14:50 Taunton

Tuesday 17 March 2020

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Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 3.85s

Gorcombe's Rascal¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: J D Frost

200/1

Three-race maiden sent off at massive odds on each career start before running accordingly on every occasion. Others preferred.

Form: 38P/P00

Legende de Minuit¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Burke| T: H Fry

25/1

Four-race maiden has failed to complete two of his three starts over hurdles, the latest of which came at Wincanton earlier this month. Hasn't looked a winner in waiting just yet.

Form: 5P0P

Muckamore²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 125

2/5

Sold for £190,000 after finishing second in a point-to-point in November 2018, changed hands for £50,000 since. Posted a career best effort on second start over hurdles in a 3m Ludlow maiden on soft ground last month. Capable of better still.

Form: 2-122

Ragamuffin²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland

33/1

Purchased for £20,000 after winning sole start in a January point-to-point bumper last before finishing last but one in a Wincanton novice hurdle last month on stable debut. Looks up against it.

Form: 10

Vinnie's Getaway²⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: R Johnson| T: O Murphy| BF

5/2

A €60,000 three-year-old, he's a half-brother to four winners, including smart hurdler/useful chaser Cousin Vinny. Has finished runner-up on both hurdle starts so far and a win is not looking far off.

Form: 1-212

Janeslittlevoice^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: R T Dunne| T: R G Hawker

25/1

Sent off at odds of 100/1 on both career starts over hurdles at Chepstow and more recently in an Exeter 2m7f novice hurdle earlier this month finishing fifth of the six runners. Plenty to prove in this contest.

Form: PP-2345

Kingsmill Gin⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: James Best| T: Miss J Du Plessis

28/1

No show on debut in a bumper but switch to hurdles and stepped up to 2m7½f at Exeter last time saw an improved effort. Drop in trip doesn't look an obvious positive on that evidence and likely to find things happening too quickly.

Form: 03

Tuscan Pearl¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Scott

20/1

Below-par 55-rated handicapper on the Flat for trainer William Knight. Pleasing third of eight on stable and hurdling debut at Huntingdon earlier this month and improved effort here would not surprise.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Muckamore (2/5), Vinnie's Getaway (5/2), Tuscan Pearl (20/1), Legende de Minuit (25/1), Janeslittlevoice (25/1), Kingsmill Gin (28/1), Ragamuffin (33/1), Gorcombe's Rascal (200/1)

It's difficult to get away from the chances of the six-year-old MUCKAMORE for the trainer/jockey combination of Nigel Twiston-Davies and son Sam. The Olly Murphy-trained Vinnie's Getaway can emerge as the biggest danger following a string of promising efforts last summer. The Jeremy Scott-trained Tuscan Pearl made a pleasing return at Huntingdon earlier this month while Kingsmill Gin could go well at a price.