15:45 Taunton

Monday 14 March 2022

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William Hill Gold Cup Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 17.17s

Super Six^h,t1³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 120| D

9/2

Dual bumper winner who forced a dead-heat with a useful Flat recruit on Perth hurdle debut in September. Hasn't built on that since but that could change now handicapping. Also tongue tied.

Form: 150-155

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Dibble Decker³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 117| D

6/4

Point winner who stepped up considerably on his 2½m Newcastle hurdle debut third when making all at Huntingdon (2m) 3 weeks later. Improved again when second on Warwick handicap debut since.

Form: 16312

Amelia's Dance^h³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: R Walford| OR: 113| CD

7/2

Dual C&D winner in January. Another fine run here when third last month. Likely to give another good account of herself.

Form: 353113

Grizzly James³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 109

10/1

Fairly useful ex-French 2m hurdler winner but yet to fire in 3 runs for his new yard, including back from wind surgery latest. Too soon to write off but bit to prove for now.

Form: 5/31-797

Mister Splash³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 108

9/1

Took another step forward when runner-up in C&D maiden in January. Would have run to a similar level but for unseating at the last at Ludlow since. Handicap debut.

Form: 852U

Not Long Now¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: W T Kennedy| T: A Sadik| OR: 100

66/1

Placed 3 times in novice hurdles this year but needs to shrug off a lesser run on Ludlow handicap debut 11 days ago. Cheekpieces worn on that occasion quickly discarded.

Form: 0P3338

Sarceaux³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: J J Burke| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 97| D

7/1

Fair Flat winner in France who finally came good over hurdles in 2m Kempton handicap last moth, edging out a thriving sort. 3 lb rise doesn't look too severe. Respected.

Form: 3F4U21

Non-Runners

Confirmation Bias¹⁰⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: P F Nicholls J: Harry Cobden

Forecasts

Dibble Decker (6/4), Amelia's Dance (7/2), Super Six (9/2), Confirmation Bias (13/2), Sarceaux (7/1), Mister Splash (9/1), Grizzly James (10/1), Not Long Now (66/1)

DIBBLE DECKER can take another step forward and go one better than on last month's Warwick handicap debut. Kempton scorer Sarceaux may give Tom Lacey's charge most to do ahead of Super Six.