DUNEOMENO (2.08, nap)has a gilt-edged opportunity to double his career tally in the S Roberts & Son Handicap Hurdle (Div I) at Taunton.
After failing to make the frame in his first three starts over hurdles, the Christian Williams trainee made his handicap - and chase - debut at Ludlow eight weeks ago.
Duneomeno was backed at long odds - having been available at 28-1 he started at 9-1 - and the support proved prescient as Jack Tudor’s mount came home strongly to beat Letsbe Avenue by a couple of lengths.
The success was gained from a British Horseracing Authority rating of 78 but, by dint of being 6lb out of the handicap in Shropshire - he is actually 1lb ‘wrong’ here - the son of No Risk At All competes from a mark of 73 today.
My selection has to prove he can run to a similar level of form back over timber but, with his trainer able to do no wrong at present, it’s worth taking the chance.
At Southwell, MORLAIX (8.00, nb) deserves a change of luck in the Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap.
Having scored at Chelmsford City in January, David Simcock’s son of Mayson couldn’t get to grips with all-the-way scorer Prince Of Harts at Kempton Park 13 days later.
Morlaix then had to come wide and from the back in a slowly run race at Lingfield Park 12 days ago, but shouldn’t be given up on.
Thursday's tips
LUDLOW
1.00 POKER MASTER
1.30 HIDOR DE BERSY
2.00 KARL PHILIPPE
2.30 SACRE COEUR
3.00 NO GETAWAY
3.30 TECHNOLOGICAL
4.00 GIVE ME A COPPER
TAUNTON
2.08 DUNEOMENO (NAP)
2.38 MAJOR ROBINSON
3.08 INDIVIDUALISTE
3.38 LARKBARROW LAD
4.08 MONEY SPINNER
4.38 MOLLY CAREW
5.08 ROBIOLA
NEWCASTLE
2.15 PALLAS DANCER
2.45 TATTERED FLAG
3.16 SOCIETY RED
3.46 IMPERIUM
4.16 ROXZOFF
4.46 DANIELSFLYER
SOUTHWELL
5.00 AFTER THE RAIN
5.30 MULHALHEL
6.00 MAGIC GEM
6.30 JACK RYAN
7.00 INTUITIVE
7.30 INTERVENTION
8.00 MORLAIX (NB)
8.30 GREAT EMPRESS
