15:00 Wetherby

Saturday 9 December 2017

All11:4512:1512:4513:2013:5514:2515:00

Stormin Norman Smith Memorial Fillies''Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 7.5s

Behranell

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: G Lee| T: David Dennis

5/2

Half-sister to six winners inc Barizan (useful 2m-2m1f hurdle/chase) and Baradari (2m-2m7f hurdle) out of a Listed-placed 1m2f winnng half-sister to smart stayers Behkara and Bayrika. Stable 0-3 in bumpers this season but in form. Market check.

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Chouquette

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Blair Campbell⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

5/1

Half-sister to useful 2m4f hurdle winner Hell's Kitchen out of French 2m-2m1f hurdle/chase winning full-sister to French 2m2f Grade 3 hurdle/2m3f Listed chase winner Madox. Stable 3-14 in bumpers this season. Market check suggested.

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Fforbidden Love

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Teal⁽⁷⁾| T: N B King

7/1

Closely related to 1m-1m2f AW winner Elysian Prince. Dam 1m½f AW winner at two and closely related to half-sister of French Group 3 winner. Stable among winners, though 0-3 in bumpers this term. Another to check in market.

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Kuragina

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Colm McCormack⁽³⁾| T: Kenneth Slack

8/1

Left Godolphin unraced for 5,000 gns. Half-sister to four winners inc Scarab (1m2f-1m4f), Petrovsky (1m-1m4f) and Donnachies Girl (1m4f-1m5f), out of 1m2f winner. Grandam Group 2 winner over 1m4½f. Stable's first bumper runner in several seasons.

Form:

Lots Ov³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Wainwright

16/1

Has made steady improvement in her three runs, the best last time at Catterick (1m6f, soft). Experience is a positive, though not sure about her ability and likely to find a few too good for her again on what we have seen.

Form: 004

Perfect Myth

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: H Whittington

3/1

Dam a 6f-7f winning half-sister to 5f winner Perfect Muse, out of 1m AW winning full-sister to fairly useful 5f/7f winner Perfect Peach. Stable among winners and is 20% in bumpers this season, so market check suggested despite stamina concerns.

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Sasheeda²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: T J Phelan| T: L Williamson

40/1

125-1 and couldn't get competitive on her debut over 1m5½f (good) at Huntingdon last month. Has to prove she handles these conditions and although trip shorter, there are still stamina concerns on pedigree.

Form: 8

Special You

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Finian O'Toole⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Tracy Waggott

20/1

As a half-sister to a 1m6f-2m AW Flat winner and a 2m/2m5f hurdle winner she should have the required stamina for this, though stable is without a National Hunt winner for 1792 days (55 runs). Check market for clues.

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Swinithwaite Lady

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: J Kington⁽³⁾| T: M Weatherer

40/1

Second foal of an unplaced (7f-1m4f) half-sister to useful 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner How's Business. Stable sent out first runner of season in similar race last week and was last home, beaten 29L. Watching brief suggested.

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True Ballew

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby

12/1

Dam won nine times over 1m (highest rating 85), inc on soft, though manly on fast ground. Grandam also won three hurdles at around 2m on good/good to firm. Stable 10% (1-10) in bumpers this season, which was a debut scorer, so market check prudent.

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Forecasts

Behranell (5/2), Perfect Myth (3/1), Chouquette (5/1), Fforbidden Love (7/1), Kuragina (8/1), True Ballew (12/1), Lots Ov (16/1), Special You (20/1), Swinithwaite Lady (40/1), Sasheeda (40/1)

A tricky race to conclude with for punters with plenty of guesswork involved. The booking of Graham Lee for the nicely-bred BEHRANELL could be a handy pointer and with the David Dennis string in good form of late, she probably has more chance than most. As ever with such races, keep a close eye on the market, with Fforbidden Love and in particular Kuragina having decent pedigrees. Perfect Myth represents a stable that does well in these contests and she could acquit herself ably, though she has stamina to prove. True Ballew is another whose pedigree page looks good in the context of this field and support for her would probably be significant, with her trainer having several winners here this season.