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15:10 Taunton

Thursday 28 November 2024

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Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 53.3s

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Shuil Ceoil^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 98

14/1

Fair winner at 22f over hurdles who was in good form earlier this year but he's made a discouraging start to chasing career, pulled up at Worcester before finishing tailed off at Fontwell earlier in the month. Has a background in points so it's too soon to be writing him off.

Form: P2-44P5

Imperial Joe¹⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Houlihan| T: T Dennis| OR: 96| C

11/1

Course winner who wasn't at his very best in 2023/24 and made a disappointing return from 9 weeks off when well held at Newton Abbot (21f, good) when last seen 5 months ago. Has dropped below his last winning mark but needs to show more before becoming of interest.

Form: 54335-7

Holerday Ridge^t⁷⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁷⁾| T: Claire Hitch| OR: 93| D

40/1

Fair winner over hurdles and came good over fences in a 19f Ffos Las handicap in May 2023. Belatedly showed some ability remains after a 7-week break when 8 lengths fifth of 13 to Gerard Mentor at Worcester (16.5f, good) in September but needs to build on that.

Form: 134-PP5

Ventara³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 93| BF

10/11

Made the frame on all 3 handicap starts, resuming his progress in going closer than previously after 11 months off when head second of 14 in handicap at Chepstow (16f, good to soft) last month. Now switches to the larger obstacles and remains firmly of interest.

Form: F54/24-2

Song Of Earth²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Kielan Woods| T: J S Smith| OR: 92

10/1

A three-time winner for Margaret Mullins in Ireland. Below that level for this yard, but more like it when third at Worcester in June and was left poorly placed on his return from 5 months off at Uttoxeter recently. Could be building up to something from this much-reduced mark.

Form: P7P-735

Nadim^p,t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Reed| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 91

25/1

Scored 3 times over hurdles in 2023 and showed some promise sent chasing for his new yard when third in Stratford novice handicap. Has gone over the edge temperament wise subsequently though, swerving and unseating rider before the first at Plumpton earlier in the month.

Form: 30636U

Gerard Mentor^p,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K C Bailey| OR: 91

11/1

Encouragingly built on chase debut effort when landing 13-runner handicap at Worcester in September and having ran a shocker at Southwell next time, got back on track when runner-up at Ludlow earlier in the month, despite failing to go through with his effort. Needs treating with caution.

Form: 6061P2

Tribesmans Glory¹⁸²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Down| OR: 84

22/1

Fair winning chaser for Tom George in 2020 and belatedly opened account for this yard when narrowly prevailing at Warwick (2½m, good to soft) when last seen 6 months ago. 4 lb rise fair enough but he's no certainty to follow that up with another good effort on return.

Form: 6026-61

Stopherandgo³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Gearoid Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: K Pickard| OR: 84

16/1

A modest winner at 15f over hurdles but little to shout about on both starts over the larger obstacles, pulled up on return at Wincanton last month. Can only be watched.

Form: P93P8-P

Noah's Light^p,t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Ford| OR: 75

16/1

Beaten a long way on all 3 starts now when attempting to repeat the tactics of his all-the-way win at Newton Abbot in July, dropping away quickly at the end of the back straight at Plumpton last month. Others preferred.

Form: P51825

My Rockstar¹⁸²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Ben Godfrey| T: Mrs H E Rees| OR: 74

20/1

Left previous efforts behind when off the mark at Wincanton in spring 2023 and ran much better than he had since the end of that campaign when 2¾ lengths third of 10 to Tribesmans Glory at Warwick (20f, good to soft) when last seen in May. Likely to need this outing.

Form: 3/6PP6-3

Miss Marette^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Bryan Carver| T: C J Down| OR: 73

11/1

Winner over hurdles at Exeter over a year ago but has struggled for the most part since, blotting her copybook by refusing to race in handicap chase at Warwick last week. Can only be watched after that.

Form: 50566R

Skin Full⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe| OR: 72

16/1

Cost plenty after finishing second in a point but no impact under Rules so far, latest after 5 months off when tailed off at Warwick (16f, good) 8 weeks ago. Needs the switch to fences/a handicap to have a major impact.

Form: 2/00P-9

Non-Runners

Paddy In The Caddy¹

Weight: 12-8| Age: 5

T: P Hobbs & J White J: Sean Houlihan

Forecasts

Ventara (10/11), Paddy In The Caddy (11/4), Song Of Earth (10/1), Imperial Joe (11/1), Gerard Mentor (11/1), Miss Marette (11/1), Shuil Ceoil (14/1), Skin Full (16/1), Stopherandgo (16/1), Noah's Light (16/1), My Rockstar (20/1), Tribesmans Glory (22/1), Nadim (25/1), Holerday Ridge (40/1)

With Paddy In The Caddy's participation in considerable doubt (declared to run at Hereford on Wednesday), this may be best left to VENTARA, who has made the frame on all 3 handicap starts over hurdles and Joe Tizzard's 6-y-o can make his breakthrough with attentions now turned to the larger obstacles. Song Of Earth seems to be building up to something so heads up the opposition, with Gerard Mentor and Tribesmans Glory rounding off the shortlist.