16:10 Hereford

Monday 15 January 2024

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Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 3m 59.9s

Billy Butcher⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dave Roberts

250/1

16/1, last of 8 on Uttoxeter debut in November. Can only watch.

Form: 8

Jacobin⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

11/4

Produced a promising first effort amidst inexperience when second of 6 in bumper at Chepstow (2m, heavy) in November. In top hands and he can be expected to build on that.

Form: 2

King Of Tara⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

1/1

€85,000 son Kayf Tara gelding who has finished runner-up in similar events at Stratford (good) and Chepstow (heavy) in October. Likely to be thereabouts again.

Form: 22

Maryah Island^t²⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy

80/1

16/1 and tongue tied, eighth of 9 on C&D (good to soft) last spring. Can only watch on return.

Form: 8-

Mokoro

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

10/3

£40,000 Ocovango gelding. Dam, ran once in bumper, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (21f/2¾m winner) Dreamy Sweeney. Stable sent out a promising bumper winner at Doncaster last week so a market move for this one would be interesting.

Form:

South Omo Zone³⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Bradley Harris⁽⁵⁾| T: Anthony Charlton

14/1

Runner-up in a point but offered little in a Stratford bumper last March. Absent since.

Form: P/27-

Massima Bella⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Atkins⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Keighley

250/1

Has beaten only one home in bumpers 7 months apart.

Form: 04

Gold For Alec⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds

16/1

Backed at long odds and hinted at ability on Doncaster debut last month. May do better.

Form: 5

Suleiman Artist^t⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

25/1

Prominent in the betting on both starts but has run to only a modest level. Has presumably has been showing up well at home but can't make a case for on form.

Form: 76

Tailorman

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean Houlihan| T: M Hunt

80/1

Cloth of Stars gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including 1m-1¼m winner in Australia Golden Crusader. Dam 7f 2-y-o winner. Trainer 0-8 in bumpers in the last 5 seasons.

Form:

Non-Runners

Bridgewalton

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: Mrs M Rowley J: Alex Edwards

Forecasts

King Of Tara (1/1), Jacobin (11/4), Mokoro (10/3), South Omo Zone (14/1), Gold For Alec (16/1), Bridgewalton (16/1), Suleiman Artist (25/1), Tailorman (80/1), Maryah Island (80/1), Billy Butcher (250/1), Massima Bella (250/1)

There was plenty to like about JACOBIN's debut effort at Chepstow so he's preferred to dual runner-up King of Tara in a bumper which may develop into a straight fight between that pair unless the betting vibes are strong surrounding Dan Skelton newcomer Mokoro.