13:30 Taunton

Thursday 12 December 2019

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Kings College Selling Hurdle

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 24.72s

Not Never³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 129| D

4/9

Victorious four times from 12 starts over hurdles and finished a fair 29L sixth off a mark of 130 over an extended 2m4f at Plumpton (heavy) last time out. Leading contender dropping markedly in grade.

Form: 1/01-516

Golden Poet^b,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 111| D

7/1

Hurdles winner in Ireland but has struggled in two starts for this yard including in a selling hurdle over 2m3f here on his penultimate start. Blinkers left off when beaten 60L in a handicap over C&D last time return.

Form: F7-5050

Throckley^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Price⁽⁵⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 103| D

4/1

Maiden hurdle winner over 2m at Worcester (good) in August and has placed twice from three subsequent starts. Worth a check in the market back over hurdles having unseated on chase debut at Hereford (2m, soft) last time out.

Form: 81343U

West Drive^b³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 107

6/1

Returning from a break when pulled up in a 2m handicap hurdle at Plumpton early last month. Worth a check in the market on this occasion.

Form: P803B-P

Feu Ardent¹⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams

22/1

Beaten 16L when finishing fourth in a bumper over an extended 2m at Stratford (good) in July. Given a break since and interesting to see how he performs on hurdling debut.

Form: 4-4

Ipflibbydibby⁸⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Ned Curtis⁽³⁾| T: F Brennan

50/1

Placed once from three starts in bumpers for Sam Thomas in 2017. Absent since finishing fifth of seven over an extended 2m1f at Fontwell (good-to-firm) in August of that year. Others make more appeal on hurdles and stable debut.

Form: 385/

Johni Boxit^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 89

50/1

Only previous victory came in a selling handicap at York (1m, good-to-firm) in a first time visor in July last year. Well beaten off a mark of 94 at Uttoxeter (2m, good) in July on last hurdles start and has struggled on the Flat subsequently.

Form: 969-0

Ragtag Rascal²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: J D Frost

50/1

Signs of ability on Flat debut in 2017 but has struggled in two subsequent starts including when 40L sixth in a similar race to this over 2m3f on good ground here last month when debuting over hurdles folllowing over 18 months off the track.

Form: 6

Doodle Dandy^t1⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: P Gundry| OR: 82

50/1

14 race maiden was beaten 66L when last of 15 over an extended 2m2f at Exeter (soft) recently. Probably best watched with a tongue tie worn for the first time.

Form: 070/060

Forecasts

Not Never (4/9), Throckley (4/1), West Drive (6/1), Golden Poet (7/1), Feu Ardent (22/1), Doodle Dandy (50/1), Johni Boxit (50/1), Ipflibbydibby (50/1), Ragtag Rascal (50/1)

Top weight NOT NEVER looks capable of returning to winning ways dropping in grade in this selling hurdle. The selection saw off a useful hurdle on chase debut earlier this year and he can get back to winning ways by getting the better of his rivals here with Throckley capable of finishing runner-up on his return to hurdles. Third place can go to Golden Poet who can put a disappointing latest effort behind him.