13:40 Uttoxeter

Sunday 25 November 2018

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Stoke Audi Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 3m 50.5s

Our Dot's Baby¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: J Scott| D

13/8

Point-to-point winner who made all on hurdles debut at Ffos Las at this trip and in the process of running a big race when unseating rider two out in a better race at Newbury. Looks sure to give it a good go from the front.

Form: 41UF-1U

Coded Message²⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: D A Jacob| T: B I Case

11/2

Took a step forward on each of her three runs in bumper's last winter and the latest in February was a creditable effort. Now goes hurdling and one of the likelier contenders.

Form: 7634-

Diamond Rose³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: M D Grant| T: J S Smith

40/1

Similar level of ability in three bumper's and likely to come into her own in this sphere over more of a trip.

Form: 557

Gold Runner²⁵

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

50/1

Plenty of experience in Point-to-points making the frame once in a weak race. 100/1 for recent hurdles but showed little there.

Form: F4BP2-6

Haventthefroggiest¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Jamie Bargary| T: D L Williams

125/1

Has shown nothing at huge odds in a trio of maiden hurdles and impossible to fancy on all known evidence.

Form: 800P

Indefatigable¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: G Sheehan| T: P R Webber| D

5/4

Dead-heated in a good ground Southwell Bumper in April and not knocked about on recent hurdling at Newbury. Capable of better and certainly one to consider.

Form: 31-7

Lady Avery¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: R T Dunne| T: A E Jones

66/1

Did land a Point-to-point in 2016 but has shown nothing in a pair of bumper's and hurdles and hard to fancy.

Form: 519/48-0

Okmyway³⁶

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

100/1

Tried in cheek pieces last time which are now dispensed with and her only piece of form was in a seller.

Form: 00/8P4

Pardon Me²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: J McGrath| T: J W Mullins

10/1

Now makes hurdling debut having gained plenty of experience in bumper's. Shaped better on latest at Aintree and if carrying that progress into this sphere could go well.

Form: 33-96

Whiteoak Stroller³⁶⁰

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

20/1

Dam won a Grade 2 at the Cheltenham festival but she has been off the track for a year since she made hurdling debut so has presumably been difficult to train.

Form: 46/44-

Yalla Habibti¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Thomas Garner| T: M Mullineaux

100/1

Moderate in bumper's and has finished tailed off in both runs over hurdles and impossible to fancy on that evidence.

Form: 7/85-450

Forecasts

Indefatigable (5/4), Our Dot's Baby (13/8), Coded Message (11/2), Pardon Me (10/1), Whiteoak Stroller (20/1), Diamond Rose (40/1), Gold Runner (50/1), Lady Avery (66/1), Yalla Habibti (100/1), Okmyway (100/1), Haventthefroggiest (125/1)

OUR DOT'S BABY and Indefatigable come from the same race at Newbury and can dominate this with narrow preference for the former. The hurdling newcomer Coded Message is worth keeping an eye on in the market and can prove best of the rest.