14:40 Taunton

Thursday 29 February 2024

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West Buckland Primary Racing To School Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 14.5s

Zufal^t1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁷⁾| T: J D Frost| OR: 92

40/1

Showed first form when fourth of 12 in a novice hurdle at Newton Abbot in May but has made little impact since, including in handicaps.

Form: 0/P-4996

Amalfi Bay^t¹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 89

11/4

Fair Flat winner who got back on track following a breathing op when second of 7 in a novice hurdle at Exeter (18.5f, good) in October. Starts life in handicaps on a potentially good mark based on Flat exploits.

Form: 562

Tik Tok¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: Christian Williams| OR: 84

9/1

Bred to be smart and shaped with encouragement on his sole start in bumpers but has made little impact over hurdles to date, including upped to this trip on handicap debut at Hereford last time.

Form: 3/068-7

Champagne Gift^p¹⁸³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Atkins⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 79

10/1

Poor hurdler who was pulled up on chasing debut at Uttoxeter in August, reminders from before halfway. Makes a swift return to hurdling on this return to action.

Form: 06-447P

Johannes²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 89

10/3

Fair 2m winner on the Flat in France. Has yet to get anywhere near that level over hurdles but is a potential improver now handicapping up in trip.

Form: 606

Dance Havana¹³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 85

13/2

Showed some aptitude for hurdling when placed in a pair of juveniles last summer and is potentially well treated on her Flat form contesting her first handicap in this sphere for a new yard (left Alice Haynes).

Form: 43

Try The Money²⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 69

9/4

Showed precious little in 3 quick qualifying runs during the spring but his pedigree provides hope for better now heading into handicaps at a low level.

Form: 50-6

Non-Runners

Konigin Isabella¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: A J Honeyball J: Non Runner

Double Powerful⁴⁸

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: N P Mulholland J: R P McLernon

Forecasts

Try The Money (9/4), Amalfi Bay (11/4), Johannes (10/3), Konigin Isabella (4/1), Double Powerful (4/1), Dance Havana (13/2), Tik Tok (9/1), Champagne Gift (10/1), Zufal (40/1)

JOHANNES has been well held on all 3 starts over hurdles to date but, given he's a fair 2m winner on the Flat, it's reasonable to assume he can do much better now tackling a longer trip on handicap debut. Dance Havana and Amalfi Bay are other interesting handicap debutants, and they are feared most.