13:00 Taunton

Thursday 29 November 2018

All12:2513:0013:3514:0514:4015:1015:45

Annual Membership 2019 Available Today 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 14.72s

Across The Park¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L Blackford

28/1

Only beaten two horses home in three starts and has no realistic chance of success here.

Form: 676

Bang On¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Matt Griffiths| T: J Scott

11/10

Well built gelding that showed a good level of form on hurdles debut when fourth in quite a warm contest at Bangor, only losing out on the places late on. Will improve on that and could go well for a yard among the winners,

Form: 225-4

Coole Well²⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Max Kendrick⁽⁵⁾| T: Jamie SnowdenWS

9/4

Third in a decent bumper at Newbury on debut but couldn't run up to that level at Kempton when last seen. Has had a wind operation and may come back stronger after summer break, so not to be discounted.

Form: 235-

Menapian²⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes

100/1

Shown little in five starts, three bumpers and two novice hurdles, and has minimal chance of success here.

Form: 03P/F8-

Shanroe Smooch²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Mrs R Ford

66/1

Point-to-point winner in April but yet to beat a horse home in three starts under Rules, and can't be looked at as the winner.

Form: 441-73P

Southfield Torr¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 104| BF

9/4

Well related, yet to really catch fire over hurdles but a solid enough effort when second to Demon Fou here last time out, picked off late in the day. Should be up to winning a race but may need more here.

Form: 34-42

Miss Rocher^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke

100/1

Pulled up and then a tailed off last of nine in two starts so far. No realistic chance of success on those runs.

Form: P-9

Wingsofredemption¹⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: K Bishop

66/1

Only moderate form in point-to-points and certainly nothing to suggest that he's going to be up to throwing down a challenge here.

Form: 0/0-PP2

Non-Runners

Greaneteen⁵¹³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: P F Nicholls J: Harry Cobden

Forecasts

Bang On (11/10), Greaneteen (11/8), Southfield Torr (9/4), Coole Well (9/4), Across The Park (28/1), Shanroe Smooch (66/1), Wingsofredemption (66/1), Menapian (100/1), Miss Rocher (100/1)

This looks a little less competitive than the first division. The market will tell us what is expected in relation to the Paul Nicholls pair of Southfield Torr and the potentially smart Greaneteen, but preference at this stage is for BANG ON, who ran well in a good event at Bangor, one that should throw up winners. He wouldn't need to improve much to win this. Coole Well is the other with obvious form claims.