris Down
146 2/68-P
83
-
-
71d +8
9.7
12.50/1
50/1
2%
Showed little when returned to this sphere for 2m handicap in November
7
Pontresina
Bay
J:Nick Scholfield
T:Ben Lund
J:Nick Scholfield
T:Ben Lund
155 p /4P0-P
92
-
-
28d +10
10.7
37.50/1
150/1
1%
411 days off before pulled up at 125-1 over fences four weeks ago
Horse bet365 William Hill Boyle Sports Ladbrokes Unibet
Honey Jack
2/1 15/8 2/1 15/8 2/1
Badbury Rings
5/2 5/2 5/2 5/2 5/2
Glengolly
10/1 9/1 10/1 10/1 10/1
Talkingtothemoon
10/1 11/1 11/1 11/1 11/1
Ellerton
11/1 12/1 11/1 11/1 11/1
Bennettsbridge
10/1 12/1 11/1 11/1 10/1
Nordic Storm
18/1 18/1 18/1 18/1 18/1
Jesuila Des Mottes
16/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 14/1
Calli Black
20/1 20/1 20/1 20/1 20/1
Babatunde
16/1 18/1 16/1 16/1 14/1
Kintaro
33/1 28/1 33/1 33/1 33/1
Kick For Touch
40/1 40/1 40/1 40/1 40/1
Alkhattaaf
40/1 50/1 50/1 50/1 50/1
Pontresina
80/1 150/1 125/1 125/1 125/1

Predictor

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

1st Badbury Rings
22.5
OR: 11.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 7.4
5/2
2nd Honey Jack
20.4
OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4
2/1
3rd Ellerton
15.5
OR: 11.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9
12/1
4 Jesuila Des Mottes
15.1
OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4
18/1
5 Talkingtothemoon
14.6
OR: 9.8 Form: 2.9 Odds: 1.9
11/1
6 Babatunde
13.5
OR: 11.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.4
18/1
7 Bennettsbridge
13.2
OR: 9.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.9
12/1
8 Calli Black
12.3
OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
20/1
9 Glengolly
11.5
OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5
10/1
10 Pontresina
10.7
OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2
150/1
11 Nordic Storm
10.2
OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2
18/1
12 Alkhattaaf
9.7
OR: 8.3 Form: 1 Odds: 0.5
50/1
13 Kintaro
9.3
OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8
33/1
14 Kick For Touch
8.6
OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6
40/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Jesuila Des Mottes
105
98
84
Badbury Rings
96
105
85
Ellerton
96
108
91
Calli Black
95
100
83
Babatunde
95
101
82
Honey Jack
94
108
89
Pontresina
92
Talkingtothemoon
89
98
Bennettsbridge
89
100
92
Glengolly
86
108
85
Nordic Storm
86
100
43
Kintaro
84
107
85
Alkhattaaf
83
Kick For Touch
82
97
61

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Calli Black 19d ago Fit
Glengolly 22d ago Fit
Ellerton 23d ago Fit
Kick For Touch 28d ago Fit
Pontresina 28d ago Fit
Babatunde 31d ago Fit
Jesuila Des Mottes 33d ago Fit
Badbury Rings 37d ago Fit
Bennettsbridge 44d ago Fit
Honey Jack 51d ago Fresh
Kintaro 51d ago Fresh
Nordic Storm 62d ago Fresh
Alkhattaaf 71d ago Fresh
Talkingtothemoon 671d ago Long break