April 13 / 17.25 Taunton

17.25

Good

Evening Meeting Thursday 27th April Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 3 Elimination) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £2722.46
  • 2m 0f 104y
  • Class 5
  • 13 runners
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Evening Meeting Thursday 27th April Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 3 Elimination) (GBB)

Runners: 13 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 55,000euros last year; dam a hurdle winner and also a sister to two bumper winners; trainer boasts 21% strike-rate in these races so this newcomer needs close monitoring in the betting.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

8

16th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

18:50 Uttoxeter

Geezer Rockstar

10st 4lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

Lightly raced; improved on previous efforts last season when winning over 2m5f at Wincanton last month (good; trainer said he seems to run better at this time of year); quite interesting back up in trip.

3/1

1st

4

1st Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

14:50 Wincanton

Geezer Rockstar

11st 13lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

Returned after wind surgery with a near-miss at Chepstow (2m3f, good) last April but he's had only two runs since and has struggled in both of them; hurdles record is now 1-10 and he needs to get back on track after another break.

14/1

7th

1

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:42 Kempton

Geezer Rockstar

12st 2lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

Very mixed hurdle form, best efforts when winning an Ascot maiden nearly two years ago and, following wind surgery, when going close at Chepstow (also 2m3f, good) last April; form plunged again at Plumpton in November, though, and now has cheekpieces added; risky.

14/1

Form: 23 BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for 165,000euros after narrow defeat in a French bumper last October; suffered similar fate on British debut at Kempton last month; form yet to be tested but 17 ran and reasonable to assume he sets the standard on those to have raced.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

15:37 Sedgefield

Jackpot DAthou

12st 0lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Henry Hogarth

Ended last season in poor form for Paul Nicholls and was safely held on stable debut in July; continues to slip down the weights but needs a revival.

14/1

4

6th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

15:10 Market Rasen

Jackpot DAthou

11st 7lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Henry Hogarth

Regressive 6yo who ended last season in poor form over fences and hurdles for Paul Nicholls; it takes a leap of faith to support him on this stable debut; cheekpieces refitted.

25/1

4

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

16:25 Southwell

Jackpot DAthou

11st 11lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Regressive 6yo who was pulled up on last month's chasing debut and also disappointed when back over hurdles in refitted cheekpieces a fortnight ago; upped from 2m5f and tried in first-time blinkers here.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
30,000euros foal; dam won at 2m2f/3m over hurdles; trainer knows the time of day in bumpers so any support for this debutant should be heeded.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

1

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:20 Worcester

Call To Duty

11st 4lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

0-8 over hurdles now but looked suited by the step up in trip when running big race in C&D handicap (good) in May and ought to make his presence felt again in this maiden.

100/30

7

23rd May 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:57 Worcester

Call To Duty

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

Close up in a 2m2f Stratford novice (good) last June but on the slide since and he's been pulled up in the last two of his three handicaps; still lightly raced in this sphere but he's untried beyond 2m4f and has plenty to prove at this new trip.

10/1

7

23rd May 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:57 Worcester

Call To Duty

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

Close up in a 2m2f Stratford novice (good) last June but on the slide since and he's been pulled up in the last two of his three handicaps; still lightly raced in this sphere but he's untried beyond 2m4f and has plenty to prove at this new trip.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £65,000 after finishing third in two Irish points and only just denied on British debut at Kempton two months ago; that form might not be the strongest but it still puts him in the picture for this.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

6

20th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:00 Warwick

Il Va De Soi

11st 2lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Put a disappointing run of form behind him when returning to winning ways over C&D (good) 11 days ago, making all; whether he can reproduce that effort is another matter but he is still well handicapped on his old form.

11/4

1st

7

9th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

19:07 Warwick

Il Va De Soi

11st 7lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

His two wins came on soft in April 2024; out of sorts over fences and hurdles this term; cheekpieces return and has dropped to a career-low mark but doesn't look ready to take advantage.

