February 27 / 16.45 Taunton

16.45

Soft

Free Racing On Monday 10th March Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2722.46
  • 2m 0f 104y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Free Racing On Monday 10th March Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.70

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam fairly useful 2m7f hurdle winner, half-sister to top-class hurdler Brave Inca; bought for £70,000 soon after winning Larkhill maiden point (2m4f, good) by 5l in December, form that has been pretty well advertised by the runner-up over hurdles in recent weeks; must be considered.
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2nd

1

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 150y

Class 4

14:20 Wincanton

Sinchi Roca

11st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Syd Hosie

Point winner on good ground over 2m4f; bumper winner on heavy and won his maiden here on soft (1m7f); nearly went in again in a Taunton novice last time but this is a huge hike in trip for only his second handicap, having never raced beyond 2m1f under rules.

7/4

2nd

1

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

14:15 Taunton

Sinchi Roca

11st 12lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Syd Hosie

Something went wrong when favourite on handicap debut last time but previous bumper (including on good ground) and hurdles form makes him one of the leading candidates in this line-up.

Evs

5th

1

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

16:20 Fontwell

Sinchi Roca

11st 13lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Syd Hosie

Useful bumper performer who won a Wincanton maiden (1m7f, soft) on last month's hurdle debut and was not discredited when fourth at Sandown (2m, heavy) three weeks ago; should have some improvement to come in handicaps; leading contender.

3/1

5/2

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 18

Last run: 69 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Raced too freely and seemed to have limitations exposed in Ascot Listed race in December but created pretty good impression when scoring at Wincanton (good) in October and is back in calmer waters here; respected.
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6th

4

6th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

Class 3

15:45 Plumpton

Tennessee Tango

11st 11lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Good-ground bumper runner-up who improved with each of his first four runs over hurdles, easily winning a maiden here (2m, soft) in February; pulled up in the competitive EBF Final at Sandown (2m4f, soft) since and needs to prove his stamina, but pedigree provides hope; not written off.

12/1

10

7th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 178y

Class 1

13:50 Sandown

Tennessee Tango

11st 5lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Took a few goes to get off the mark over hurdles but did so in emphatic fashion at Plumpton (2m, soft), making all in a canter; bred to be suited by 2m4f+ and is a very interesting contender now tackling handicaps.

14/1

1st

5

9th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

14:45 Plumpton

Tennessee Tango

11st 7lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Bumper winner who has shown ability in 2m hurdle races won by smart novices and this could be his best opening yet; leading chance on figures.

10/11

OUR TIP

Form: 5 BF

Last run: 86 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Joined Olly Murphy after winning easily by 5l on Irish point debut last May; raced too freely and was disappointing favourite when well-held fifth for new stable at Southwell (good to soft) in December but ought to be capable of better.
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1st

3

24th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

16:25 Perth

Berkenshtaaap

11st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

No immediate improvement for a switch to handicap company when fourth of nine over 2m5f at Haydock (good to soft) seven weeks ago but it's still early days for a good stable with a very strong Perth record.

5/1

4th

2

5th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 50y

Class 5

16:25 Haydock

Berkenshtaaap

11st 13lb

J: James Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Not seen since struggling in good-quality Newbury maiden in November but significant positives can be drawn from his first two hurdle runs (both 2m); up in trip for this handicap debut and open to improvement.

5/1

8th

3

17th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 3

18:15 Ffos Las

Berkenshtaaap

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Irish point winner (yielding) who bettered his disappointing bumper debut when third of six at Taunton (heavy) in February; probably needs to improve again to make a winning hurdle debut but riding arrangements suggest he's the pick of Olly Murphy's four runners.

4/1

Form: 13 D BF

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has good jumping pedigree and came from off the pace to win tactical race at Carlisle (soft) on debut in October; had to settle for third when favourite at Newcastle (good to soft) six weeks ago but could not find a clear path when travelling strongly in the straight there; remains of interest.
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2nd

2

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

14:46 Haydock

Blue Carpet

11st 1lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Made a solid start to hurdling career on good ground; second on handicap debut at Newbury in November and went one better next time in taking fashion at Wetherby (again about 3m on soft) in February; raised 7lb but it's easy to think he has significantly more to give.

11/4

1st

7

26th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 3

16:10 Wetherby

Blue Carpet

11st 10lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Bumper winner who landed a maiden here (2m3f, good) in October on second hurdle start before good second on handicap debut at Newbury (3m, soft) in November; there can be optimism he'll continue to progress for his top trainer and he's high on the list.

7/2

1st

1

31st Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 154y

Class 3

13:17 Wetherby

Blue Carpet

11st 4lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Ran well under penalties after winning his first bumper and has the benefit of hurdling experience after chasing home a well-touted horse (promising) at Chepstow (2m, good); faces nothing of that one's calibre here and very hard to oppose.

2/5

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to useful Irish Flat racer Loingseoir; kept on strongly to win fast-ground Irish point in October, his third start, and changed hands for £60,000 the following month; new stable does well in bumpers (18% strike-rate); likely contender, assuming he handles the ground.
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10

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:30 Southwell

Purple Owl

11st 3lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Irish point winner; only 13l off the Supreme fourth Baron Noir in a Uttoxeter maiden before finishing tailed off on his handicap debut (both those runs on soft and in a new tongue-tie); could be interesting on the back of a wind operation.

14/1

10th

11

15th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 179y

Class 4

14:27 Wincanton

Purple Owl

11st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Irish point winner; has been racing prominently and didn't have it all his own way when a 13l third behind the smart Baron Noir (won last weekend) at Uttoxeter a month ago (first-time tongue-tie); stays this far and might be on a fair mark for handicap debut.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; half-brother to fair 7f/1m Flat winner Majestic Tejaan; dam unraced half-sister to a 1m6f/2m Flat winner; has fairly good standard to reach on debut and stable is 0-15 in bumpers during last five seasons.
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6th

4

27th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

16:45 Taunton

Olivias Secret

11st 2lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Ben Lund

Second foal; half-brother to fair 7f/1m Flat winner Majestic Tejaan; dam unraced half-sister to a 1m6f/2m Flat winner; has fairly good standard to reach on debut and stable is 0-15 in bumpers during last five seasons.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £9.50
Straight Forecast £8.37
Trifecta £27.60

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Blue Carpet

SPOTLIGHT:

Sinchi Roca

The Guardian:

Berkenshtaaap

The Times:

Sinchi Roca

Telegraph:

Sinchi Roca

Daily Mail:

Sinchi Roca

The Star:

Sinchi Roca

TOPSPEED:

Blue Carpet

POSTDATA:

Blue Carpet

D Express:

Blue Carpet

Daily Mirror:

Blue Carpet

The Sun:

Blue Carpet

Daily Record:

Blue Carpet