16:25 Wincanton

Sunday 22 April 2018

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Cadbury Business Park Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 3m 39.2s

Irish Prophecy¹¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Adam Wedge| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 129

3/1

Winner of his first three starts but held the last twice including in a competitive Kempton (good-to-soft) contest in December. Returning from a break in this.

Form: 11-126

Penneys Hun¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Hugh Nugent⁽⁷⁾| T: M Blanshard| OR: 119

25/1

Tramore (yielding) maiden hurdle winner for John Halley in August last year. Beaten off a mark of 121 subsequently and likely more needed on debut for this yard.

Form: 505152

Shoal Bay^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: T Scudamore| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 135

7/2

Dual winner in the autumn including over 2m3f at Taunton (good) on hurdling debut. Highly tried the last twice and he has his sights lowered for this.

Form: 1146P

Big Difference¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling

16/1

Placed in a couple of point-to-point races in Ireland and made a promising debut when fifth over 2m5f at Ludlow (soft) on debut earlier this month.

Form: 3-3P5

Cranstal²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

28/1

Finished a well held tenth in a bumper at Huntingdon (good-to-soft) on debut last month. Likely to step up on that now tackling hurdles.

Form: 0

Diamond Guy^t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| CD

2/1

Impressive winner of a four runner bumper here just over a year ago and finished a fair fourth on hurdling debut over C&D in October. Interesting runner in this having placed in a jumpers' bumper last month.

Form: 1-42

Indigo Stamp²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Dave Crosse| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 97

250/1

Well held on all five outings under rules including when beaten 39L into sixth at Taunton (2m3f, soft) last time out. More needed in this.

Form: 08P66

Pirolo^t¹⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: N J HawkeWS

50/1

Three time Flat winner and has had a wind operation since pulling up on debut at Taunton in January. Probably best watched at present.

Form: P

Serosevsky^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N P Madden| T: H Fry

16/1

Point-to-point winner at the second time of asking at Chaddesley Corbett (good) last May. Fair form in a couple of outings in bumpers and making his hurdling debut in this.

Form: 2-155

Smuggler's Blues¹²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: N D Fehily| T: T R George

7/1

Victorious in a point-to-point on good-to-yielding ground 12 months ago. Decent effort in finishing 19L fourth at Hereford (soft) on debut in December and drops in trip here.

Form: F71-64

Blushing Red⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Miss E C Lavelle

33/1

Successful off a mark of 76 for Ed Dunlop on the Flat but well held on hurdling debut on heavy ground last month. Better ground forecast today should suit.

Form: 9

Mutoondresdashorse¹⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke

80/1

Victorious over 7f at Newbury (soft) last May but struggled since including on stable and hurdling debut at Ludlow (good) in November.

Form: 6

City Star³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: David Bass| T: B Pauling

66/1

Finished 89L sixth of seven when making her debut in a Towcester (2m5f, heavy) novice hurdle last month. Dropping in trip here.

Form: 6

Fred's Filly^h⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: Nick Mitchell

150/1

15 race maiden on the Flat and beaten off a mark of 46 at Southwell when last seen out in January. Others make more appeal on hurdling debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Nanny Makfi¹⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: B Barr J: Thomas Garner

Forecasts

Diamond Guy (2/1), Irish Prophecy (3/1), Shoal Bay (7/2), Smuggler's Blues (7/1), Serosevsky (16/1), Big Difference (16/1), Penneys Hun (25/1), Cranstal (28/1), Blushing Red (33/1), Pirolo (50/1), Nanny Makfi (50/1), City Star (66/1), Mutoondresdashorse (80/1), Fred's Filly (150/1), Indigo Stamp (250/1)

Bumper winner DIAMOND GUY can get off the mark at the second attempt over hurdles by taking this novice hurdle race. The selection represents the in form stable of Paul Nicholls (9/42) and having won a bumper here in the past he can get the better of Shoal Bay who was last seen contesting a Grade 1 event at last months Cheltenham Festival. Sandown winner Irish Prophecy can claim third on his first outing of 2018.