14:50 Huntingdon

Monday 3 April 2017

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Six Places At Aintree At 188Bet Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 3m 47.30s

Cosmic King^h²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ian Popham| T: R T Phillips

16/1

Runner-up in a bumper at Stratford in June when wearing a hood for the first time and signs of promise when a 17L seventh at Ludlow on hurdling debut. Beaten 33L here last month however and likely needs to improve to figure.

Form: 0/27756-

Coyoacan¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: W Greatrex

9/4

Finished third over C&D in a similar race to this last month. Also finished close up in a couple of bumpers including at this track in December and interesting in this.

Form: 7/3435-

Spiritual Man⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: N D Fehily| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 120

1/1

Placed on the Flat in Ireland and signs of ability in three outings over hurdles for this yard so far. Latest of those came when beaten 4L on soft ground at Ludlow in January and likely to run well here.

Form: 6442-

Gift From God^t¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: L Heard| T: Hugo Froud

100/1

Only moderate on the Flat primarily over sprint distances. Gelded since his last run over an extended 1m1f at Wolverhampton in November and has stamina to prove on hurdling debut.

Form: P-7

Head High¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: R T Dunne| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 113

13/2

Placed on the Flat as a two-year-old and stepped up on two previous hurdling efforts since switching to this stable when beaten 8¾L into sixth over C&D last month. Likely to prove better suited to handicaps however.

Form: /6561-

Jassur³²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: R P McLernon| T: P R Webber

50/1

Winner on the Flat over 1m2f off a mark of 49 in October 2015 and placed off 63 subsequently. Gelded since last run 11 months ago and makes his debut for this yard here.

Form:

Lord Topper¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

12/1

Winner of a maiden race over an extended 1m5f at Chelmsford last October. Subsequently purchased for 36,000 gns and interesting on hurdling debut for a new yard.

Form: 41-

Theodorico¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Jamie Bargary⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane

25/1

Winner on the Flat as a two-year-old and also placed at three. Well beaten on hurdles debut at Doncaster in January and no show returned to the Flat over 1m last time out. Has a bit to prove at present.

Form: 8

Tynecastle Park⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁷⁾| T: R Eddery

50/1

Unplaced on all six outings on the Flat at up to 2m. Latest of those came when seventh at Kempton in February and probably best watched on hurdling debut in this.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Spiritual Man (1/1), Coyoacan (9/4), Head High (13/2), Lord Topper (12/1), Cosmic King (16/1), Theodorico (25/1), Tynecastle Park (50/1), Jassur (50/1), Gift From God (100/1)

Jonjo O'Neill has his horses in good form at present and his SPIRITUAL MAN can get off the mark at the fourth attempt over hurdles in this novice hurdle. The selection finished fourth behind a decent rival at Ludlow last time out and can get the better of Coyoacan who ran well here last time out and Lord Topper who was an expensive purchase out of his previous yard last year.