13:30 Taunton

Thursday 14 December 2023

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Jetset Tours And Flights Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 3.62s

Ballee^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 122| CD

1/1

Showed fairly useful form in bumpers and built on his yard/hurdles debut effort when running out a good winner of a C&D novice 2 weeks ago, despite doing a fair bit wrong. Open to further progress and well worth considering under a penalty. Hood back on.

Form: 52-31

Baskerville³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

40/1

Promising start when second of 10 in bumper at Stratford (16.3f) in August and subsequent Wincanton run best excused having slipped entering straight. Interesting what the market makes of him now hurdling.

Form: 20

Coastal Rock²⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: H Fry

8/1

Related to four winners and showed a bit to work on when fourth in a Wincanton bumper 8 months ago. Attentions are turned to hurdling with his yard amongst the winners.

Form: 4-

Jackpot Cash⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

66/1

€55,000 3-y-o, Cokoriko gelding. Offered something to work on when fifth of 7 in bumper at Ffos Las (15.8f, good to soft, 20/1) on NH debut 60 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 5

Our Nobby^h⁶²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Gundry

200/1

Native Ruler gelding. Didn't offer much in pair of bumpers for Tom George during early 2022. Best watched on this belated return now hurdling.

Form: 7P/

Pride Of Paris²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Johns| T: V R A Dartnall

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden who posted a good fourth of 11 in novice hurdle (6/1) at Taunton (19f, good to soft) 22 days ago, outpaced between 4 and 3 out and keeping on. Likely type for handicaps back over further.

Form: 75-74

Time Interval^h,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe

11/1

Fairly useful 10f winner on Flat for John Flint. Hood/tongue strap on, ran below that level when fourth in 16-runner Ludlow maiden hurdle on yard debut 17 days ago, no extra between last 2. May be one for handicaps in this sphere.

Form: 4

Behind The Veil^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

200/1

Kayf Tara mare who had a breathing operation prior to her debut and finished mid-field in a Warwick bumper just over 3 weeks ago. Easy to back, offered little when pulled up on hurdles debut at Lingfield 2 weeks ago.

Form: 8P

Chatty Chich¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

100/1

Presenting half-sister to yard's very smart chaser Le Milos. Promise when third on bumper debut at Ludlow (15.7f) in May. Disappointed back from 6 months off at that venue in November but not one to write off now hurdling.

Form: 38

Darquesse¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: David Noonan| T: Miss C Dyson

250/1

Affinisea mare. Dam winning pointer. Well held on bumper debut at Ludlow last month.

Form: 0

Jamaicaine²⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: James Bowen| T: N P Mulholland

40/1

Runner-up in a French bumper in May 2022. Not helped by a bad mistake 3 out when well-held third on Sedgefield hurdle debut in February. Down in trip on return. Open to improvement.

Form: 3-

Larchmont Lass^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| D

13/8

Useful form when winning listed bumper at Sandown in March and she resumed with a good fifth in similar company at Cheltenham last month. Interesting hurdling debutante for leading stable.

Form: 321-5

Walkinthecotswolds^t1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H Dickin

250/1

Big prices and no promise in bumpers at Cheltenham/Ffos Las 7 months apart. Passed over now attentions switch to timber.

Form: 0-6

Non-Runners

Iris Des Issards¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: K Woollacott J: Mr Joshua Newman

Forecasts

Ballee (1/1), Larchmont Lass (13/8), Coastal Rock (8/1), Time Interval (11/1), Pride Of Paris (16/1), Iris Des Issards (33/1), Baskerville (40/1), Jamaicaine (40/1), Jackpot Cash (66/1), Chatty Chich (100/1), Behind The Veil (200/1), Our Nobby (200/1), Darquesse (250/1), Walkinthecotswolds (250/1)

BALLEE did plenty wrong but still managed to show improved form when opening his account in a C&D novice 2 weeks ago, marking himself down as a potentially useful prospect. He earns the vote to concede weight all round and make it 2-3 in this sphere. Larchmont Lass was useful in bumpers and she can emerge as the chief danger, with Jamaicaine, Coastal Rock and Baskerville others to note.