14:00 Uttoxeter

Saturday 17 November 2018

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:0515:40

61 Deep Bolt For The Finish Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 3m 54.07s

Tokay Dokey³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| CD

1/1

Winner of both of his starts to date including by 2L in a C&D novice hurdle on good-to-soft ground last month. One for the shortlist despite carrying a penalty.

Form: 11

Arctic Road^t1²⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Ross Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

16/1

Point-to-point winner on soft ground in April. Interesting to see how he fares with a tongue tie applied for the first time on Rules debut.

Form: 42312-

Boy Named Sioux²¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: C L TizzardWS

25/1

Placed in a novice hurdle at Market Rasen (good-to-soft) in March. Pulled up subsequently and had wind surgery since his most recent start. Debuting for a new yard.

Form: 73P-

Burning Bright²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: B I CaseWS

66/1

Well held last of nine in a heavy ground Market Rasen bumper in April. Had wind surgery since but probably best watched on hurdling bow.

Form: 9-

Chez Hans²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: David England| T: O Murphy| BF

10/1

Disappointing favourite when finishing 17L seventh of eight in a good-to-soft ground Bangor bumper on debut in April. Interesting to see how he fares on hurdling debut.

Form: 7-

I'm Running Late^p,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales

20/1

Won and placed on the Flat including over 1m4f at Kempton last month. Market support would be notable on hurdling debut.

Form:

Mid Day Gun⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Matt Griffiths| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

20/1

Placed in a good ground Tramore bumper in August. Well beaten at Downpatrick subsequently and debuting for a new stable on his first outing over hurdles.

Form: 535

Peeping Tom²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

7/1

Failed to finish on his first two point-to-point starts but made no mistake when winning by 4L on yielding-to-soft going in April. Worth a check in the market on Rules debut.

Form: PF1-

Raise Your Shades⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: B Pauling

33/1

Well beaten in a bumper on Rules debut and unseated at an early stage on hurdling debut subsequently. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 3-6U

Speed Company^h¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: Ian Williams

9/2

Debuting for this yard when finishing runner-up in a 1m2f Flat handicap at Redcar (soft) recently. Interesting runner on his return to hurdling.

Form: 46-

Star of Rory¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Lee Edwards| T: J Groucott

25/1

Useful performer on the Flat in 2017 but well beaten on debut for this yard at Chelmsford in June and probably best watched on his first start over jumps.

Form:

Lady Of Derrygally^h1¹⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

20/1

Placed in three point-to-points in the spring. Wears a hood for the first time and probably best watched on hurdling debut.

Form: 52F2-3

Presenting Rio^t1¹⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Max Kendrick⁽⁵⁾| T: B I Case

25/1

Placed in a couple of point-to-points earlier this year. Beaten 25L in that sphere last time out however and others make more appeal on debut under Rules.

Form: F522-6

Tigeralley⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Conor Shoemark| T: D Skelton

33/1

Point-to-point winner in spring 2017. Off for well over a year prior to finishing 31L fourth on debut for this yard recently and others make hold more obvious claims.

Form: 2F3/13-4

Forecasts

Tokay Dokey (1/1), Speed Company (9/2), Peeping Tom (7/1), Chez Hans (10/1), Arctic Road (16/1), I'm Running Late (20/1), Mid Day Gun (20/1), Lady Of Derrygally (20/1), Boy Named Sioux (25/1), Presenting Rio (25/1), Star of Rory (25/1), Tigeralley (33/1), Raise Your Shades (33/1), Burning Bright (66/1)

TOKAY DOKEY looks capable of defying a penalty to maintain his unbeaten record in this novice hurdle. The selection impressed in winning here last time out and can see of his rivals here with Peeping Tom, a point-to-point winner int eh spring taken to finish runner-up ahead of Speed Company who ran well on the Flat recently and is making his first appearance over hurdles.