14:50 Taunton

Monday 13 March 2023

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WilliamHill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 14.98s

Atlantic Fleet⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

28/1

€50,000 purchase who was better than the result in a Chepstow bumper on debut then finished 17 lengths fourth in a C&D maiden hurdle 4 weeks later. May do better.

Form: 04

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Back Yourself^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: V R A Dartnall

22/1

Fair form in bumpers for Johnny Murtagh in Ireland in 2021. Off 18 months, achieved little when a remote third in 18.5f Exeter novice hurdle for new connections 29 days ago. Will need to leave that well behind.

Form: 97/03-3

Ballyrashane¹²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

18/1

Match race when off the mark at fifth time of asking in Irish points in November. Suspicion he'll require longer trips than this over hurdles but the betting is perhaps the best guide to what is expected.

Form: 7-4231

Dylan's Double⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

5/1

Only midfield in a bumper last season but offered something to work on what fourth on Exeter hurdle debut 14 months later. Open to improvement.

Form: 8-4

Galactic Glow^h,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Best| T: J Tickle

150/1

Modest on Flat nowadays and no real encouragement over hurdles this winter (remote fourth of 5 latest).

Form: 0F4

Get With The Times¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

80/1

Well-held sixth in a bumper/maiden hujrdle in recent months. Likely outsider.

Form: 66

High Game Royal⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 110

5/4

Runner-up only outing in bumpers in France and promise in 3 hurdles for current yard, finishing third over C&D when last seen in December. Much respected back from a short break.

Form: 2523

Look Out To Sea³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Hammond| T: L Hurley

250/1

Pulled up in point last spring and well held in a Chepstow bumper in February (for Joe Tickle).

Form: P-0

Mardoof^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Houlihan| T: M Hunt| OR: 115

5/4

Fair maiden on the Flat who has run to a similar level when placed in maiden hurdles around 2m on his last 3 outings. Leading claims.

Form: 7332

Wellwillya²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes

250/1

Well held in 2 bumpers and a novice hurdle.

Form: 0-06

Dolly Bird⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: David Noonan| T: C Honour

200/1

Related to winners but no promise in a bumper and maiden hurdle this winter.

Form: 00

Lucky Draw^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: D Bourne

80/1

Modest on the Flat and achieved little with a distant fourth on his recent Chepstow hurdle debut.

Form: 4

My Lady Phoenix³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: David Prichard⁽⁵⁾| T: J Scott

100/1

Modest form in 2 bumpers ahead of this switch to hurdles.

Form: 50

Non-Runners

Lafan¹⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: F Brennan J: Fergus Gregory

Forecasts

Mardoof (5/4), High Game Royal (5/4), Dylan's Double (5/1), Lafan (14/1), Ballyrashane (18/1), Back Yourself (22/1), Atlantic Fleet (28/1), Get With The Times (80/1), Lucky Draw (80/1), My Lady Phoenix (100/1), Galactic Glow (150/1), Dolly Bird (200/1), Wellwillya (250/1), Look Out To Sea (250/1)

MARDOOF has been knocking on the door in similar company and can come good now. High Game Royal is another with some recent placed efforts to his name and is feared most ahead of Dylan's Double, who can build on his Exeter hurdle debut fourth.