14:10 Stratford

Sunday 16 July 2017

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Coventry Telegraph & Birmingham Mail Juvenile Hurdle

  • 3YO only  |   Class 4  |   2m 70y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:10  |   Winning time: 3m 58.70s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Bab El Mandeb
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-12| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell
16/1
£21,000 purchase earlier this year, this unraced gelding is by the Breeders' Cup Classic winner Blame, and is a half-brother to Flat winner in Slovakia. Interesting pedigree. Racecourse debut here.
2
Horse silk
Kenyant43
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: S Durack
25/1
Very modest form on the Flat, failing to place in four starts to date. Hurdles would need to bring about a deal of improvement and others make more appeal.
3
Horse silk
Mauricio34
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland
2/1
Landed maiden claimer at Roscommon last month and subsequently joined new connections. Has claims on his Flat form and trainer enjoying a purple patch, so looks one of the more likely contenders.
4
Horse silk
Phoenix Dawnp24
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: B G Powell
9/1
Won mile nursery handicap on soft ground last October and has gone close a couple of times on the level this term. Stays 10f on the Flat so should stay and has to have good claims if he can jump.
5
Horse silk
Piccoloro73
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: J G Portman
66/1
Beaten only one horse in three outings on the Flat and pedigree raises questions about his ability to stay this trip. Very hard to enthuse over on evidence to date.
6
Horse silk
Taxmeifyoucan16
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-12| J: Finian O'Toole(5)| T: K Dalgleish
5/1
Landed 12f Southwell handicap in April so no stamina doubts on hurdles bow. Below par in last three runs on turf but could be the right sort for jumping, and connections always respected at this level.
7
Horse silk
The Raven Master61
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton
9/4
One paced Raven's Pass gelding, a 5-race maiden for Michael Bell who has joined top jumps yard. Sure to have been well schooled and rates a leading contender given connections current 36% strike rate.
8
Horse silk
Yorkshire Star265
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-12| J: James Banks| T: W G M Turner
66/1
Sprint bred gelding who failed to score in six outing for connections on the Flat. Makes little appeal on paper on his hurdles debut but any market interest would be significant.
9
Horse silk
Lucky Esteem324
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-5| J: Aidan Coleman| T: N P Mulholland
5/1
Showed promise as a juvenile for Mark Johnston but not seen since last August and makes debut in this sphere and for new yard. Dam was a winning hurdler so should stay and could prove dangerous if fit after long absence.

Forecasts

Mauricio (2/1), The Raven Master (9/4), Taxmeifyoucan (5/1), Lucky Esteem (5/1), Phoenix Dawn (9/1), Bab El Mandeb (16/1), Kenyan (25/1), Yorkshire Star (66/1), Piccoloro (66/1)

Verdict

With his yard in blinding form at the moment, ex-Irish MAURICIO is selected to make a winning hurdles debut. He scored nicely over 10f on the Flat last time and assuming he has settled into his new surroundings should run a good race. The Raven Master is one of a number of dangers given his top connections, a comment that also applies to Phoenix Dawn, Taxmeifyoucan, and the lightly raced filly, Lucky Esteem, who has the scope to succeed in this sphere.
  1. Mauricio
  2. The Raven Master
  3. Taxmeifyoucan

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00

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