14:00 Carlisle

Monday 20 February 2017

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Racing UK Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 3.48s

Catamaran Du Seuil^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 135

8/15

Winner in France when trained by Emmanuel Clayeux over fences and scored on his debut for his new yard at Wincanton (novice hurdle). Disappointed at Wetherby next time out when a short-priced favourite and was later reported to have had an abnormally high heart rate post-race and to be suffering from heat stress. The blinkers go on for the first time here as he bids to bounce back from that disappointment.

Form: 222161

Cyrano Star¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: B S Hughes| T: A Crook

100/1

Cost €40,000 as a three-year-old but has proved very moderate so far in a bumper and novice hurdle three months apart.

Form: 8

Front At The Last²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: W T Kennedy| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 115

11/4

Winner in Irish point-to-points and has shown some fair form over hurdles in three attempts so far. Best effort came on debut when runner-up over a slightly shorter trip at his track to a long-odds on favourite. Failed to follow-up that run and pulled-up on his latest start at Ayr in very heavy conditions, losing his place at halfway.

Form: BF31-2

Glittering Love¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Craig Nichol| T: N G Richards

20/1

Half-brother to seven winners but ran green when well held on his bumper debut at Wetherby and makes his hurdling debut.

Form: 8

Loch Garman Aris⁴³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Dave Crosse| T: G Hanmer

9/1

Runner-up in three starts in Irish point-to-points and won bumper at Bangor on debut in October 2015. Only run once since then when finishing second in a Uttoxeter bumper to the now useful hurdler Templeross (better form than debut win). Returns from a significant absence here to make his hurdles debut over a trip that should suit.

Form: P2P12-

Onlyfoolsownhorses^t1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Finian O'Toole⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond

200/1

Pulled-up on his hurdles debut and shown very little in three subsequent hurdling starts.

Form: P7/6P3-1

Skipthescales¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Henry Brooke| T: M Todhunter

11/1

Sixth foal and a brother to the hurdler/chaser Universal Soldier and makes his hurdles debut after finishing third in an Irish maiden point-to-point on debut.

Form: 352

Stetchworth¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr Ryan Nichol⁽⁷⁾| T: R Ross

66/1

Dual winner on the Flat (rated 82) when trained by Mark Johnston at distances up to 1m2f. Looks to be brought along quietly over hurdles and not knocked around on either start in this sphere although needs to jump and settle better if handicaps are the plan after this run.

Form: 5

Pineapple Crush¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: A Nicol| T: M Todhunter

28/1

Yet to run under Rules but has been placed in all her starts in Irish mares maiden point-to-points.

Form: 26306-4

Non-Runners

Arctic Vodka⁴⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: Mrs S A Watt J: Finian O'Toole

Forecasts

Catamaran Du Seuil (8/15), Front At The Last (11/4), Loch Garman Aris (9/1), Skipthescales (11/1), Glittering Love (20/1), Pineapple Crush (28/1), Arctic Vodka (50/1), Stetchworth (66/1), Cyrano Star (100/1), Onlyfoolsownhorses (200/1)

Clearly not in the best of health last time out at Wetherby when he was well beaten CATAMARAN DU SEUIL deserves another chance here to build on his debut GB win at Wincanton in what doesn’t look a strong heat. Loch Garmin Aris looks to offer the main threat on his bumper form with From At The Last likely to be the only other one with a chance of overcoming the favourite although Skipthescales looks an interesting debutante. 1. Catamaran Du Seuil 2. Loch Garman Aris 3. Front At The Last