Melanie And Philip Gibbs RNLI "Hands And Heels" Handicap Hurdle (Cond/Am) (Excellence Initiative)

Taunton

1:40

Date 2023-03-20

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,017

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Flamelco b Rob Hargreaves(3) · Gary Moore	Rob Hargreaves(3) · Gary Moore	170	h	81-250	117	113	11	32d	—	—	—	16.8	—
Won over hurdles in France in 2022 but was well beaten on last month's British debut
2	Ioupy Collonges b Mr Charlie Sprake(3) · Paul Nicholls	Mr Charlie Sprake(3) · Paul Nicholls	170	—	23121	117	121	105	23d	—	—	—	37.2	—
Won Chepstow maiden quite comfortably last month; handicap debut today; respected
3	Pontresina b Ellis Collier · Ben Lund	Ellis Collier · Ben Lund	165	p	/2U3-P	112	-	-	23d	—	—	—	15.5	—
Pulled up when reverting to hurdling for last month's seasonal debut; has a lot to prove
4	Gingerbred ch Jack Martin · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Jack Martin · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	162	—	595F17	109	117	111	32d	—	—	—	21	—
Disappointed last time but his earlier Exeter win has worked out pretty well
5	Ike Sport b Thomasina Eyston · Neil Mulholland	Thomasina Eyston · Neil Mulholland	161	t	-33264	108	109	70	126d	—	—	—	18.5	—
First two handicap runs were respectable; more will be needed on first run for four months
6	Dame Prestige bl Mr William Gough(5) · Seamus Mullins	Mr William Gough(5) · Seamus Mullins	147	h	-35P5P	94	116	91	24d	—	—	—	11	—
Out of form for new stable this year; drops back in trip today
7	If Karls Berg Did b Dylan Kitts · Milton Harris	Dylan Kitts · Milton Harris	143	h	5/4-3P	90	114	95	69d	—	—	—	10	—
Pulled up on heavy ground last time but has become too well handicapped to rule out
8	Prince Nino ch Mr Rupert Wilks(5) · Harry Derham	Mr Rupert Wilks(5) · Harry Derham	142	tp	/P085P	89	115	84	11d	—	—	—	9.8	—
Ran quite well over C&D on handicap debut but needs to bounce back from a poor performance

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Ioupy Collonges

37.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 20.4 Odds: 0

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2nd

Gingerbred

OR: 14.8 Form: 6.3 Odds: 0

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3rd

Ike Sport

18.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 4 Odds: 0

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Flamelco

16.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Pontresina

15.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dame Prestige

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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If Karls Berg Did

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Prince Nino

9.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flamelco Top Rated	117	113	11
Ioupy Collonges	117	121	105
Pontresina	112	—	—
Gingerbred	109	117	111
Ike Sport	108	109	70
Dame Prestige	94	116	91
If Karls Berg Did	90	114	95
Prince Nino	89	115	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Flamelco	32d ago	Fit
Ioupy Collonges	23d ago	Fit
Pontresina	23d ago	Fit
Gingerbred	32d ago	Fit
Ike Sport	126d ago	Long break
Dame Prestige	24d ago	Fit
If Karls Berg Did	69d ago	Fresh
Prince Nino	11d ago	Quick return

Going: Good To Soft

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