14:30 Taunton

Tuesday 21 February 2023

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Racing To School Blackbrook Primary Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 4m 45.9s

1^st

Professor Calculus

510-12

28/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Made all, clear after 3rd, mistake 2 out, unchallenged op 22/1

2^nd

Port Or Starboard

611-13

11/2

T: B J LlewellynJ: Robert Williams (3)

Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway 4 out, went 3rd when mistake 2 out, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner op 6/1

3^rd

The Rain King

611-5

10/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Miss Thomosina Eyston (7)

Rear of mid-division, mistake and in rear 3rd, headway after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, switched right and went 3rd flat, no impression on winner, kept on op 12/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

Dancing Harry

611-11

2/1f

T: R A TealJ: D A Jacob

Chased winner who was clear after 3rd, not fluent 4th, mistake 3 out, lost 3rd and weakened flat tchd 15/8

5^th

8 ½

Horizon D'or

610-2

6/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: J E Moore

Towards rear, not fluent 5th, plugged on from 2 out, never involved op 10/3

6^th

Sister Saint

610-11

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Rear of mid-division, some headway 6th, not fluent next, never on terms, well held when mistake 2 out op 16/1 tchd 12/1

7^th

Escobedo

510-13

28/1

T: M F HarrisJ: Harry Reed

Chased leaders, not always fluent, jumped left 3rd, ridden after 3 out, lost place before 2 out op 16/1

8^th

Prison Break

512-2

25/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Mid-division, not fluent 5th, outpaced before 4 out, weakened after 3 out op 33/1

9^th

3 ¾

Instant Gambler

710-2

50/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Adam Wedge

Towards rear after slow jump 1st, well beaten from 3 out op 80/1 tchd 40/1

10^th

3 ¼

Hillsin

512-0

40/1

T: Claire HarrisJ: Brendan Powell

Always in rear op 50/1

11^th

4 ¾

Sans Of Gold

510-6

20/1

T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost

Always towards rear op 18/1

Also Ran

Ballygoe

711-3

10/3

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Chased leaders, pushed along after 5th, lost place before 7th, well beaten after 3 out, went left 2 out, pulled up before last op 9/2

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Non-Runners

West Park Boy²⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: P Hobbs & J White J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£37.30Pl:£6.80, £2.30, £2.90EX:£318.30Trifecta:£3,021.70Tricast:£1,689.60SF:£171.14Swingers:£26.10, £42.30, £9.50

Forecasts

Dancing Harry (2/1), Ballygoe (10/3), Port Or Starboard (11/2), Horizon D'or (6/1), West Park Boy (7/1), The Rain King (10/1), Sister Saint (14/1), Sans Of Gold (20/1), Prison Break (25/1), Professor Calculus (28/1), Escobedo (28/1), Hillsin (40/1), Instant Gambler (50/1)

The level DANCING HARRY has reached on the Flat suggests that an opening handicap hurdle mark in the 90s shouldn't be beyond him, particularly as he showed an aptitude for jumping when placed twice in maidens in the autumn. Sister Saint has yet to show much but it's rare for the Paul Nicholls stable to have one starting out from such a low mark and a market move for her would be very interesting.