17:35 Taunton

Thursday 11 April 2024

All13:3314:0814:4315:1815:5316:2817:0317:35

Ladies Evening Meeting Wednesday 24th April Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:37 | Winning time: -

Came From Nowhere

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott

15/2

£20,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Brother to point winner Farfromnowhere. Dam unraced out of useful 2m hurdle winner Tramp Stamp. Notable newcomer for in-form stable.

Form:

Diamonds For Luck³⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy

8/13

€28,000 3-y-o, £130,000 4-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Fell both starts in Irish points in March 2023 (every chance both occasions). Worth chancing on Rules debut for stable with good record in this sphere.

Form: FF-

Fury Lad¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Davies| T: R Rowe

28/1

€25,000 3-y-o, £45,000 4-y-o, Milan gelding. Brother to a winner, and closely related to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Ballycrystal, stayed 3m,. Runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points (Oct 2023).

Form: PP2

George Henry^t¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

9/2

Closely related to a couple of winners and shaped better than the result when ninth of 17 at Wincanton on debut, green and suffering interference. Off 5 months since and type to improve.

Form: 9

Icare Colombe²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J Reddington⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gallagher

33/1

Left debut form behind when third at a big price in 6-runner event at Southwell. Could do better still, so not ruled out.

Form: 7-3

Tarbuck⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Miss C Dyson

150/1

Little encouragement at Doncaster on debut and looks up against it once more.

Form: 4

East Eagle

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Ben Jones| T: T H Weston

14/1

Wings of Eagles gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to high-class hurdler/smart chase winner (stayed 21f) Sutton Place. From a good family but stable isn't renowned for debut winners.

Form:

Rupert's Wish

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Harry Kimber| T: J Tizzard

15/2

€40,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Westerbee. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Father Matt. Bred to need further but not without hope.

Form:

Non-Runners

Romeo Foxtrot

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: Miss J S Davis J: Thomas Bellamy

Forecasts

Diamonds For Luck (8/13), George Henry (9/2), Came From Nowhere (15/2), Rupert's Wish (15/2), East Eagle (14/1), Romeo Foxtrot (25/1), Fury Lad (28/1), Icare Colombe (33/1), Tarbuck (150/1)

DIAMONDS FOR LUCK might have come down on both outings in points, but he was in with every chance on each occasion and has since been picked up for six figures, so he's worth chancing to make a winning Rules debut in a race where the bar isn't set very high. George Henry is a likely improver and Came From Nowhere can't be dismissed first time out.