14/1

8th

3

4th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

18:00 Huntingdon

Il Va De Soi

11st 8lb

J: Megan Fox

T: Harry Derham

His two wins came on soft in April 2024; out of sorts over fences and hurdles this term; drops back in trip but his best form has been over further.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £80,000 last year; second foal; bumper winners in his pedigree and Brendan Powell rides on debut; market a help.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

1

9th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:20 Stratford

Star Of Affinity

12st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Won three times over hurdles and got off the mark in this sphere in a match at Plumpton (2m4f, soft) four weeks ago; up 4lb and difficult to evaluate but on an upward curve and one to be interested in.

11/4

1st

1

9th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 166y

Class 4

13:45 Plumpton

Star Of Affinity

11st 10lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Three-time hurdle winner (2m-2m5f; all on right-handed tracks); respectable efforts in both runs over fences, last time runner-up at Wincanton; won't mind returning to further or getting back on softer ground.

11/4

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 40,000euros as a 3yo; half-brother to two French chasing winners (one also won a bumper); trainer has very respectable 17% strike-rate in these races; certainly worth a second look.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

3rd Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:30 Southwell

Idamix

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Mel Rowley

Made fairly encouraging bumper debut for Kim Bailey in April 2023 but wasn't seen again until 66l defeat in Huntingdon maiden hurdle (2m, soft) for new stable in January; moves up in trip here.

50/1

4

3rd Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:30 Southwell

Idamix

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Mel Rowley

Made fairly encouraging bumper debut for Kim Bailey in April 2023 but wasn't seen again until 66l defeat in Huntingdon maiden hurdle (2m, soft) for new stable in January; moves up in trip here.

50/1

10th

2

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

12:47 Huntingdon

Idamix

11st 8lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Mel Rowley

in touch with leaders

66/1

Form: 4-7

Last run: 69 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Hint of promise on debut in July 2021; absent until well beaten at Chepstow in February (66-1, too free); hood fitted.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

8

9th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

16:02 Hereford

Parsons Stone

11st 1lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Robert Stephens

Unable to land any sort of blow in novice hurdles at major tracks on his two appearances this season but made fairly encouraging hurdle debut at Chepstow (2m, good to soft) last April and has a lowly mark for his handicap debut; moves up in trip with usual hood removed.

20/1

11th

12

10th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

12:55 Newbury

Parsons Stone

11st 2lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Robert Stephens

took keen hold, always behind

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Home-bred half-brother to a winning hurdler; trainer 0-16 in bumpers in last five seasons; others more obvious than this newcomer.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

2

(3)

1st Sep 2023

Good To Soft

1m 3f 209y

Class 4

18:20 Ffos Las

Hi Trig

9st 12lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Half-brother to a winning hurdler who started 100-1 for his bumper debut in the spring, when never a factor; doubt he'll feature here either.

66/1

8th

1

13th Apr 2023

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

17:25 Taunton

Hi Trig

11st 4lb

J: James Davies

T: Adrian Wintle

never better than mid-division

66/1

Form: 3

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Outsider (40-1) of the field on her debut at Warwick two weeks ago (race restricted to newcomers); looked likely to finish last half a mile out but kept going to take third late on; hard to know what that form is worth but at least it shows she has ability.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

23rd Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 100y

Class 2

15:00 Warwick

EdeIffs Rock

11st 11lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: Kathy Turner

4-10 over fences and better than ever this season with front-running wins at Taunton (2m7f; good to soft/good); this track will suit her style but a collective 17lb rise for those wins could see her vulnerable.

5/1

1st

5

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

15:45 Taunton

EdeIffs Rock

11st 6lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: Kathy Turner

Lightly raced this term but she looked better than ever last time when gaining a second C&D success, cosily making all; hiked up 10lb but she's a big player.

3/1

1st

7

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

16:01 Taunton

EdeIffs Rock

11st 6lb

J: Robbie David

T: Kathy Turner

Front-running winner of this race last year, but she's had only three runs since and was tailed off at Hereford (2m5f, soft) last month; needs to bounce back after that but she's feasibly treated if she can get back near best; has won on good and heavy ground.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for 18,000euros last year; related to winning pointers; trainer 0-5 in bumpers so far; others more appealing on paper.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

3rd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:00 Warwick

Pescatorius

11st 4lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Rob Summers

Left Olly Murphy for 5,500gns and pretty much tailed off in four handicap chases since.

