15:20 Huntingdon

Tuesday 17 October 2017

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32Red Casino Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 171y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:22  |   Winning time: 3m 48.35s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Canyon City21
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: T E Whelan| T: N B King
5/2
Little disappointing for Andre Fabre in France but not a bad first effort over hurdles when third to the useful Blair's Cove at Warwick in September. Every chance if progressing from that, but on balance, that isn't a given.
2
Horse silk
200/1
Beaten miles at Warwick (well behind Canyon City) and tailed off on most other starts. Can't be entertained as the likely winner.
3
Horse silk
Desiremoi D'Authie205
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: N D Fehily| T: A King
4/9
Won on only start in French Provinces for F Monnier and has first run for Alan KIng today. Bred to be decent over hurdles/fences and an obvious candidate in a fairly weak looking novice hurdle.
4
Horse silk
Nonno Giulio17
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: C R Dore
66/1
Only moderate on the Flat and has looked regressive for some time now. Hard to fancy on hurdles debut and can only be watched.
5
Horse silk
Pumaflor17
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson(5)| T: P A Kirby
14/1
Had some ability on the Flat but didn't show much on only start over hurdles for Richard Guest back in 2015. Remains to be seen if new yard can coax something out of him but on balance, best watched today.
6
Horse silk
33/1
Only moderate on the Flat in Ireland for Tony Martin and not much better for Mark Pitman over here, although hit the frame in a low-grade Flat race at Ffos Las in the summer. No realistic chance here though, and others preferred.
7
Horse silk
Sunader29
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon
14/1
Bred to have a bit of speed about him but faded out of things disappointingly quickly on bumper debut at Worcester last month. Connections wasting little time in getting him over hurdles, which may help, but needs a big step forward on that.
Glimmers of ability when finishing midfield in a couple of bumpers for Dominic Ffrench-Davis, and now in the care of Nigel Twiston-Davies, so possible he will improve for the move. Worth a glance in the market if nothing else.
9
Horse silk
Choral Bee188
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-5| J: Brendan Powell| T: A E Jessop| OR:  64
150/1
Has looked to have very little ability to date over hurdles and has finished well beaten on most of his starts in low-grade handicaps. Makes little appeal.
10
Horse silk
Eastern Ladyh1,t21
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R J Price
66/1
Regressive on the Flat but did stay 1m4f and should have the stamina for hurdles. Not disgraced on hurdles debut (although well behind Blairs Cove) and addition of a first-time hood may help. May to be one for handicaps further down the line though.

Forecasts

Desiremoi D'Authie (4/9), Canyon City (5/2), Whiskey Moon (8/1), Pumaflor (14/1), Sunader (14/1), Smooth Operator (33/1), Eastern Lady (66/1), Nonno Giulio (66/1), Choral Bee (150/1), Demand Respect (200/1)

Verdict

Canyon City ran well on debut at Warwick and if you could guarantee he'll take a step forward from that, he'd be the pick here, but DESIREMOI D'AUTHIE makes plenty of appeal and with the yard going well, could make a winning British debut. Sunader and Whiskey Moon both need a market check.
  1. Desiremoi D'authie
  2. Canyon City
  3. Whiskey Moon

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00

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