November 14 / 14.15 Taunton

14.15

Good To Firm

South West Rail Solutions Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4955.32
  • 2m 3f 1y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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South West Rail Solutions Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Four-time winner in Germany (1m2f-1m4f; including on good) and confirmed his recent wellbeing in winning a charity race at Wincanton; could be a useful recruit having reportedly schooled well; first-time tongue-tie.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 1

16:05 Aintree

Alexei

11st 10lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Acts on any ground; good strike-rate includes wins in the Greatwood and Kingwell this season; ties in with Brighterdaysahead and The New Lion on Champion Hurdle running where a late blunder cost him ground when challenging for the places; has form at up to 2m3f; remains a progressive sort.

8/1

4th

1

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

16:00 Cheltenham

Alexei

11st 10lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Acts on any ground; impressive in major handicap over C&D in November; made harder work of justifying favouritism in the Kingwell (1m7f Grade 2) at Wincanton most recently, wandering under pressure to boot, and this is a stiffer assignment, but he's a broadly progressive contender who is 5-9 over hurdles and may rate higher still; possibilities in a year where some big names have dropped out.

16/1

1st

2

14th Feb 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 50y

Class 1

13:35 Wincanton

Alexei

11st 8lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Upwardly mobile 6yo who completed a double in the Greatwood at Cheltenham (2m, soft) in November and was creditable third under topweight in another valuable handicap at Ascot (1m7f, good to soft) in December; now steps up into a Grade 2 event but he sets the standard on his latest form and is open to more progress; leading contender.

4/6

Form: 0673-3

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Six-race maiden; finished well for third in a soft-ground maiden here before again making the frame in a good-ground handicap over 2m5f at Wincanton; very solid form claims in a race of this nature.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

1

5th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 5

14:45 Ludlow

Tout Sur Moi

12st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Jane Williams

Made it 0-9 when below best at Taunton in December on his second chase start; however, he's shown some promise (including on chase debut) and has edged down the weights, and perhaps wind surgery will have helped.

11/2

7th

1

5th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 5

14:45 Ludlow

Tout Sur Moi

12st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Jane Williams

Made it 0-9 when below best at Taunton in December on his second chase start; however, he's shown some promise (including on chase debut) and has edged down the weights, and perhaps wind surgery will have helped.

11/2

6th

5

30th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

13:45 Taunton

Tout Sur Moi

11st 10lb

J: David Noonan

T: Jane Williams

0-5 over hurdles but looked suited by the move up in trip when keeping-on fourth (about 7l behind Langley Hundred) over C&D (good) on recent chasing debut; could easily have a bigger run in him; high on the list.

5/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0P9-

Last run: 204 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
High mileage on the Flat, winning six times (the latest in April 2023 for David Pipe); however, no worthwhile form over hurdles since moving yards.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

9

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

14:16 Taunton

Talap

10st 5lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Gordon Edwards

0-9 over hurdles but he has won in other disciplines and his 8l second of ten to Cooler Than Me over C&D (heavy; 100-1) last time was easily his most competitive show as a handicap hurdler; considered for a place.

8/1

2nd

10

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

14:15 Taunton

Talap

10st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Gordon Edwards

0-8 over hurdles and beaten 14l or more in all four handicaps; hard to make a case for.

66/1

10th

13

15th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

13:52 Wincanton

Talap

10st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Gordon Edwards

0-7 over hurdles; ran well for a long way when eighth from out of the weights over C&D (good to soft) on Boxing Day and is effectively 10lb lower today but his overall profile remains unconvincing.

25/1

Form: 20-1

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Raced freely in his second bumper and Stratford seemed to suit him well when comfortably beating four rivals there last month (soft); should be able to make his mark over hurdles.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

15th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:57 Worcester

Gore Point

11st 13lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Won twice over hurdles at Newton Abbot on good during the summer; made a pleasing start over fences when passing three opponents on the run-in to claim third over C&D (good) last month and holds place claims.

8/1

3rd

4

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

13:37 Worcester

Gore Point

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

2-9 over hurdles, both wins coming on good ground this summer after wind surgery; has to be forgiven a below-par effort last month but the switch to fences could bring improvement and he's one to consider.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £3.70
Straight Forecast £3.61
Trifecta £19.40

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Tout Sur Moi

SPOTLIGHT:

Alexei

Daily Mail:

Gore Point

WEST COUNTRY:

Alexei

The Times:

Alexei

Telegraph:

Alexei

Daily Mirror:

Gore Point

TOPSPEED:

Tout Sur Moi

POSTDATA:

Tout Sur Moi

The Guardian:

Tout Sur Moi

D Express:

Tout Sur Moi

The Sun:

Tout Sur Moi

The Star:

Tout Sur Moi

Daily Record:

Tout Sur Moi