March 10 / 17.10 Taunton

17.10

Good To Soft

DragonBet “Hands And Heels” Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) (Racing Excellence Initiative)

  • Prize money: £4752.9
  • 2m 3f 1y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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DragonBet “Hands And Heels” Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) (Racing Excellence Initiative)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £17.90
  • Place: £4.70

Form: 7656

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Three-figure prices for one bumper start and three runs over hurdles, finishing well beaten each time; goes up in distance on handicap debut.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

7

21st Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

19:42 Ffos Las

Whatmakes Honey B

10st 12lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Harriet Brown

Ended last season with a breakthrough win at Taunton (2m3f) but she's offered little this season, a well-held sixth back at Taunton (3m) last month; not easy to make a case for.

25/1

6th

6

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

14:45 Taunton

Whatmakes Honey B

11st 5lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Harriet Brown

Experienced pointer who won a Taunton hurdle race (2m3f, good) off 1lb higher last March; returned to form when fourth over that C&D (heavy) last month but pulled up (reportedly lame) on chase debut four weeks ago; unraced beyond 2m5f under rules.

12/1

3

25th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

15:50 Wincanton

Whatmakes Honey B

11st 1lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Harriet Brown

Experienced pointer who won a Taunton handicap hurdle (2m3f, good) off 1lb higher in March; returned to form when fourth over that C&D (heavy) three weeks ago; could be interesting on this chase debut under rules.

6/1

25/1

  • Place: £5.30

Form: 563786

Last run: 34 days

W: 10st 6lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Course regular who does a lot of racing now over fences and remains winless; offered little in two runs back from a break this winter.
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4th

8

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 5

17:17 Newton Abbot

Sevenofus

10st 2lb

J: James Davies

T: Carroll Gray

0-16 under rules (including eight chase runs) but came second over hurdles here (2m5f, good) in April and also ran very well in eventful C&D chase won by Ryder's Rock in May; 5lb wrong today but not out of this if last month's wind op makes any positive difference.

10/1

3rd

6

28th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 5

15:18 Newton Abbot

Sevenofus

10st 12lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Carroll Gray

Twice placed over fences (0-7) and twice runner-up over hurdles this year; latest run wasn't her best (also over hurdles) but she goes on all ground and the form is there to feature.

8/1

3rd

6

28th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 5

15:18 Newton Abbot

Sevenofus

10st 12lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Carroll Gray

Twice placed over fences (0-7) and twice runner-up over hurdles this year; latest run wasn't her best (also over hurdles) but she goes on all ground and the form is there to feature.

8/1

Form: 9504F6

Last run: 51 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Longstanding maiden under both codes who's been tried over various trips lately; the handicapper's giving him every chance but plenty more needed.
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6

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:07 Worcester

Kintaro

10st 6lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

0-15 over hurdles, with a very mixed record; ran quite well when third here (2m4f, good) last month but was well held in the end; not bred for fences and makes only limited appeal on this chasing debut.

12/1

9

20th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Worcester

Kintaro

10st 4lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Tailed off over C&D last month and now 0-14 over hurdles; urgently needs to prove some ability remains.

16/1

12th

14

25th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Worcester

Kintaro

10st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

His two best RPRs were recorded here last summer, albeit over 2m (good); two below-par efforts since April's serviceable third in a novice seller at Exeter and he has work on from 3lb out of the handicap.

33/1

Form: -94777

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Achieved very little in five runs to date (2m-3m1f), again starting big prices since switched to handicap company this year; couldn't be considered unless there's good support this time.
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6th

7

24th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

17:00 Perth

Kap De Triomphe

11st 0lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

Irish bumper winner who got off the mark over hurdles at the ninth attempt in a handicap at Plumpton (2m4f, good to soft) last month; not far off that form when fourth on his Warwick chase debut (2m4f, good) ten days later; enters calculations back hurdling.

7/2

4th

7

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:28 Warwick

Kap De Triomphe

11st 1lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

Irish bumper winner who got off the mark over hurdles at the ninth attempt in a handicap at Plumpton (2m4f, good to soft) last Monday; did it easily and has the same mark for today's chase debut (due to be 7lb higher in future); leading claims if transferring that latest form to fences.

6/4

1st

6

16th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 116y

Class 5

16:45 Plumpton

Kap De Triomphe

10st 12lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

Irish bumper winner; has proved disappointing for Christian Williams, including when well beaten in new cheekpieces at Ffos Las (2m4f, soft; 28-1) last November; now on 3lb career-low mark off a 117-day absence.

20/1

Form: 6-6P62

Last run: 33 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Didn't achieve much in finishing best of the rest behind a long odds-on winner at Ludlow a month ago, but that was a slight step forward; has been found the ideal opening now handicapping back up in distance.
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5

17th Jun 2025

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:05 Stratford

Grenardier

11st 2lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Chased home short-odds favourite in Ludlow novice (2m, good to soft) in February but safely held in both subsequent handicaps (2m3f/2m); needs a boost from the new cheekpieces here.

12/1

6th

4

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

15:45 Hereford

Grenardier

11st 6lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Best of the rest behind a long odds-on winner in Ludlow novice (2m, good to soft) in February; disappointing second favourite on handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f, good) one month ago but the trip might have stretched him.

6/1

6th

4

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

15:45 Hereford

Grenardier

11st 6lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Best of the rest behind a long odds-on winner in Ludlow novice (2m, good to soft) in February; disappointing second favourite on handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f, good) one month ago but the trip might have stretched him.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 53-636

Last run: 260 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish maiden who's been expensive to follow; has undergone wind surgery since last seen nine months ago and interesting to see how he goes in the market upped in trip under Shannon Holmes, who's taking her first ride under rules.
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9

5th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:48 Ffos Las

Albert Park

10st 5lb

J: James Davies

T: Nigel Hawke

No better for cheekpieces or this headgear combination in his last three races and he's now 0-15; unconvincing.

20/1

4th

8

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 5

15:08 Newton Abbot

Albert Park

10st 11lb

J: James Davies

T: Nigel Hawke

Is 0-14 and he underwent a breathing operation before coming in only tenth of 12 in 2m4f Wincanton handicap 22 days ago; visor is reached for now.

14/1

10th

9

23rd Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 179y

Class 5

17:32 Wincanton

Albert Park

10st 9lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Nigel Hawke

0-11 over hurdles and absent since pulled up in first-time cheekpieces at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) last summer; needs subsequent wind op to have made a big difference.

20/1

Form: 537P

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Fair middle-distance maiden on the Flat for Karl Burke last spring before being picked up for 35,000gns; hasn't looked a natural thus far but this is easier for a trainer who boasts a 4-14 record with hurdlers here.
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Payout
Exacta £199.50
Straight Forecast £153.47
Trifecta £909.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Grenardier

RP RATINGS:

Kintaro

The Star:

Whatmakes Honey B

The Times:

Mach Ten

POSTDATA:

Grenardier

WEST COUNTRY:

Grenardier

Telegraph:

Grenardier

Daily Mail:

Grenardier

D Express:

Grenardier

Daily Mirror:

Grenardier

Daily Record:

Grenardier

The Guardian:

Kintaro

The Sun:

Kintaro