17:35 Taunton

Thursday 29 February 2024

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Free Racing On Monday 11th March Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 4m 20.3s

Berliath

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F NichollsWS

4/1

£65,000 3-y-o, Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser On The Slopes. Has had a wind op. 1 of 2 for top yard with a strong hand in bumpers this season and very much one to note.

Form:

Whynotnowbart

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Stan Sheppard| T: Kieran Burke

18/1

Notnowcato horse. Dam 19f-23f hurdle/chase winner, sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 29f) Bally Legend. Yard saddled 40/1-winner first time up in good bumper at Kempton on Saturday.

Form:

Calli Black²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: James Davies| T: D Weston

22/1

Winner of her sole completed start in points and showed a bit more in bumpers second time up at Wincanton 4 weeks ago. This looks tough.

Form: F1-36

Demelza Carne⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Down

150/1

Out of a bumper winner but never a threat on debut at Exeter (heavy, 40/1) 11 weeks ago.

Form: 8

Elyssia¹⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Isabelle Ryder⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G Brown

100/1

125/1, no threat in AW bumper at Lingfield on debut in November. Will need to take a big step forward.

Form: 8

Devon Blue

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Alan Johns| T: V R A Dartnall

17/2

Vendangeur gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Glenquin Castle, stays 3½m, and fair hurdler Getaweapon, stays 23f.

Form:

Golden Moonshake^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Bryan Carver| T: N J HawkeWS

28/1

3,500 gns 3-y-o, Zoffany gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Photo Choc and fair hurdler Borntobealeader. Has had a wind op/wears tongue strap.

Form:

Mon Petit Ami^t1

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

28/1

£8,000 3-y-o, Pether's Moon gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (2¼m-19f winner) Adagio des Bordes. Not an obvious sort for first time up in bumpers on paper.

Form:

Sorceleur⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

4/11

Has shown plenty as he's chased home the unbeaten Kel du Large in bumpers at Exeter and Cheltenham (listed contest). 1 of 2 for Paul Nicholls and Cobden rides. Leading claims.

Form: 33

Non-Runners

Dance And Glance

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: A J Honeyball J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sorceleur (4/11), Berliath (4/1), Dance And Glance (5/1), Devon Blue (17/2), Whynotnowbart (18/1), Calli Black (22/1), Golden Moonshake (28/1), Mon Petit Ami (28/1), Elyssia (100/1), Demelza Carne (150/1)

SORCELEUR has shown plenty behind a very promising one in a couple of bumpers and is the one to beat under Harry Cobden. Stablemate Berliath is an interesting newcomer, as is Whynotnowbart.