13:10 Wetherby

Tuesday 23 January 2018

All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:00

racinguk.com/hd Juvenile Hurdle

Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 4m 29.84s

Oxford Blu²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| BF| D

13/8

Won final start on the Flat and made a flying start for this yard with a 20L success at Fakenham. Not as good when hanging under pressure last time but yard couldn't be in better form after a four-timer on Monday and worth giving another chance to.

Form: /14

Cornerstone Lad¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: Micky Hammond| D

Form: /131

Solo Saxophone^t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

5/4

Was becoming a little disappointing when trained on the Flat by Dermot Weld in Ireland but made a winning start for this yard at Catterick last month. Handled heavy ground on the Flat and likely to improve so should run well.

Form: 1

American Craftsman²⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Joe Colliver| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| CD

Form: /134

About Glory¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: A Nicol| T: J Riches

125/1

Moderate performer on the Flat but tailed off in two starts for this yard over hurdles. Plenty to do on the face of it.

Form: /68

Lisp³⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: A King| D

Form: /21

Empire De Maulde^h1¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: J Ewart

6/1

Boasts a 66% strike rate in French bumpers for previous trainer D.Ferir (1m1f to 1m4f). Hasn't raced on ground quite this testing, but should stay this trip over hurdles (on pedigree), and has a live chance on stable debut. Wears first-time hood.

Form: 3-11211

Look My Way²⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J & S Quinn| D

Form: /21

Oistrakh Le Noir¹²⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: B Pauling

Form: 1

Investigation¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Danny Cook| T: S A Harris

100/1

Won a maiden on the Flat but talied off or pulled up on all subsequent starts including two runs over hurdles. Didn't jump well last time at Fakenham and hard to fancy.

Form: 6

Take The High Road¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish

11/1

Placed in a couple of maidens at Gowran Park when trained in Ireland on the Flat. Well beaten on hurdles debut last time on second start for this yard and needs to take a step forward from that.

Form: 4

Titan^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: David England| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

50/1

Maiden on the Flat for Ed Dunlop, and hasn't really cut it over hurdles thus far. That said, he was in deep when finishing seventh of 12 at Newbury latest (2m soft), and the horse immediately behind him has won since (Royale Zanzibar).

Form: P7

Aardwolf⁹²

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: W Greatrex

Form: /-

Fields Of Fortune⁷⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King

Form: /U

Never A Word³⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

Form: /-

Specialist²²⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: W Young Jnr

Form: -

Swaffham Bulbeck¹⁰⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: O Murphy

Form: -

Forecasts

Solo Saxophone (5/4), Oxford Blu (13/8), Empire De Maulde (6/1), Take The High Road (11/1), Titan (50/1), Investigation (100/1), About Glory (125/1)

SOLO SAXOPHONE should take a step forward from his yard/hurdle debut last time and he will be hard to beat if he continues to improve. Oxford Blu should be the main for a trainer who had four winners at Fakenham on Monday. Empire De Maulde is an interesting contender who was winning bumpers in France and one that should improve for the step up in trip.