17:35 Taunton

Tuesday 25 March 2025

All14:3515:0515:3516:0516:3517:0517:35

April 3 For 2 Race Meetings Offer Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 4m 2.83s

Act Of Innocence⁴⁵

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

1/2

Placed in a valuable 25-runner Punchestown bumper on debut last spring (for Gearoid O'Loughlin) and shaped well again when 4 lengths fourth of 11 in listed bumper at Newbury (soft) on return for new connections in February. Sets a good standard for the rest to aim at.

Form: 3-4

Idaho Bridge^h1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White

25/1

14/1, raced too keenly when sixth of 11 in bumper at Exeter (heavy) on debut 32 days ago. May do better if the addition of a hood helps him to settle.

Form: 6

Snatch A Glance

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

6/1

Passing Glance gelding. Dam (h122) bumper/21f hurdle winner (stayed 23f). From a good stable and has a decent pedigree for a race like this. Check the betting.

Form:

Soul Limbo¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryan Carver| T: H Fry

15/2

Stable boasts a good record in this sphere but he didn't achieve much when a well-held fourth on his Chepstow debut in October. Off since.

Form: 4

Bob Bishop

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

12/1

€19,000 Milan gelding. Dam unraced. The betting should help guide to expectations.

Form:

Field Of Aces

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs J Williams

16/1

Scalo gelding. Half-brother to fair 17f hurdle winner Solomoon. Dam (h111), lightly raced over hurdles in France, 1½m/12.5f winner on Flat. The stable gets bumper winners. One to note in the betting.

Form:

Josh Central

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Jack Tudor| T: T H Weston

11/1

Joshua Tree gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful chaser Tip Top Mountain. Stable has been among the bumper winners so he'd need considering if the betting vibes are strong.

Form:

Time Is Golden^t¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss J S DavisWS

100/1

33/1, well beaten on Huntingdon debut in October. Has had wind surgery ahead of this first run since.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Sinchi Roca²⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: Anthony Charlton J: Callum Pritchard

Roi Du Risk⁵⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: Miss H C Knight J: Paul O'Brien

Forecasts

Act Of Innocence (1/2), Sinchi Roca (11/4), Snatch A Glance (6/1), Roi Du Risk (13/2), Soul Limbo (15/2), Josh Central (11/1), Bob Bishop (12/1), Field Of Aces (16/1), Idaho Bridge (25/1), Time Is Golden (100/1)

ACT OF INNOCENCE has reached the frame in 2 strong bumpers and should take a bit of stopping with his sights lowered. Sinchi Roca created a good impression when quickening up nicely to score over C&D last month and is the one likely to give the selection most to do unless the betting speaks in the favour of one or more of the newcomers.