12:55 Taunton

Monday 9 January 2023

All12:5513:2513:5514:3015:0015:3516:10

Broadway & Horton Cricket Club Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 4m 58.00s

Bertie Wooster⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

16/1

Good pedigree and having offered little on bumper debut last spring, he took a step forward when midfield in a 15-runner Chepstow novice hurdle in November. Rates a likely type to do better again.

Form: 9-6

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Court Cian^h⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C Gethings| T: Mrs F Kehoe

18/1

Easily best effort in his 5 bumpers when runner-up at Kilbeggan on final start for Gearoid Patrick Brouder in September. Now goes hurdling.

Form: 05-742F

Harbour Shore⁵²

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

50/1

€32,000 3-y-o, Kalanisi gelding. 33/1, not knocked about when ninth in 13-runner Chepstow bumper (2m) on debut in November. Hurdles debut.

Form: 9

Horizon D'or^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J E Moore| T: N P Mulholland

125/1

Runner-up second of 2 starts in Irish points but he has offered little in trio of starts over hurdles. Others appeal more.

Form: 4/2-9P9

Iliko D'olivate^t²⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F NichollsWS

6/4

Fair form in 2 starts on Flat and definite promise when runner-up on hurdles debut in a juvenile hurdle at Compiegne (16.9f) back in March. Very much the type to do better now starting out for top stable on back of a wind op.

Form: 2-

Instant Gambler³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: R P McLernon| T: Alexandra Dunn

200/1

Showed little both completed starts over hurdles.

Form: 46FU-80

Kalibrate²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: James Best| T: M Keighley

250/1

Offered little in bumpers/over hurdles to date.

Form: 0-4P0

Mr Snow Way⁵²

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

40/1

Half-brother to very smart hurdler/winning chaser Summerville Boy but just minor promise in bumpers and no real short-term encouragement to glean from his efforts in maiden/novice hurdles so far this campaign.

Form: 46-09

Pleasant Man³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Adrian Heskin| T: P F Nicholls

6/4

Useful stayer on Flat who was picked up from Roger Charlton for 175,000 gns. Broke a blood vessel in the Adonis at Kempton on hurdles bow last February and didn't find a great deal on return at Aintree (following wind op) 37 days ago. May well come forward from that.

Form: P-6

Way Out^h1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: S Hosie

8/1

Off the mark in Irish points at the third attempt back in March and he displayed plenty of ability on first 2 starts in bumpers. Not at same level at Wincanton on Boxing Day but he could well get back on track now hurdling.

Form: F31-230

Faerie Cutlass⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

22/1

Black Sam Bellamy mare. Showed a bit when midfield in a 16-runner Warwick bumper (2m) on debut in November, plugging on. This greater test of stamina should suit now tackling timber.

Form: 7

Tango Arumba^h1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

9/1

Irish point winner who made all on bumper debut at Newton Abbot (16.7f) in June. However, handicaps may be more his bag in this sphere judged on pair of exploits in novice/maiden company this winter. Hood goes on.

Form: 1-156

Forecasts

Iliko D'olivate (6/4), Pleasant Man (6/4), Way Out (8/1), Tango Arumba (9/1), Bertie Wooster (16/1), Court Cian (18/1), Faerie Cutlass (22/1), Mr Snow Way (40/1), Harbour Shore (50/1), Horizon D'or (125/1), Instant Gambler (200/1), Kalibrate (250/1)

ILIKO D'OLIVATE showed fair form when runner-up in a French juvenile hurdle back in March and, with progress anticipated on debut for his top stable, this could well prove a good opening for him. Stablemate Pleasant Man, hurdles debutant Way Out and Bertie Wooster are others to consider.