DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Welcome Offer Handicap Hurdle.
Taunton · Monday, 9 Mar · 20:10
· 2m 7f 198y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:10
Off time
8
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.75
7/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3
2/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
6.50
11/2
05 · —
7
6/1
06 · —
8.50
15/2
07 · —
9
8/1
08 · —
12
11/1
09 · —
13
12/1
10 · —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | — |
Washington Singer (G)
Best effort yet on second hurdles start when runner-up in maiden at Lingfield last February (finishing ahead of a couple of subsequent improvers). Has run creditably without improving for switch to handicaps but still early days and steps …
|
Rian Corcoran | C Gordon | 7 | 76.2 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| — | 2 | — |
Shuil Ceoil (G)
[T1V]
Took advantage of reduced mark when striking back in this sphere at Fontwell (21.8f) early last year. Rather miss-than-hit this campaign though, offering little at Ludlow last month. Heads back up in trip and a first-time tongue tie goes o…
|
Bradley Harris | N P Mulholland | 8 | 74.4 kg |
13
12/1
|
| — | 3 | — |
Hunting Percival (G)
[T]
Showed very little on first outing since leaving Syd Hosie after 22 months off at Chepstow recently so has plenty to prove.
|
Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt | Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt | 11 | 73.9 kg |
301
300/1
|
| — | 4 | — |
Special John (G)
[P1]
Runner-up on all 3 handicap hurdle outings prior to making a successful stable/chase debut at Exeter. Followed up in a solid handicap for grade at Wincanton (26.7f) next time and shaped much better than the result at Windsor since. Leading…
|
Matt Griffiths | S Thomas | 7 | 73.9 kg |
3
2/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Chief Black Robe (G)
Won 4 handicap chases on the bounce for this yard in 2023. Posted much his best effort since rejoining Fergal O'Brien when runner-up at Market Rasen over fences (19.2f, soft) last month. Step back up in trip looks a good move and, though 0…
|
Tom Broughton | F O'Brien | 10 | 73 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | — |
Lady Caro (M)
Narrow Plumpton success last March remains her sole success in this sphere from 17 attempts and while she resumed with a couple of creditable placed efforts in September, she didn't really see her races around 2m in the autumn. Similar sto…
|
Cameron Johnstone-Baker | Miss E C Lavelle | 8 | 71.7 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
Hard Stare (G)
[T]
Bumper efforts weren't devoid of some promise, but he's been tailed off all 3 outings over hurdles. May well prove a different proposition now handicapping upped markedly in trip (tongue tie reapplied).
|
Ben Godfrey | A J Honeyball | 6 | 70.8 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 1st | 8 | — |
Walkinthepresent (G)
FAV
[P]
Placed in an Irish point. Tailed off in maiden/novice starts before leaving those efforts behind when third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter in January. Improved further upped to 3m in first-time cheekpieces when an even closer third a…
|
Dylan Johnston | N P Mulholland | 6 | 69.4 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| — | 9 | — |
Inchagoill Lady (M)
[PT]
C&D winner last spring but rather in-and-out in both codes this winter, below form returned to hurdles and more testing ground at Wincanton in January. Down to her last winning mark so worth a second look with drying conditions a positive.
|
Mr Jack Stenhouse | K Pickard | 10 | 67.6 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 4th | 10 | — |
Mancero (G)
[B]
Fair ex-French 15f hurdles winner but little to shout about for his current yard, though his latest seventh of 13 here (19f) was a step in the right direction. Needs to build on that upped further in trip from 3 lb out of the weights.
|
Jack Tudor | D Pipe | 4 | 64.4 kg |
6
5/1
|
Betting forecast: Walkinthepresent (7/4), Special John (2/1), Mancero (5/1), Washington Singer (11/2), Hard Stare (6/1), Inchagoill Lady (15/2), Chief Black Robe (8/1), Lady Caro (11/1), Shuil Ceoil (12/1), Hunting Percival (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4753.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2187.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1094.0 GBP |
| P4 | 547.0 GBP |
| P5 | 273.0 GBP |