15:25 Fontwell

Sunday 27 May 2018

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acebreakers.co.uk 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 4m 16.9s

Cease To Surrender¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: H Tett

50/1

Well beaten in a Worcester seller on debut 17 days ago and hard to see him improving sufficiently to land this.

Form: 4

Delirious Love^h,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

14/1

Some promise in a couple fo bumpers but some shoddy hurdling cost him on hurdles debut and he was too headstrong again last time.

Form: 06-U3

Ringa Ding Ding¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 120| BF

11/8

Proved weak in the market 17 days ago when folding meekly behind a stable companion. He may still be maturing but he is not one to back at a short price.

Form: 483-2

Roll Of The Dice⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 107

9/4

Produced his best run since joining this yard last time, but he still looked one paced and the drop to this trip looks questionable. However, the jockey booking catches the eye given his 2-3 record for the stable.

Form: 507054-

Shillingsworth¹⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: C L Tizzard

9/4

Has shown signs of ability and this represents an easier task than most he has faced over hurdles. Yard in good form and the booking of the champion jockey is a positive move.

Form: 7/5957-

Elegant³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Reed⁽⁵⁾| T: M Roberts

33/1

Tailed off on stable debut following an 18 month absence and she needs to take a major leap forward.

Form: 33/0-

Remember Me Well¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: A Glassonbury| T: R Rowe

66/1

Has shown little in four career starts on differing surfaces and over a variety of distances. Needs to improve to take a hand.

Form: 6P0-8

Swift Native¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: N J Gifford

66/1

Put three non-completions behind her when winning a point-to-point at Largy (good-to-yielding) in April 2017. Her three efforts under rules will be a disappointment to connections and she remains opposable.

Form: UP1/PP-0

Non-Runners

Majanalma⁷⁴⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: R Woodman J: T J Phelan

Forecasts

Ringa Ding Ding (11/8), Roll Of The Dice (9/4), Shillingsworth (9/4), Delirious Love (14/1), Elegant (33/1), Cease To Surrender (50/1), Swift Native (66/1), Remember Me Well (66/1), Majanalma (66/1)

The powerhouses of Nicholls and Tizzard are represented by two of their lesser lights in Ringa Ding Ding and SHILLINGSWORTH. The former was a disappointment last time when perhaps the tactics were wrong but he may not be one to make excuses for. The booking of Richard Johnson for the selections looks a significant move on this drop in class. Similarly, Gary Moore and James Bowen are 2-3 when teaming up so Roll Of The Dice enters calculations on that statistic rather that his apparent ability.