12.28pm The Kings College Taunton Selling Hurdle

from Taunton Racecard - Thursday 8th December

1.00pm The Barry’s Sark To Cheltenham Bee Keeper Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

First Race 12.28

The Kings College Taunton Selling Hurdle Race (Class 5)

for four, five, six, seven and eight yrs old x Total race value £6899 Owners Prize Money. 1st £2587, 2nd £1294, 3rd £647, 4th £324, 5th £280, 6th £280. (Penalty Value £3375.98)

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Race Description

Selling races exist as an outlet for connections to sell their horses. Any horse that wins a ‘seller’ such as this two and a half miles hurdle race for four to eight-year-olds, is automatically put up for public auction in the Winners’ Enclosure at the end of the race and goes to the highest bidder. The auction is often well worth seeing, so make sure to head that way after the race.

Br Breeding O Owner B Breeder J Jockey T Trainer S Sponsor

colours no horse

1 CITY DERBY (IRE) (24) (£6000) 031-0P2 D

Br Ch g Ask - Reine d’Or (IRE) (Presenting) O Richard D A Hames

age

st-lb 6 11-6

Jack Hogan (5) J Fergal O’Brien, Cheltenham T B Mr & Mrs P. Haughey M&DH Insurance Services Ltd S TIMEFORMVIEW Fair hurdler who turned in his best effort of the season when 10 lengths second toWajaaha in selling hurdle at Plumpton (15.9f,good to soft,10/3) 24 days ago, clear of rest. Should remain competitive but it’s hard to see him reversing the form with Wajaaha. TFRHHHII BHA109 2 KANUKANKAN (IRE) (39) (£6000) 4212F3 BF

Br Ch g Arakan (USA) - Blow A Gasket (IRE) (Topanoora) O Mr F. J. Brennan

7 11-6

Philip Armson (3) J Barry Brennan, Upper Lambourn T

B M. Phelan TIMEFORM VIEW Sold out of Philip Hobbs’ yard for just £4,000 but landed a Market Rasen novice on debut for new connections in August. Chased home an improver at Stratford but below par in a claimer at Huntingdon last time. Has left Charles & Adam Pogson. TFRHHIII BHA100 3 WAJAAHA (IRE) (8) (£6000) 12/123/-1 D

Br B g New Approach (IRE) - Thaahira (USA) (Dynaformer (USA)) O Mr P. Acheson

7 11-6

P. Byrnes (5) J Charles Byrnes, Ireland T

B Shadwell Estate Company Limited TIMEFORMVIEW Fair hurdler who capitalised on the drop in grade in first-time cheekpieces at Plumpton in November and followed up back on the level at Dundalk 11 days later. Not quite in the same form there last week but still rates the one to beat back over hurdles. TFRHHHHH BHA4 POSEIDON (IRE) (13) (£6000) PU5P6-P D

Br Ch g Born To Sea (IRE) - Maskaya (IRE) (Machiavellian (USA)) O Camilla Sharples

8 11-0

Sean Bowen J Gordon Elliott, Ireland T B Epona Bloodstock Ltd and P.A Byrne Gordon Elliott S TIMEFORMVIEW Useful chaser at best who ran below par at Cheltenham in October. Fared little better back on the level at Dundalk 13 days ago but takes a marked drop in grade here and needs respecting. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. TFRHHHHI BHA5 TRUE ROMANCE (IRE) (28) (£6000) 2-32302 D BF

Br Gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Full of Love (IRE) (Hawk Wing (USA))

8 11-0

Thomas Doggrell (7) J

O Mr K. S. Ward

Neil Mulholland, Limpley Stoke T B Tower Place Bloodstock KSW Engineering (Yorkshire) Ltd S TIMEFORMVIEW Fair hurdler who took a step back in the right direction dropped in grade when second of 10 in selling hurdle at this course (19f, good, 5/6) 28 days ago.This demands a bit more, though. TFRHHHII BHA105 6 VANDERBILT (IRE) (28) (£6000) 33-4426

Br Ch g Intense Focus (USA) - Star of The West (Galileo (IRE)) O Mrs Pippa Gillard

8 11-0

Fergus Gillard (3) J Mark Gillard, Sherborne T B Mr D. A. Farrington Ascot Park Polo Club S TIMEFORMVIEW Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 39 NH runs and unable to back up latest effort when sixth of 10 in selling hurdle at this course (19f, good, 10/1) 4 weeks ago. Easily opposed. TFRHHIII BHA81 7 YAAZAAIN (GB) (28) (£6000) 402203

Br B g Iffraaj - Tamazirte (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) O Mead Vale, Sam Quigley & Gerry Flanagan

6 11-0

Tom Cannon J Nigel Hawke, Tiverton T B Ecurie La Vallee Martigny/Ecurie du Loup Junction 24 Ltd S TIMEFORMVIEW Modest maiden hurdler who ran one of his better races without landing a blow when 14 lengths third of 10 in selling event at this course (19f, good, 10/1) 28 days ago. Firmly up against it again. TFRHHIII BHA79

DECLARED RUNNERS 7 2021: DOLLY MCQUEEN 5 10 11 David Prichard 2-1 (Barry Brennan) 5 ran

Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn first time by No. 4. Blinkers worn by No. 6. Tongue Strap worn by No. 1, 5. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 1, 3, 5. Probable S.P’s: 5-4 Wajaaha (IRE), 2-1 Poseidon (IRE), 8-1 True Romance (IRE), 9-1 City Derby (IRE), 25-1 Kanukankan (IRE), 40-1 Yaazaain (GB), 66-1 Vanderbilt (IRE)

TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.WAJAAHA (IRE) 2.POSEIDON (IRE) 3.CITY DERBY (IRE)

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