16:45 Stratford

Saturday 21 October 2017

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totepool Betting On All UK Racing 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 4m 3.70s

Arctic Chief¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Ian Popham| T: R T Phillips

33/1

Placed in a couple of bumpers a few years ago but missed the whole of 2015 and 2016. Disappointing since returning and others make more appeal.

Form: 296/PP-6

Broom Tip²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Adrian Heskin| T: T R George

11/4

Career best effort when finishing 18L third over 2m5f at Warwick (soft) in March. Drop in trip not certain to suit and making his seasonal debut for a yard who are out of form at present.

Form: 0763-

Dr Des¹⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Davies| T: Henry Oliver

14/1

Fair efforts without winning in point-to-point company in Ireland and a non-runner at Worcester recently. Interesting to see how he fares on his rules debut.

Form: 2U33-42

Itsnonofurbusiness²⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Bridget Andrews⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton

7/1

Point-to-point winner at Horseheath (good) in February but well held in a bumper on debut for this in March and likely to prove better over further in time.

Form: 18-

Jurby⁹²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| D

3/1

Justified favouritism when successful in a Newcastle (good) bumper in March 2015. Highly tried in a Grade 2 contest subsequently and makes his debut for this yard and over hurdles following a long absence.

Form: 10/

Samson's Reach²³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: David Bass| T: R J Price

20/1

Shock winner of a soft ground Bangor bumper back in February but well held at Ffos Las subsequently and probably best watched on his hurdling debut.

Form: 7015-

Shanroe Saint¹⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Jacob| T: B I Case

11/1

Placed in a point-to-point on good ground in April and a £13,000 purchase at the sales subsequently. Interesting to see how he fares on his rules debut.

Form: 67F3-

The Black Squirrel¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex| CD

5/2

Placed in a point-to-point in February and off the mark at the third attempt in bumpers when winning at Stratford (good-to-soft) last month. Well beaten on hurdle debut since and likely to find at least one too good.

Form: 2-3216

Non-Runners

Desque De L'Isle⁴⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: Miss V Williams J: Charlie Deutsch

Heath King³⁹⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: Miss I Pickard J: T Dowling

Forecasts

The Black Squirrel (5/2), Broom Tip (11/4), Jurby (3/1), Desque De L'Isle (5/1), Itsnonofurbusiness (7/1), Shanroe Saint (11/1), Dr Des (14/1), Samson's Reach (20/1), Arctic Chief (33/1), Heath King (33/1)

DESQUE DE L'ISLE boasts some good form in France and he can make a winning debut for Venetia Williams in this maiden hurdle contest. The selection is making his first appearance in over a year but should be fit and can get the better of Jurby who returns from a long lay-off but showed a decent level of form in bumper company while Shanroe Saint, placed in a point-to-point earlier this year can claim third.