14:30 Taunton

Tuesday 22 February 2022

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Royal Bath & West Of England Society Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 18.5s

Aristocrate^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| BF

11/1

Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Mojo Moon. Useful on Flat (stays 15.5f) and changed hands for €140,000 in November. Failed to meet expectations on recent hurdles bow. Blinkers on.

Form: 5

Boolamore Glory¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Adam Wedge| T: Alexandra Dunn

66/1

£20,000 4-y-o. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Thunderstruck. Dam 2¾m-3m hurdle/chase winner. Runner-up sole start in Irish points but merely hinted at ability on hurdles debut.

Form: 28

Cheating Jack¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

25/1

Half-brother to Tokum and Path, both 19f hurdle winners in France. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2m-2¼m winner) Augustine. Well held in heavy-ground bumper in October.

Form: 6

Estate Italiana^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Burke| T: Alexandra Dunn

300/1

No impact in bumper/brace of hurdles.

Form: 8P9

Jeremy The Jinn⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

5/6

Made the ideal start when comfortably landing a 9-runner bumper at Market Rasen in the spring. Similar form when sixth at Cheltenham and sure to step up on opening third over hurdles in December.

Form: 163

Kayf Baha^h1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R P McLernon| T: Alexandra Dunn

250/1

No impact both starts. Hood fitted.

Form: 4100

Leissieres Express³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott

12/1

Ran to a fair level when third of 17 on his Warwick debut in December, travelling well for a long way. Far too free at Exeter a month later and now tackles obstacles.

Form: 35

Mourzouk⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

200/1

Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat but didn't show enough in a pair of bumpers at Lingfield to make him of serious interest.

Form: 56

Staar¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs E Bishop

100/1

Placed both starts in points in 2018 but clearly had his share of issues and is probably one for handicaps.

Form: 233/8

Markmyword^t1¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: J Tickle

300/1

Didn't show a great deal in Irish bumpers back in 2018. Runner-up on third and final start between the flags the following year, but showed nothing on recent return for new yard. Tongue tie on.

Form: 05832/P

Start Point^h,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: M G Nolan| T: R Mitford-Slade

33/1

More like it when a keeping-on third at Exeter 3 weeks ago. More to come as her stamina is drawn out.

Form: 053

Inca De Lafayette¹¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

11/4

Won 8-runner bumper at Lyon Parilly in November by 3 lengths from Il Est Francais. Left M. Pitart €80,000 later in November and has to be of interest for top yard now hurdling.

Form: 8-641

Moorland Rambler³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Williams

12/1

Related to winners and offered something to work on in a bumper/maiden hurdle at Wincanton this winter. More to come, particularly if settling down.

Form: 65

Professor Calculus⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke

16/1

Maiden on Flat for Richard Hannon. Showed aptitude for hurdling when third in a C&D juvenile in November but form isn't anything to get carried away with.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Jeremy The Jinn (5/6), Inca De Lafayette (11/4), Aristocrate (11/1), Moorland Rambler (12/1), Leissieres Express (12/1), Professor Calculus (16/1), Cheating Jack (25/1), Start Point (33/1), Boolamore Glory (66/1), Staar (100/1), Mourzouk (200/1), Kayf Baha (250/1), Estate Italiana (300/1), Markmyword (300/1)

Bumper-winner JEREMY THE JINN showed enough when third on hurdles debut over C&D in December to think he's up to winning a race of this nature so he looks the way to go. Inca de Lafayette tasted success on his final start in France and has joined Paul Nicholls so he's feared, with Aristocrate a potentially different proposition this time.