16:35 Taunton

Thursday 2 March 2023

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Free Racing On Monday 13th March Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 4m 1.09s

Act Of Authority⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| BF

2/1

£200,000 4-y-o who won sole start in Irish points last year and promising start under Rules when runner-up in a Musselburgh bumper (15.5f) in January. Rates a lead player with progress distinctly possible.

Form: 1-2

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Bar Thyme⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins

50/1

Down the field at Ascot on debut in a race that has worked out well in the main but finished well held fourth in 8-runner Exeter bumper (16.7f, heavy) on New Year's Day. Still, likelihood is he can do better still moving forward.

Form: 04

Cocardier³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: A E Jones

80/1

My Risk gelding. Dam, 17f-21f hurdle/chase winner. 25/1, hinted at ability when midfield in 14-runner Fontwell bumper on debut 32 days ago, outpaced from home turn. Needs to step up plenty on that if he's to play a lead role here, though.

Form: 7

Haafbourd¹⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harrison Beswick⁽³⁾| T: Mrs E Bishop

25/1

Signs of ability when third in small-field Fakenham bumper (2m, soft) back in November. Feasible to think he can build on that but others appeal more for win purposes in this line up.

Form: 3

Annie K¹⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

5/2

£170,000 5-y-o, Valirann mare. Dam, sister to useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Giantofaman. Easy winner sole outing in Irish points back in November and she's a most interesting bumper debutante for her leading stable.

Form: 1

Light Sentence

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: O Signy

12/1

Lawman gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners on Flat, including useful 1m winner Five Avenue. Dam 6f winner who stayed 1m. Yard 1-7 with their runners in this sphere so far this campaign and the betting should provide a useful guide.

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Secret Squirrel

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Aidan Coleman| T: H Morrison

9/2

Stimulation gelding. Dam, bumper winner, half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 19f) Canoodle (by Stimulation). Yard no stranger to success in this code and another who needs monitoring closely in the betting for clues.

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Tune In A Box^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Cameron Iles⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T Lacey

7/2

€40,000 3-y-o, Jukebox Jury gelding. Dam (h90) maiden hurdler. Yard 3-13 with their runners in bumpers so far this year so another who needs a market check ahead of racecourse bow. Wears hood.

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Forecasts

Act Of Authority (2/1), Annie K (5/2), Tune In A Box (7/2), Secret Squirrel (9/2), Light Sentence (12/1), Haafbourd (25/1), Bar Thyme (50/1), Cocardier (80/1)

An easy winner of her sole start in points, ANNIE K makes plenty of appeal for a leading yard boasting an envious strike rate in this sphere and this expensive recruit could be the way to go on Rules/bumper debut. Act of Authority shaped well when runner-up in a Musselburgh bumper and is highly respected though, with Secret Squirrel and Tune In A Box another couple of newcomers to note.