14:50 Newton Abbot

Sunday 23 July 2017

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John Bircham Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 5m 24.05s

Carumba^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: Miss J Du Plessis

50/1

Moderate pointer who showed little over hurdles two weeks ago. Looks up against it at this level.

Form: U4D-3U5

Horse Force One¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| C

4/7

Winning point-to-pointer who has landed two bumpers here in good style. Looks the type to do well in this sphere and has been found a good opportunity to extend his winning run.

Form: 7/F4-111

Silver Quay¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Frost⁽⁵⁾| T: J D Frost

6/1

Winner of one face on the Flat but possesses a high enough rating to suggest he could find a small West Country hurdle at some point. This looks tougher than an average maiden for this track and he may need the experience.

Form:

Vet Cert²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: R Harris

14/1

Placed in a couple of point-to-points for Guy Barber. Sent off at long odds on hurdling debut but was noted making some late headway. Could reach a place if his jumping improves.

Form: U3-2F24

Whoshotwho^h²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

9/4

Bumper winner who was soundly beaten on his hurdling debut last time. Tries a longer trip but he has proved difficult to settle in the past.

Form: 3/7-13

Cheyona¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: J McGrath| T: J W Mullins

100/1

Well beaten in both bumpers and again on hurdling debut here 16 days ago. Does not look good enough based on evidence so far.

Form: 054

Spanish Queen^p1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: James Davies| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 79

100/1

Looks thoroughly exposed as moderate and this looks harder than some races she has tackled of late. Looks a forlorn hope in this.

Form: 7P0P-2U

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

Mister Mister¹³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: D L Williams J: Dave Crosse

Phoenix Park⁶³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: David Dennis J: N D Fehily

Forecasts

Horse Force One (4/7), Whoshotwho (9/4), Silver Quay (6/1), Phoenix Park (7/1), Vet Cert (14/1), Carumba (50/1), Mister Mister (50/1), Cheyona (100/1), Spanish Queen (100/1)

Whoshotwho has to be feared for highly respected connections but his keen running style makes him a risk over this longer trip. HORSE FORCE ONE has the better bumper form and is sure to have been well prepared for this. He obviously likes it around here and looks a more straightforward option.