15:05 Taunton

Thursday 4 March 2021

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Royal Bath & West Of England Society Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 6m 11.95s

Marble Moon^t1¹¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 110

14/1

Three-time chase winner over 3m last season but below that form this term, let down by jumping at Ludlow when last seen in November. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: P-73724

Hidden Charmer³⁹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 110

9/1

Off the track for a while but not on a bad mark on pick of his form so worth a market check starting out for this yard.

Form: 556241-

Muffins For Tea^b,t²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁷⁾| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 109| CD

14/1

Fairly useful chaser who took step back in right direction in change of headgear when third in 3m1f handicap at Wincanton but jumping went to pieces at Chepstow next time.

Form: 5P4-P3P

Dentley De Mee^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J E Moore| T: Nick Williams| OR: 108| C

3/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler/chaser who ended losing run at Wincanton 12 days ago off a career-low mark. 4 lb rise seems fair and should be in the mix again.

Form: 733441

Silent Man^t⁹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr Jason Dixon⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey| OR: 108| D

3/1

Won as he liked on debut for this yard at Ffos Las in November before following up in similar style at Lingfield soon after. Up another 13 lb but hat-trick is a good possibility on current form.

Form: 65/2-211

Ebony Gale^b,t1⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 108WS

6/1

Returned after 10 months off with encouraging second in 20f handicap chase at Huntingdon on debut over fences. However, added to patchy record next 2 starts, tried in headgear latest. Now tongue tied.

Form: 6/40-286

Sunny Express^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Adrian Heskin| T: W Greatrex| OR: 107

4/1

Fair hurdler who ran well on his second chase start when runner-up at Musselburgh, beaten only by a handicap blot. Remains unexposed so warrants respect.

Form: 2-36F52

The Boola Bee^h³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 106| BF

22/1

Dual chase winner in the summer. Fit from the Flat and should make much more of an impact back in this sphere.

Form: 20-1135

Leith Hill Lad^p,t³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: R Bandey| OR: 103

40/1

Lightly raced in recent years. Seemed to lose confidence over fences for Charlie Longsdon and offered little back hurdling for new yard.

Form: P/PP-607

Forecasts

Dentley De Mee (3/1), Silent Man (3/1), Sunny Express (4/1), Ebony Gale (6/1), Hidden Charmer (9/1), Muffins For Tea (14/1), Marble Moon (14/1), The Boola Bee (22/1), Leith Hill Lad (40/1)

SILENT MAN is low mileage for his age and is taken to complete the hat-trick given the manner of his win at Lingfield. Dentley de Mee finally opened his account over fences at Wincanton and remains on a fair mark, while Sunny Express was beaten only by a handicap blot at Musselburgh but does have his stamina to prove.