15:10 Taunton

Monday 9 March 2026

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DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Infernoboosts Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 8.35s

Moutarde⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: S Hosie| OR: 111| CD

22/1

Successful in juvenile hurdles at Kempton and this course late in 2024 and signed off last season with a good second in a Newton Abbot handicap. Has edged down to an attractive mark following 4 tame efforts this time round but he clearly needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 6-29P8P

Public Enemy^t1¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: James Robottom⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 110| D

14/1

Landed maiden/novice hurdles last spring and shaped as though the run was needed when fourth of 9 back from a 5-month break at Newton Abbot in October. Ran poorly at Exeter the following month, though, and now tried in a tongue strap.

Form: 317-147

Knight Templar¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Houlihan| T: R Stephens| OR: 107| D

6/1

Opened account in this sphere in 2m juvenile at Kempton in December 2024 and also hit the target at that course on the level in January. Another good efforts on the Flat when runner-up at Southwell recently and he merits respect returned to hurdles off a workable mark.

Form: 18-P355

Siam Park^t⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Tudor| T: J Tizzard| OR: 106| CD

9/2

Four-time winner from 7 starts over fences but he's probably worth taking on back over hurdles given his record in this sphere (0-8).

Form: 112-31F

Tilehurst¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Bradley Harris⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 105| BF

15/2

Bumper scorer who made a positive start over hurdles at Worcester last summer. Has failed to build on that in 2 subsequent starts but mark for this handicap debut looks fair and he remains of interest.

Form: 18-233

Postponed Legacy^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: M Keighley| OR: 98| D

9/2

Improved model following a break, successful in 2m handicaps at Doncaster and Uttoxeter in the latter stages of last year. Notched third success when accounting for 8 rivals at Huntingdon last time and he's impossible to rule out, for all that this 9 lb higher mark demands more.

Form: 591121

Arctic Voyage^h1⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Tom Cannon| T: M Blake| OR: 107

28/1

Reached the frame in juvenile hurdles during the autumn and performed well following a wind op when third of 10 at Musselburgh on New Year's Day. Now tried in a hood and improvement needed on this handicap/stable debut.

Form: 24P3

Midnight View⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard| OR: 91

8/1

Made a low-key start in handicaps but been in better form of late, backing up his Ludlow third with another creditable fourth of 11 at Windsor (2m, good) at the turn of the year. Now 2 lb lower and should make his presence felt.

Form: 55-PP34

St Lukes Chelsea⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Freddie Gingell| T: R Walford| OR: 89

4/1

Remains a maiden but arrives in pretty good nick, coming home fifth of 13 in a C&D handicap in December and was in the process of running well when exiting at the second last at Wincanton next time. Possibilities.

Form: 9-U455F

Kentucky River²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: K Brogan| T: O Murphy| OR: 94

8/1

Fairly useful performer on the Flat for Ollie Sangster and it's not at all difficult to envisage him leaving his 3 previous runs in this sphere well behind now pitched into a handicap hurdle for the first time.

Form: 508

Forecasts

St Lukes Chelsea (4/1), Siam Park (9/2), Postponed Legacy (9/2), Knight Templar (6/1), Tilehurst (15/2), Kentucky River (8/1), Midnight View (8/1), Public Enemy (14/1), Moutarde (22/1), Arctic Voyage (28/1)

Conditions here are likely to be quicker than what KENTUCKY RIVER has so far faced over hurdles and that factor, combined with the obvious potential for improvement now pitched into a handicap for the first time in this sphere, makes the 4-y-o very appealing. Midnight View appears to be getting his act together and may emerge as the main danger, for all that Postponed Legacy has to be feared in current form. Knight Templar and Tilehurst are others to consider.