14:45 Carlisle

Thursday 18 October 2018

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Smarkets Novices' Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 13.6s

Return Ticket¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: Ruth Jefferson

7/2

Won a Catterick bumper in December, and impressed with manneer of his success on hurdles bow at Ayr, quickening readily to beat Swaffham Bulbeck by 6L. Respected under his penalty.

Form: 31-1

Asking For Answers¹³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: M Todhunter

80/1

Ask gelding from family of Scottish National winner Hello Bud, and bred to need a thorough test of stamina. Placed in a point-to-point in June, but likely to find this test too sharp.

Form: 73

En Meme Temps^t1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: T Lacey

12/1

Showed ability on sole bumper start, but beaten a long way on hurdles bow at Newton Abbot recently, and hard to see a tongue tie (replacing hood he wore last time) making enough difference here.

Form: 6-6

Farlam King^t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 81

200/1

No solid form in three starts over hurdles to date, and presumably heading down the handicap route after this run.

Form: 006

Good Boy Bobby^h²¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

4/9

Leading bumper performer last season, his sole defeat coming in a strong listed event at Newbury in February. Yard ticking over nicely, and expected to take all the beating on hurdles debut.

Form: 1131-

Hero's Story⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: F P Murtagh

200/1

Just a modest Flat handicapper for Jim Goldie in 2016, and soundly beaten on hurdles debut for current yard at Hexham on Saturday having undergone wind surgery.

Form: 0

Hitman Fred²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| BF

25/1

Looked sure to win on bumper debut at Kelso in January until collared close home, and possibly not over those exertions when finishing tired there on subsequent outing. More needed now hurdling, even if back to form.

Form: 125-

Moyaszov

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R D Day⁽³⁾| T: N G Richards

50/1

First foal of a point winner and maiden hurdler, and bred very much for stamina, so unlikely to be suited by this relative test of speed on hurdles debut, even if fully wound up.

Form:

The Some Dance Kid¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

6/1

Both bumper runs in the spring came on testing ground, and matched debut form when 12L second of 8 to Lily's Gem here in April. Looks a stayer, so may need further, but a good prospect for hurdles nonetheless.

Form: 6/212-

Weather Front²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: Karen McLintock

28/1

Lost a shoe on hurdles debut at Musselburgh in January, since when he's progressed to win four times on the Flat at up to 1m4f. No forlorn hope back under this code based on those exploits.

Form: 8-

Malindi Bay²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H J Evans

33/1

Won a bumper at Fontwell last September, but hasn't matched that form in two runs over hurdles, and needs this for a handicap mark.

Form: 1/104-5

Wise Coco¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: A C Whillans

200/1

No impact in varied company in the last year, and makes no appeal in what looks quite a warm novice.

Form: 807-64

Forecasts

Good Boy Bobby (4/9), Return Ticket (7/2), The Some Dance Kid (6/1), En Meme Temps (12/1), Hitman Fred (25/1), Weather Front (28/1), Malindi Bay (33/1), Moyaszov (50/1), Asking For Answers (80/1), Farlam King (200/1), Hero's Story (200/1), Wise Coco (200/1)

GOOD BOY BOBBY was one of the leading bumper performers last season, and should be able to make a winning debut in this sphere with his yard's horses seemingly well forward. Return Ticket will struggle to give weight to the selection if that one jumps proficiently, but still looks best of the rest, ahead of The Some Dance Kid.