TAUNTON
20 March 2023
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Melanie And Philip Gibbs RNLI "Hands And Heels" Handicap Hurdle (Cond/Am) (Excellence Initiative) (Class 4) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 2m 3f 1y
  • Going: Good To Soft
Taunton
Runners
8

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Light rain

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Flamelco silk
Flamelco h
J: Rob Hargreaves 3
T: Gary Moore
Won over hurdles in France in 2022 but was well beaten on last month's British debut
81-250
Age: 5
Weight: 12-2
OR: 117
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Feb 23 San Sandown 16f GS 4HcH 11-12 h1 11/11 Beau Balko (66L) 22/1 121 70
21 Jul 22 Cla Clairefontaine 18f VSft 4yH 11-0 ht 5/12 Kelklas (10L) 69/10 - -
2 Jun 22 Nan Nantes 17.5f GS 4yH 10-12 ht 2/8 Kolkova (5L) 23/10 - 106
28 Mar 22 Nan Nantes 17.5f Sft 4yH 10-12 ht 1/11 Bourbon Dream (6L) - 115
5 Oct 21 Nan Nantes 17.5f Hy 3yH 10-10 t 8/10 () 5/1 - -
21 Sep 21 Nan Nantes 17.5f Sft 3yH 10-10 t 2/10 Odiago (½L) 6/1 - -
2
Ioupy Collonges silk
D
Ioupy Collonges
J: Mr Charlie Sprake 3
T: Paul Nicholls
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Won Chepstow maiden quite comfortably last month; handicap debut today; respected
121
Age: 5
Weight: 12-2
OR: 117
Days: 23
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
25 Feb 23 Chp Chepstow 19.5f GS 4MdH 11-2 1/12 Bertie Blue (10L) 11/10F - 123
10 Jan 23 Exe Exeter 16.5f Hy 4MdH 11-8 2/10 Hermes Du Gouet (8½L) 6/5J - 105
23 Nov 22 Her Hereford 16f Sft 5NHF 10-9 1/10 Goonhilly (nk) 5/2 - 105
3
Pontresina silk
Pontresina p 1
J: Ellis Collier
T: Ben Lund
Pulled up when reverting to hurdling for last month's seasonal debut; has a lot to prove
/2U3-P
Age: 10
Weight: 11-11
OR: 112
Days: 23
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
25 Feb 23 Kem Kempton 21f Gd 3HcH 10-13 PU/9 Mark Of Gold () 66/1 117 -
23 Mar 22 Lud Ludlow 24f Gd 3HcCh 11-12 3/5 Tide Times (15L) 22/1 130 125
13 Nov 21 Chl Cheltenham 25f Gd 3HcCh 10-4 UR/13 Strictlyadancer () 28/1 125 130
8 Nov 21 Kem Kempton 21f Gd 4NvH 10-7 2/5 Doddiethegreat (22L) 25/1 119 113
12 Nov 20 Tau Taunton 23f Gd 3HcCh 11-0 F/7 Irish Prophecy () 85/40 123 128
18 Oct 20 Kem Kempton 24f Gd 4HcCh 11-11 1/8 Mortens Leam (¾L) 3/1F 119 120
4
Gingerbred silk
D
BF
Gingerbred
J: Jack Martin
T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Disappointed last time but his earlier Exeter win has worked out pretty well
595F17
Age: 5
Weight: 11-8
OR: 109
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Feb 23 San Sandown 16f GS 4HcH 10-9 7/11 Beau Balko (22L) 100/30F 109 102
1 Feb 23 Exe Exeter 18.5f GS 4HcH 10-9 1/13 Pleasant Man (shd) 10/1 106 111
10 Jan 23 Exe Exeter 16.5f Hy 4HcH 11-2 F/6 Moorland Rambler () 6/1 106 -
22 Dec 22 Ffo Ffos Las 16f Sft 4MdH 11-5 5/15 Altobelli (10½L) 40/1 - 103
14 Nov 22 Exe Exeter 16.5f Gd 4NvH 11-0 9/15 Timeforatune (32L) 20/1 - 87
25 Oct 22 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 16.5f GS 3NvH 10-13 5/13 Gwennie May Boy (18L) 150/1 - 92
5
Ike Sport silk
Ike Sport t
J: Thomasina Eyston
T: Neil Mulholland
