15:50 Sedgefield

Sunday 21 October 2018

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Casino At toals.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 3m 59.10s

Ask Paddington^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond

11/2

15L winner of a three runner bumper at Perth (good) in June, he again showed signs of keeness on his second hurdles outing at Kelso (2m) a fortnight ago when finishing an improved 9L third to Noah And The Ark.

Form: 9-32163

Kajaki^p⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: K A Ryan

6/4

Reached a peak in the mid 80's on the Flat, often winning over staying trips on varying ground; hasn't enjoyed such a productive campaign in 2018, but deserves plenty of respect on hurdles debut.

Form:

Leopard^h¹⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: Miss J E Foster

66/1

11-race Flat maiden (52-rated); 50/1 when finishing a keeping on fifth of 14 (beaten over 22L) on hurdles debut at Cartmel (2m1f, good) in May; more required.

Form: 5

Morraman¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Abbie McCain⁽⁷⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

10/1

Bought for £10,000 in June; not wholly reliable in PTP's (often failed to complete), but was a winner for Colin Bowe at Necarne (3m, yielding) in May; not an overly taxing start to life under rules; market a guide.

Form: 6PP-1P

Mutawaasel⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 100

14/1

Has shown the odd glimmer over hurdles (always looking likely to be more of a handicap prospect); that said, was bitterly disappointing in selling company at Southwell (2m) in July, so the jury is out at present.

Form: 3057-4P

Regarde Moi^t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes

66/1

Prolific Flat turf winner in Italy at around 1m earlier in his career, but has struggled on these shores since winning a Southwell claimer for Marco Botti (January 2017); not too many positives to take from his recent hurdles debut.

Form: 5

Remember The Days²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Joe Colliver| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

5/1

3-17 on the Flat (1m2f, Class 5 winner at Ayr in May); should prove capable of winning races over hurdles if able to prove his stamina; taken out of intended hurdles debut (ground) at Hexham last Saturday.

Form:

Rock N Rolla^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Finian O'Toole⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| BF

15/2

79-rated on the Flat, and twice a winner during July (1m1f-1m2f); has lacked fluency over hurdles so far (flattered by his Perth debut second - well beaten); too keen when a beaten favourite (behind Ask Paddington) at Kelso latest.

Form: 27

Snookered^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Ellison

7/1

73-rated on the Flat; seemingly keen on some give underfoot (1m3f soft ground Carlisle winner on penultimate start), therefore drying conditions aren't ideal; unexposed over hurdles, beaten 24L (third) on sole attempt at Bangor in November 2017.

Form: 3-

Non-Runners

Dark Ruler²³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 9

T: J Ward J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Kajaki (6/4), Remember The Days (5/1), Ask Paddington (11/2), Snookered (7/1), Rock N Rolla (15/2), Morraman (10/1), Mutawaasel (14/1), Dark Ruler (14/1), Regarde Moi (66/1), Leopard (66/1)

Rock N Rolla and Ask Paddington have previous hurdling experience, but neither horse has appeared to be anything out of the ordinary, with a tendency to over-race early proving to their detriment. Therefore, with other former Flat racers of a similar level of ability in the line-up, there's better value elsewhere. Snookered would've been more interesting on softer ground (trainer won this race in 2017), but these fast conditions should aid Remember The Days (taken out at a rain lashed Hexham last week). However, Kevin Ryan is perfectly adept with his limited supply of young hurdlers, so the newcomer KAJAKI gets a tentative nod.