14:50 Taunton

Thursday 27 November 2025

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Elizabeth Trebble Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 36.85s

Bashful Boy^t⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: H Cobden| T: D Pipe| OR: 100| D

5/1

Fair handicap hurdler who ran well in the Cesarewitch last time and returns to this sphere on an appealing mark. Harry Cobden booked and must be respected. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 4/7044P-

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Man Of The Sea^p,t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 98

8/1

Returned to form when creditable third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Hereford (21.7f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Races off same mark here and can make presence felt.

Form: 324363

Oakley's Way^t1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 97

10/3

Showed ability in bumpers and over timber, shaping better than distance beaten when sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Exeter (16.7f, soft) 20 days ago. Tongue strap on first time. One of likelier contenders.

Form: 3F/44-26

Rapid Mission²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Rex Dingle| T: S Hosie| OR: 92

25/1

Went backwards from hurdling reappearance when fifth of 10 in handicap at Fontwell (17.7f, good to soft) 20 days ago and makes limited appeal.

Form: 5679-65

Bigz Belief^v²⁰⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 91

7/2

Modest strike rate but has dropped to an attractive mark and made the frame in a couple of hurdles at Les Landes earlier this year. Visor reapplied on debut for new yard and is one to consider.

Form: 2P382-2

Jukebox Annie⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Stenhouse⁽⁷⁾| T: Claire Hitch| OR: 85| C

17/2

Off the mark over hurdles at the second attempt in novice at this course (16.5f) on last season's return. Hasn't built on that effort since, though, down the field on return from a break at Wincanton last week.

Form: 149-586

Man Oh Man³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Bryan Carver| T: D Summersby| OR: 81

17/2

Poor maiden hurdler in Ireland back in 2023 and pulled up in 4 points subsequently. Started out for new yard last month but little signs of improvement.

Form: 8PPP/P-6

Jackson's Bay⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 80

11/1

Showed benefit of return effort when creditable third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (16.8f, soft) 69 days ago, albeit having run of race. Claims if building on that.

Form: 7545-P3

Prairie Queen^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 74

11/1

Still looking for first success but posted another creditable effort when fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (20.7f, good to soft, 15/2) 16 days ago. Others preferred for win purposes, however.

Form: 2-FP534

Sawpit Sienna^b,t²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 73| C

11/1

Course winner early in 2024 who likely needed the run when last of 5 in handicap hurdle at Fakenham (20f, good to soft, 7/2) 29 days ago. Blinkers back on. Not out of things. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 65323-5

Poet's Reflection²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: Miss L Blackford| OR: 68| CD

66/1

Just the 1 win from 30 career starts and is easy to oppose after a poor effort at Exeter 20 days ago. 6 lb out of the weights.

Form: 78/PU-PP

She's A Woman^h¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Megan Bevan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ella Pickard| OR: 62

150/1

Offered little in bumpers or over hurdles, including on Leicester handicap debut latest. Can only be watched from 12 lb out of the weights.

Form: 6F7PP5

Gigilou²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: N J Hawke| OR: 61

80/1

Hasn't shown much in a bumper/3 hurdles this season and goes handicapping from a long way out of the weights here.

Form: 68UP

Non-Runners

Portetta¹¹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 4

T: J J Hanlon J: Paddy Hanlon

Prairie Diamond⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: M Keighley J: Harry Atkins

Forecasts

Oakley's Way (10/3), Bigz Belief (7/2), Bashful Boy (5/1), Man Of The Sea (8/1), Prairie Diamond (8/1), Man Oh Man (17/2), Jukebox Annie (17/2), Portetta (10/1), Prairie Queen (11/1), Sawpit Sienna (11/1), Jackson's Bay (11/1), Rapid Mission (25/1), Poet's Reflection (66/1), Gigilou (80/1), She's A Woman (150/1)

BIGZ BELIEF starts out with Fergal O'Brien off an appealing mark and could be the way to go here. Bashful Boy and Oakley's Way are also of interest.