17 January Saturday Meeting Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race).
Taunton · Thursday, 8 Jan · 17:00
· 2m 3f 1y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:00
Off time
7
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
CALVINO (IRE
🥈 Second
KAPITEIN KOOL (IRE
🥉 Third
SIOUX FALLS (GER
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.75
7/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
4
3/1
04 · —
11
10/1
05 · —
19
18/1
06 · —
151
150/1
07 · —
301
300/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Kapitein Kool (G)
Proved a different proposition when making a successful hurdle debut at Newton Abbot (17f, good to soft) in October. Backed that up when second under a penalty at Exeter the following month. Should go well again.
|
James Best | J W Mullins | 5 | 75.3 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 5th | 2 | — |
Badentaggart (G)
[B]
Little form in bumpers and well held completed start over hurdles.
|
Lorcan Williams | J Scott | 7 | 72.1 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Bright Legend (G)
Maiden winner on the Flat and produced some fairly useful hurdles form for Denis Hogan in Ireland. However, he was 0-15 over jumps for that yard and was only a modest third in a Fontwell maiden hurdle on his first start for Faye Bramley.
|
Isabelle Ryder | Faye Bramley | 6 | 72.1 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| 1st | 4 | — |
Calvino (G)
FAV
Course bumper winner last spring. Went close on Newton Abbot hurdle debut/reappearance in October stopped quickly when pulled up at Plumpton the following month. Given a bit of time since.
|
H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 6 | 72.1 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
| 6th | 5 | — |
Fane Court (G)
Bought for 5,000 gns after winning an Irish point in November. Coming to Rules quite late in the day. Probably best watched.
|
Harry Kimber | B Lund | 8 | 72.1 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 7th | 6 | — |
Forest Hills (G)
Fair on Flat (stays 1½m) for Rod Millman. Starts out over hurdles in an ordinary race and could play a prominent role.
|
James Davies | C J Gray | 5 | 72.1 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 4th | 7 | — |
Sioux Falls (G)
£30,000 Irish point recruit who April who shaped with some encouragement when fifth of 11 in 2m Chepstow novice hurdle for new connections in November. Open to improvement, particularly if his hurdling is sharper with that experience behin…
|
Conor Ring | Evan Williams | 6 | 72.1 kg |
11
10/1
|
Betting forecast: Calvino (6/4), Bright Legend (7/4), Kapitein Kool (3/1), Sioux Falls (10/1), Badentaggart (18/1), Forest Hills (150/1), Fane Court (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5446.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2509.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1254.0 GBP |
| P4 | 628.0 GBP |