13:33 Taunton

Saturday 22 January 2022

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BioWaveGo 100% Drug Free Pain Relief Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:33 | Winning time: 4m 10.71s

Bannister¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C Gethings| T: T R George| OR: 115| D

40/1

Fairly useful dual juvenile hurdle winner last season. Not at the same level in 3 chaes this term and well held on AW Flat earlier this month. Others hold more obvious claims.

Form: P18-637

Bathsheba Bay^p,t⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 114| CD

16/1

Won C&D maiden and Musselburgh handicap in 2019/20, but didn't show much at Ascot when returning from a 21-month layoff in October.

Form: 32118/P

Midnight Ginger²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J Martin⁽⁷⁾| T: Andrew Martin| OR: 112| D

8/1

Put up a career-best effort when landing a Market Rasen handicap last month but failed to build on that when only fifth back there on Boxing Day.

Form: 263-715

Feel The Pinch²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien| OR: 109| D

16/1

Better effort since returning from a near 2-year absence when fourth of 10 in 2m Wetherby handicap on Boxing Day. Won't have to step up much on that run to have a say.

Form: 8102/84

Amelia's Dance^h¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: R Walford| OR: 108| CD

4/1

Gained breakthrough win at Stratford in October and better than ever when back on the scoresheet in a 15-runner race over C&D 12 days ago. 8 lb rise demands more again.

Form: 133531

Borak^p,t⁶¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: D Faulkner| OR: 107| CD

100/1

Sprang a surprise when making a successful start for this yard at Newton Abbot in September but has been out of form since and was well held at Ludlow last time.

Form: 7/4-1488

Man Of Light⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 103

10/1

Back on track when runner-up at Kempton last month and built on that when third behind 2 in-form rivals at Ludlow 2 weeks later. Should give another good account.

Form: 158723

Tease And Seize^h²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy| OR: 115| D

7/2

Failed to win on Flat for Rod Millman but it's quickly clicked over hurdles for new yard, winning at Ludlow and Market Rasen. Not up to Finale at Chepstow over Christmas but this more realistic.

Form: 116

Monete²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽⁷⁾| T: H Brown| OR: 98

33/1

Fair form on Flat last summer and in process of running well when falling last in a mares' novice at Wincanton (2m) on Boxing Day. More chance back in a handicap.

Form: 533-58F

Rhebus Road⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 108

10/1

Fairly useful Flat performer (won Newmarket handicap final start for Ralph Beckett) and progressed from hurdles debut when runner-up at Fontwell in November. Opening mark looks workable.

Form: 42

Kalzari^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe| OR: 108

12/1

Won French claimer before third in 2m Leicester juvenile on yard debut. Only sixth in pair of handicaps since, but was better than result over 19f here latterly, going for home too early.

Form: 21366

Cornicello²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 105

7/2

Fairly useful on Flat (won twice in France at 2 yrs). Placed in a pair of juveniles since switching to hurdles and potrential improver now making a quick switch to handicaps.

Form: 32

Non-Runners

Sweet Nightingale²¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: P Gundry J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tease And Seize (7/2), Cornicello (7/2), Amelia's Dance (4/1), Midnight Ginger (8/1), Rhebus Road (10/1), Man Of Light (10/1), Sweet Nightingale (10/1), Kalzari (12/1), Feel The Pinch (16/1), Bathsheba Bay (16/1), Monete (33/1), Bannister (40/1), Borak (100/1)

Perhaps best to focus on the 4-y-os towards the foot of the weights. RHEBUS ROAD looks on a feasible mark based on his Fontwell second when last seen in November and gets the nod. Kalzari went for home too soon over a longer trip here last time and is of interest back over shorter, while Cornicello is a potential improver on handicap debut.