12:35 Ludlow

Monday 27 November 2017

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Placepot Quadpot Two Bets One Slip Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 3m 56.6s

Awake At Midnight³⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

7/1

Couple of promising efforts in bumpers so far but ultimately has finished well held on each occasion. More needed on hurdling debut.

Form: 85-

Concealed Ambition

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

66/1

Unraced son of Stowaway and a half-brother to the stables winner Normandy King. Worth a check in the market on his racecourse debut.

Form:

Eaton Miller²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds

100/1

Well beaten ninth when making his debut in a Southwell (good) bumper earlier this month. Probably best watched on debut over hurdles.

Form: 9

Eau De Nile¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: H D Daly

100/1

Fair effort when fourth in a Worcester bumper on good-to-firm ground last month but finished well beaten on his hurdling debut recently and more needed today.

Form: 0-49

English Pale^p1,t⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ian Popham| T: J L Flint| OR: 114

14/1

Winner on the Flat for Jessica Harrington and ran well to finish third in a maiden hurdle at Clonmel (good) on his penultimate outing. Tongue tie returns and wears cheekpieces for the first time on debut for this stable.

Form: 620-P30

Lissycasey²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: Sheila Lewis

100/1

Finished 20L second on his second start in point-to-point company but well held on rules debut in a Bangor (good) bumper last month. Probably best watched at present.

Form: P2-9

New To This Town^t²²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: R M Power| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 125| BF| D

4/7

Dual winner in bumpers when with Jessica Harrington in early 2016. Has since placed twice in maiden hurdles and contested a couple of Graded contests also. Likely to play a leading role on his debut for this yard following a break.

Form: 0/34340-

Off The Scale¹⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kieron Edgar⁽³⁾| T: Miss Sarah Robinson

100/1

Successful twice over 6f on the Flat but well beaten in three starts in that sphere for previous stable. Has stamina to prove on hurdling debut for a new trainer.

Form:

Shalakar¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Hugh Nugent⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss V Williams

33/1

Victorious twice on the Flat in France including on soft ground at Fontainebleau. Disappointed when pulling up on hurdling and yard debut at Ffos Las (soft) earlier this month and interesting to see how he fares today.

Form: P

St John's³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

6/1

Winner of a 1m5f bumper at Exeter (good) on debut 13 months ago and placed in a bumper there since. Beaten 21L on hurdling debut here last month and others make more appeal.

Form: 19-37

Subcontinent¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: L Treadwell| T: Miss V Williams

16/1

Successful three times at up to 1m2f on the Flat. Both turf wins came on good-to-firm ground and he would probably prefer the ground quicker than is forecast today.

Form: 5-

The Draconian¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

33/1

Placed in a bumper in spring 2016 but well held when sent off a big price for a novice hurdle at Warwick (soft) on his first outing in well over a year earlier this month. Probably best watched.

Form: 0/3-0

The Major¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: M G Nolan| T: R Woollacott

12/1

Completed a double when winning an amateur riders contest over 1m2f at Newbury (good) in June. Joined this yard in the interim period and worth a check in the market on hurdling debut.

Form:

Urtheonethatiwant²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Matt Griffiths| T: J Scott

100/1

Finished well beaten at Chepstow (good-to-soft) on hurdling debut last month. Others have a more obvious chance in this contest.

Form: 0

Way Out West^h1,t1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: C E Longsdon

20/1

Made a winning debut in a Sedgefield (good) bumper in May when with Stuart Crawford. Subsequently purchased for £58,000 at the sales but well beaten on debut for this yard and wears a tongue tie and hood for today's hurdling debut.

Form: 10

May Mist³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Josh Wall⁽⁵⁾| T: T Wall

100/1

Maiden after 12 starts on the Flat and rated just 45 in that sphere at present. Likely to struggle on hurdling debut.

Form: 6/0-

Forecasts

New To This Town (4/7), St John's (6/1), Awake At Midnight (7/1), The Major (12/1), English Pale (14/1), Subcontinent (16/1), Way Out West (20/1), Shalakar (33/1), The Draconian (33/1), Concealed Ambition (66/1), Lissycasey (100/1), Eaton Miller (100/1), Eau De Nile (100/1), Urtheonethatiwant (100/1), May Mist (100/1), Off The Scale (100/1)

NEW TO THIS TOWN boasts some decent form over hurdles and he can get off the mark for this yard at the first time of asking. The dual bumper winner has run well in maiden hurdle contests in the past and is taken to get the better of English Pale who is another making his debut for a new stable while Way Out West can claim third on his hurdling debut following a disappointing effort in a Cheltenham bumper last time.