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

Taunton

17:25

Date 2023-04-13

Distance 2m104y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £2,722

Winning Time 4m 2.44s (slow by 20.44s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Geezer Rockstar (IRE) Lorcan Murtagh · Harry Fry	11/2	Won
2nd	Jackpot d'Athou (FR) Bryony Frost · Paul Nicholls	6/4F	3
3rd	Call To Duty (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	13/2	0.3
4th	Il Va De Soi (FR) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	5/1	1
5th	Star Of Affinity (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	15/2	9.5
6th	Idamix (FR) David Bass · Kim Bailey	17/2	0.2
7th	Parsons Stone (IRE) Ben Jones · Robert Stephens	66/1	0.3
8th	Hi Trig (GB) James Davies · Adrian Wintle	100/1	1.25
9th	Ede'Iffs Rock (GB) Ben Ffrench Davis · Bill Turner	50/1	11
10th	Pescatorius (IRE) Ben Poste · Harriet Dickin	150/1	2.25
11th	Sparkling Duke (IRE) Harry Kimber · Joe Tizzard	11/1	1
12th	Madame Bijoux (GB) Harry Reed · Brian Barr	300/1	36

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Just Orlando (GB) David Noonan · Claire Dyson	300/1

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10	Jackpot Dathou Chestnut J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	150	—	23	-	121	115	26d	—	—	-18	17.9	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Two narrow bumper defeats, the first in France; almost certainly sets the standard on form
9	Geezer Rockstar Chestnut J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Harry Fry	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Harry Fry	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.3	1.25/1	6 17%
Bumper winners in this newcomer's pedigree and yard does well in these races; one to note
3	Il Va De Soi Grey J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	158	—	33-2	-	110	57	62d	—	—	-8	10.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Just beaten at Kempton in February and likely candidate
8	Call To Duty Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.3	1.25/1	6 17%
Newcomer; dam won over hurdles; trainer can win these races with debutants
2	Idamix Bay J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Newcomer; half-brother to two French winners; trainer has good record in bumpers
12	Sparkling Duke Bay J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Joe Tizzard	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Joe Tizzard	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Newcomer; plenty of appeal on pedigree; yard also runs Star Of Affinity
13	Star Of Affinity Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Bumper winners in his pedigree and market a help on debut
6	Edeiffs Rock Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(7) T:Bill Turner	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(7) T:Bill Turner	151	—	3	-	106	77	14d	—	—	0	4.2	4.25/1	18 6%
Kept on to finish third on recent debut; form hard to assess
1	Hi Trig Bay J:James Davies T:Adrian Wintle	J:James Davies T:Adrian Wintle	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	16.25/1	66 2%
Newcomer; trainer 0-16 in bumpers in last five years
5	Parsons Stone Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Robert Stephens	J:Ben Jones T:Robert Stephens	158	h	4-7	-	99	46	69d	—	—	-2	0.6	24.75/1	100 1%
Long gap between two starts and well beaten in the second; hood now fitted
11	Pescatorius Chestnut J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	16.25/1	66 2%
Newcomer; related to winning pointers; others appeal more
7	Madame Bijoux Bay J:Harry Reed T:Brian Barr	J:Harry Reed T:Brian Barr	151	—	7	-	72	26	159d	—	—	-1	0.2	49.75/1	200 1%
Tailed off on her debut last November
4	Just Orlando Bay J:David Noonan T:Claire Dyson	J:David Noonan T:Claire Dyson	158	—	90	-	72	24	135d	—	—	-1	0.2	49.75/1	200 1%
Tailed off in two attempts last November

Horse	bet365	Coral
Jackpot Dathou	6/4	11/8
Geezer Rockstar	6	6
Il Va De Soi	7/2	4
Call To Duty	6	6
Idamix	10	12
Sparkling Duke	14	14
Star Of Affinity	12	14
Edeiffs Rock	18	18
Hi Trig	50	66
Parsons Stone	100	66
Pescatorius	66	66
Madame Bijoux	100	200
Just Orlando	150	200

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Jackpot Dathou

17.9

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

Il Va De Soi

10.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Edeiffs Rock

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

Geezer Rockstar

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

Call To Duty

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

Idamix

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Star Of Affinity

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Sparkling Duke

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Parsons Stone

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100

Hi Trig

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Pescatorius

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

Madame Bijoux

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200

Just Orlando

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jackpot Dathou	—	121	115
Geezer Rockstar	—	—	—
Il Va De Soi	—	110	57
Call To Duty	—	—	—
Idamix	—	—	—
Sparkling Duke	—	—	—
Star Of Affinity	—	—	—
Edeiffs Rock	—	106	77
Hi Trig	—	—	—
Parsons Stone	—	99	46
Pescatorius	—	—	—
Madame Bijoux	—	72	26
Just Orlando	—	72	24

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Edeiffs Rock	14d ago	Fit
Jackpot Dathou	26d ago	Fit
Il Va De Soi	62d ago	Fresh
Parsons Stone	69d ago	Fresh
Just Orlando	135d ago	Long break
Madame Bijoux	159d ago	Long break
Geezer Rockstar	—	—
Call To Duty	—	—
Idamix	—	—
Sparkling Duke	—	—
Star Of Affinity	—	—
Hi Trig	—	—
Pescatorius	—	—