17:00 Taunton

Thursday 30 March 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Ladies Day 13th April Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 19.10s

Dish Of The Day

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Nicky Martin

12/1

€6,000 3-y-o. Half-brother to smart hurdler Bear Ghylls, stays 3m. Dam, ran once in point, sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Merrydown. Yard boasts a good strike rate in bumpers and the market will be instructive.

Form:

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I Am No Risk³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

9/1

Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdle winner/chaser Espion du Chenet. Positives to glean from debut fourth in a 9-runner Ayr bumper (2m, good to soft) last month and he'll be more street-wise now.

Form: 4

Jacobs Acre^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Adrian Heskin| T: N P Mulholland

20/1

€15,000 3-y-o. Yard's newcomers typically come on for a run and this one is probably best watched on this occasion, unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form:

Johnnywho⁵¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

13/8

Wide-margin winner of sole start between the flags back in October 2021. Likely to come into his own when switched to jumps/faced with a stiffer test in time but he's a strong candidate on this Rules debut nonetheless.

Form: 1-

Kruger Park³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

8/1

From a good family and shaped with encouragement when third at Hereford in December. However, subsequent effort at Chepstow represented a step in the wrong direction and jockey bookings suggest that Pentire Head is the stable No 1.

Form: 35

Pentire Head⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

3/1

Fetched €145,000 as a 3-y-o and has shown plenty of ability in bumpers at Chepstow and Exeter. Probably not entirely straightforward but he's high on the shortlist all the same.

Form: 32

Stancheski¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: A G Newcombe

250/1

Green in a pair of bumpers at Newton Abbot during the autumn and best watched for now.

Form: 57

Getuptheyard

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Tom Buckley⁽³⁾| T: N J Hawke

40/1

£6,000 3-y-o out of an unraced sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser The Caddy Rose (winner up to 2¾m). Yard rarely strikes with newcomers and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form:

Mr Mackay⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Jordan Nailor| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| BF

5/1

Has made the frame on each of his 3 starts in bumpers, including in a listed contest at Cheltenham on penultimate start. Sets the standard on that form but he was turned over when odds on at Hereford last time.

Form: 243

Non-Runners

Bhaloo³⁷⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: Liam Harrison

Forecasts

Johnnywho (13/8), Pentire Head (3/1), Mr Mackay (5/1), Bhaloo (6/1), Kruger Park (8/1), I Am No Risk (9/1), Dish Of The Day (12/1), Jacobs Acre (20/1), Getuptheyard (40/1), Stancheski (250/1)

JOHNNYWHO is of strong interest on this Rules debut given that he had none other than subsequent Grade 1 hurdles winner Hermes Allen back in third when easily winning a maiden point in October 2021. This scenario probably won't be entirely ideal but the hint should nevertheless be taken if the market speaks in his favour. It was disappointing that Mr Mackay failed to land the odds at Hereford last time, and it's possible that Pentire Head and Bhaloo will emerge as the main dangers.