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Tuesday 7 November 2017

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TomMaloneBloodstock.com Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 4m 32.30s

Dynamite Dollars²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P F Nicholls

10/11

Respectable efforts in three bumpers including Listed third. Gained maiden success on hurdles debut at Chepstow last month where he battled back from a mistake two out. Penalty to defy but sets the standard.

Form: 336-1

Battle Of Ideas³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard

8/1

Showed decent form in two bumpers last season including second at Chepstow. Beaten 30L into seventh on hurdles bow at Fontwell last month. Steps back in trip but more needed to feature.

Form: 42-7

C'est Du Gateau^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

100/1

Fifth of six in a Warwick bumper in May beaten 41L and same distance behind at Stratford on hurdles debut last month when seventh of nine. Unlikely to play a significant part.

Form: 57

Dessinateur²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: B J Cooper| T: Miss V Williams

4/1

Won his lone start in March, a five runner Chepstow bumper (front two clear). Runner up disappointed since and may want further but could yet prove useful.

Form: 1-

Gaelic Prince

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

7/2

Cost €160,000 as a three year old, by leading jumps sire Martaline. Half-brother to three jumps winners at up to 2m3f. Non-runner in an October 2016 bumper and not seen since. Top yard and bred to be smart so market check warranted.

Form:

Gentleman Farmer¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Robert Hawker⁽⁷⁾| T: R G Hawker

200/1

Has scored in the point-to-point field but 150/1 and beaten 48L on return to hurdles here last month. Impossible to make a case for off that.

Form: 7P3-10

His Dream¹³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Killian Moore⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill

10/1

Stepped up on debut to win a Down Royal bumper before finding the Queen Alexandra at Royal Ascot beyond him. Hurdles bow here and one of the more interesting of the newcomers.

Form: 8-1

Pack It In⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Alexandra Dunn

50/1

76 rated dual flat winner at 1m2f for Brian Meehan makes his hurdles debut today. 1m2f flat horses tend to stay 2m over hurdles but level on flat pretty ordinary.

Form:

Slaying The Dragon¹⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J McGrath| T: M Hill

100/1

Tailed off last in a February bumper before showing moderate form at 7f-1m2f on the level in the spring. Highly doubtful stayer and very limited ability.

Form: 0-

Sustainable Star⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: R P McLernon| T: Mrs R Ford

250/1

Beat just one home at 250/1 on hurdles debut when completely tailed off. Similar effort in lone bumper when last. Impossible to fancy.

Form: 90

Thomas Patrick¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey

100/1

41L 11th of 12 on hurdles debut before beaten 39L when 11th of 17 off here latest at 200/1. Unlikely to do much better today.

Form: 3PP1-00

Attractive Liason^t¹⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland

33/1

2015 bumper winner returned from near two year absence when pulled up in a small field Ffos Las novice hurdle in the summer. Further absence since raises more question marks and best watched at present.

Form: 415/P

Chica Rapida⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Alice Mills⁽³⁾| T: Miss G Haywood| OR: 87

250/1

Solitary placed effort in 10 career starts saw her beaten 69L and beaten further next time before pulling up latest. Lowly handicaps likely the way forward and can't fancy her today.

Form: PP36P

Madame Claud¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: James Davies| T: Mark Gillard

250/1

Showed some reasonable form on the Flat when trained by Hughie Morrison but showed nothing like that sort of form for her current yard in that same sphere. Now makes her debut over hurdles and makes little appeal.

Form:

Winter Squaw¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Lucy Gardner⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner

250/1

Moderate form in point-to points and worse still in two hurdle races here. Pulled up on debut and beat just one home at 250/1 latest. Likely similar price today.

Form: PP-R4P0

Forecasts

Dynamite Dollars (10/11), Gaelic Prince (7/2), Dessinateur (4/1), Battle Of Ideas (8/1), His Dream (10/1), Attractive Liason (33/1), Pack It In (50/1), Thomas Patrick (100/1), C'est Du Gateau (100/1), Slaying The Dragon (100/1), Gentleman Farmer (200/1), Winter Squaw (250/1), Sustainable Star (250/1), Chica Rapida (250/1), Madame Claud (250/1)

There are only a handful here who you can make a real case for and despite a penalty Paul Nicholls' DYNAMITE DOLLARS is the pick with him boasting comfortably the best form of those who have dipped their toe over hurdles. Unexposed bumper winners His Dream and Dessinateur are intriguing newcomers over obstacles and both could be capable of giving the selection a race first time up.