25/1

5th

2

19th Apr 2026

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 5

15:43 Stratford

Pescatorius

11st 9lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Rob Summers

Won twice for Olly Murphy in the autumn and subsequently sold for 5,500gns; hasn't been in the same form in three runs for his current trainer; cheekpieces worn on his last three starts are dispensed with on this step up in trip; still has time on his side but all of a sudden has a bit to prove.

8/1

3rd

8

9th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:20 Stratford

Pescatorius

10st 7lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Rob Summers

In good form for Olly Murphy in the autumn, winning in blinkers at Sedgefield (3m2f, good to firm) and Market Rasen (2m5f, good to soft), but soundly beaten in cheekpieces (retained) at Warwick for new stable twice since and now has a point to prove.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Plenty of appeal on paper, having cost 80,000euros last year and being a half-brother to five winners, two of them in bumpers; dam won a bumper on her debut so this newcomer ticks plenty of boxes; even if yard, which also runs Star of Affinity, never traditionally strong in these races.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

2

1st Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

15:00 Ffos Las

Sparkling Duke

11st 13lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Kayley Woollacott

Inconsistent but made it 2-3 for this yard when winning comfortably in the reapplied cheekpieces over C&D a month ago; raised 7lb but faces similar conditions here and that could count for a lot.

11/4

1st

3

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

14:50 Ffos Las

Sparkling Duke

11st 13lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Kayley Woollacott

Broke off from hurdles career to win a maiden point in March; off the mark in this sphere as well here (2m4f, soft; six ran) in November, staying on steadily to lead on run-in, but needs to put a poor show at Exeter (2m7f) in December way behind him; cheekpieces (last used in February) return.

10/1

1st

2

19th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:45 Ffos Las

Sparkling Duke

11st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Kayley Woollacott

0-8 over hurdles and not seen under rules since below-par run in Plumpton handicap (2m4f, soft) in February; won a maiden point the following month, though, and the booking of Sean Bowen catches the eye today.

6/1

100/1

Form: 7

Last run: 159 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten more than 50l on her Wincanton debut five months ago.
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Verdict Starting price

12th

7

13th Apr 2023

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

17:25 Taunton

Madame Bijoux

10st 11lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Brian Barr

always towards rear, tailed off from 3f out

100/1

7th

10

5th Nov 2022

Good

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

17:05 Wincanton

Madame Bijoux

10st 7lb

J: Angus Cheleda

T: Brian Barr

midfield, dropped to rear back straight, weakened home turn, tailed off

50/1

Form: 90

Last run: 135 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in two attempts last November.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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4

13th Apr 2023

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

17:25 Taunton

Just Orlando

11st 4lb

J: David Noonan

T: Claire Dyson

prominent, ridden 7f out, soon weakened, tailed off from 4f out, pulled up final furlong

100/1

10th

5

29th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:05 Southwell

Just Orlando

11st 0lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Claire Dyson

100-1 for bumper debut at Uttoxeter 17 days ago, achieving little; is one for later on.

150/1

9th

8

12th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:55 Uttoxeter

Just Orlando

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Claire Dyson

in rear, pushed along and got behind from over 3f out, tailed off

50/1

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Payout
Straight Forecast £14.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jackpot D'Athou

Daily Mail:

Star Of Affinity

The Times:

Sparkling Duke

Telegraph:

Ede'Iffs Rock

The Guardian:

Geezer Rockstar

LAMBOURN:

Il Va De Soi

The Star:

Star Of Affinity

RP Ratings:

Jackpot D'Athou

TOPSPEED:

Jackpot D'Athou

POSTDATA:

Jackpot D'Athou

WEST COUNTRY:

Jackpot D'Athou

D Express:

Jackpot D'Athou

Daily Mirror:

Jackpot D'Athou

The Sun:

Jackpot D'Athou

Daily Record:

Jackpot D'Athou