First two handicap runs were respectable; more will be needed on first run for four months
-33264
Age: 5
Weight: 11-7
OR: 108
Days: 126
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Nov 22 Plu Plumpton 20.5f GS 4HcH 11-12 t 4/9 Baddesley (13L) 5/1 109 99
23 Sep 22 Wor Worcester 20f Gd 2NvHcH 10-5 t 6/12 Presentandcounting (18½L) 28/1 110 102
28 Jul 22 Str Stratford 18.5f Gd 4NvH 10-11 t1 2/6 Give Me A Moment (2L) 7/1 107 102
29 Jun 22 Wor Worcester 16f Gd 4NvH 10-11 3/7 Give Me A Moment (7½L) 11/2 - 94
11 Jun 22 Wor Worcester 20f Gd 4NvMdH 10-12 3/10 San Giovanni (7L) 5/1 - 96
5 Feb 22 Mch Machecoul 17.5f VSft 4yH 10-8 2/13 Santa Clarita () 33/1 - -
6
Dame Prestige silk
Dame Prestige h
J: Mr William Gough 5
T: Seamus Mullins
Out of form for new stable this year; drops back in trip today
-35P5P
Age: 6
Weight: 10-7
OR: 94
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Feb 23 War Warwick 26f Gd 5HcH 11-4 h PU/11 Ailes D'Amour () 66/1 100 -
13 Feb 23 Plu Plumpton 25f Gd 4HcH 11-4 h1 5/5 Crossing The Bar (12½L) 50/1 100 95
2 Jan 23 Plu Plumpton 16f Sft 4NvH 10-9 PU/12 Hansard () 150/1 - -
13 Aug 22 Per Perth 16f Gd 4MdH 10-11 5/11 The Wounded Knee (18½L) 9/2 - 85
26 Jul 22 Per Perth 20f Gd 4MdH 10-11 3/8 Sula Warrior (¾L) 16/1 - 95
21 Apr 22 Klb Kilbeggan 15f Gd/Y NHFM 11-11 5/13 Walk On The Moone (25L) 14/1 - 81
7
If Karl's Berg Did silk
If Karl's Berg Did h
J: Dylan Kitts
T: Milton Harris
Pulled up on heavy ground last time but has become too well handicapped to rule out
5/4-3P
Age: 8
Weight: 10-3
OR: 90
Days: 69
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Jan 23 Exe Exeter 21.5f Hy 5HcH 11-8 PU/15 Barrier Peaks () 12/1 94 -
27 Nov 22 Lei Leicester 15.5f GS 5NvHcH 11-10 3/7 Bridge Road (16L) 10/1 96 89
22 Jun 21 Nab Newton Abbot 18.5f Sft 5NvHcH 11-9 4/10 Alramz (7¼L) 8/1 100 99
21 Apr 21 Lud Ludlow 21.5f Gd 4NvHcH 11-2 5/6 Winged Isle (22L) 5/1 105 96
19 Mar 21 Fak Fakenham 16f GS 3HcH 10-6 6/11 Xcitations (18½L) 33/1 107 98
23 Nov 20 Lud Ludlow 21.5f GS 4HcH 11-6 PU/9 Mr Washington () 9/1 109 -
8
Prince Nino silk
Prince Nino tp
J: Mr Rupert Wilks 5
T: Harry Derham
Ran quite well over C&D on handicap debut but needs to bounce back from a poor performance
/P085P
Age: 6
Weight: 10-2
OR: 87
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Mar 23 Wcn Wincanton 20f GS 5HcH 11-4 tp PU/9 Watchoutitscookie () 7/2 90 -
7 Feb 23 Tau Taunton 19f Gd 5HcH 11-1 tp 5/11 Blue Bikini (9¾L) 20/1 92 89
26 Jan 23 Wet Wetherby 16f Sft 4NvH 11-2 tp 8/17 Etalon (21L) 100/1 - 89
7 Jan 23 Wcn Wincanton 15f GS 4MdH 11-8 tp1 12/18 Celtic Art (40L) 80/1 - 79
30 Dec 22 Tau Taunton 19f GS 4NvH 11-0 t PU/14 Timeforatune () 80/1 - -
27 Feb 21 Kem Kempton 16f Gd 5NHF 10-7 t1 10/13 Guardino (20L) 13/2 - 83
Verdict

Unexposed 5yo IOUPY COLLONGES won a Chepstow maiden in good style last month and doesn't look harshly treated for this handicap debut.

Verdict silk image
Ioupy Collonges

Betting Forecast:

8/11 Ioupy Collonges,

9/2 Gingerbred,

8/1 Ike Sport,

9/1 Prince Nino,

12/1 If Karl's Berg Did,

14/1 Flamelco,

25/1 Pontresina,

33/1 Dame Prestige

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