West Buckland Primary Racing To School Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Taunton

2:05

Date 2024-02-29

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Runners 10

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Imperial Measure b Isabel Williams(3) · Evan Williams	Isabel Williams(3) · Evan Williams	163	—	413262	89	97	91	9d	—	—	+6	25.9	3/1 25%
Bled on Boxing Day but reliable in handicaps either side of that; C&D second last week
1	Activist b Jack Tudor · David Pipe	Jack Tudor · David Pipe	168	p	655621	94	94	81	3d	—	—	+12	29.7	10/3 23%
Improved form when winning 3rd handicap, over 2m at Plumpton on Monday; form chance
6	Whynotnowroy ch Stan Sheppard · Keiran Burke	Stan Sheppard · Keiran Burke	151	h	95-786	77	92	72	23d	—	—	-5	11.8	7/2 22%
First-time hood seemed to help when much more encouraging run over C&D latest; can improve
7	Wellwillya gr/b Paul O'Brien · Helen Nelmes	Paul O'Brien · Helen Nelmes	150	—	0-P635	76	92	77	32d	—	—	-1	9.4	13/2 13%
Not far behind a subsequent winner in latest handicap start (2m2f, soft); not ruled out
8	Spicy Nelson ch Freddie Gingell(5) · Joe Tizzard	Freddie Gingell(5) · Joe Tizzard	149	t	86P-9P	75	-	-	79d	—	—	+2	7.9	12/1 8%
Not yet shown much and pulled up on handicap debut over 3m; wind op since; now tongue tied
9	Come On Paddy Mac b Thomasina Eyston(7) · Neil Mulholland	Thomasina Eyston(7) · Neil Mulholland	145	tp	/PP-98	71	84	46	32d	—	—	-1	7.5	17/2 11%
Irish point winner in 2022; poor results in novice hurdles; check market on handicap debut
2	Sarsen gr/ro Rex Dingle · Anthony Honeyball	Rex Dingle · Anthony Honeyball	166	t	239-07	92	88	48	65d	—	—	+7	12	16/1 6%
Promise in good-ground hurdles at 2m/2m4f; handicap form not yet matched up
4	Come On Nia b James Martin(5) · Andrew J Martin	James Martin(5) · Andrew J Martin	161	—	0666	87	91	73	30d	—	—	+5	10.7	18/1 5%
Not disgraced on final qualifying run; may well do better now handicapping
10	Pivotal Sky b Sean Houlihan · Mitchell Hunt	Sean Houlihan · Mitchell Hunt	145	v	3860	85	93	54	48d	—	—	+7	10.8	28/1 3%
Modest handicap debut at Wincanton and needs lots more for the new trip
NR	Grandmaster Flash ch NON-RUNNER · Bernard Llewellyn	NON-RUNNER · Bernard Llewellyn	153	p	577	79	94	-	92d	—	—	—	7.3	—
Formerly quite useful on AW and turf in Ireland; low key in Britain; handicap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Imperial Measure	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Activist	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Whynotnowroy	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Wellwillya	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Spicy Nelson	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Come On Paddy Mac	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Sarsen	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Come On Nia	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Pivotal Sky	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Activist

29.7

OR: 11 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5.2

10/3

2nd

Imperial Measure

25.9

OR: 9.8 Form: 10.4 Odds: 5.7

3/1

3rd

Sarsen

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Whynotnowroy

11.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Pivotal Sky

10.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Come On Nia

10.7

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

18/1

Wellwillya

9.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Spicy Nelson

7.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Come On Paddy Mac

7.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Grandmaster Flash

7.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Activist Top Rated	94	94	81
Sarsen	92	88	48
Imperial Measure	89	97	91
Come On Nia	87	91	73
Pivotal Sky	85	93	54
Grandmaster Flash	79	94	—
Whynotnowroy	77	92	72
Wellwillya	76	92	77
Spicy Nelson	75	—	—
Come On Paddy Mac	71	84	46

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Imperial Measure	9d ago	Quick return
Activist	3d ago	Quick return
Whynotnowroy	23d ago	Fit
Wellwillya	32d ago	Fit
Spicy Nelson	79d ago	Fresh
Come On Paddy Mac	32d ago	Fit
Sarsen	65d ago	Fresh
Come On Nia	30d ago	Fit
Pivotal Sky	48d ago	Fresh
Grandmaster Flash	92d ago	Long break

Going: Soft

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