14:30 Southwell

Tuesday 4 December 2018

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Bet At toals.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 12.16s

Bold Plan²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

9/4

Point-to-point winner and placed in a couple of good-to-soft ground contests so far. Most recent came over an extended 2m at Newbury on hurdling debut and he looks likely to run well once more.

Form: 12-3

Dorking Cock³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: T Lacey

10/1

Good effort when 11L fourth in a valuable soft ground bumper at Newbury in March. Decent third on hurdling debut at Fontwell (2m3f, good-to-soft) in October and a fair effort despite finishing last of seven later that month.

Form: 4-37

Eolian^h1¹⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David England| T: O Murphy

100/1

Winner over 1m2f on heavy ground on the Flat in September last year. Well beaten on hurdling debut in May and wears a hood for the first time.

Form: 5-0

Go As You Please²²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: P R Webber

25/1

Ran well to finish runner-up in a bumper over an extended 2m at Bangor (good-to-soft) on debut in the spring. One to note on debut over hurdles.

Form: 2-

Incus¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: E De Giles| D

66/1

Well beaten in a couple of novice hurdles around this time last year and similar results on the Flat subsequently. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 49-

Lunar Jet¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: J Mackie

20/1

Dual Flat winner unseated rider on hurdling debut in October. Better effort when fifth in a 2m maiden contest at Huntingdon (good) last month and interesting if backing that up.

Form: U5

Northofthewall²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

33/1

Signs of ability in two starts so far including on last months hurdling debut. Likely more needed in this contest however.

Form: 70

Oakley²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

11/4

Placed in a bumper at Kempton (soft) in March and has run well in defeat in two subsequent outings. Beaten 18L in a 2m maiden hurdle at Sandown (heaven) on hurdling debut last month.

Form: 35-5

Rouge Vif^h1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: H Whittington| D

2/1

Bumper winner on soft going at Ludlow in March. Stepped up on hurdling debut when finishing runner-up at Hereford (2m, good) last time out and another bold show likely with a hood tried for the first time.

Form: 1-52

Golden Etoile³⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: T Scudamore| T: C L Tizzard

40/1

Pulled up in a couple of juvenile hurdles at Cagnes-Sur-Mer last December. Absent since and probably best watched on stable debut.

Form: PP-

Gold Runner⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

200/1

Placed in a couple of point-to-points last season but has finished well held in two novice hurdles this autumn and others hold stronger claims.

Form: 4BP2-67

Quasha¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Conor Shoemark| T: C T Pogson

200/1

Maiden after seven starts and has to put a fall over this C&D last time out behind her if she's to take this event.

Form: 5-44U6F

Sally Can't Wait¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: J McGrath| T: Henry Oliver

50/1

Placed in a point-to-point in April and ran well in a bumper in September. Fair seventh on debut over jumps and for this yard at Ludlow (2m, good) last month but improvement needed to figure in this contest.

Form: 247

Non-Runners

Clondaw Storm²²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: C N Kellett J: James Davies

Forecasts

Rouge Vif (2/1), Bold Plan (9/4), Oakley (11/4), Dorking Cock (10/1), Lunar Jet (20/1), Go As You Please (25/1), Northofthewall (33/1), Golden Etoile (40/1), Sally Can't Wait (50/1), Incus (66/1), Eolian (100/1), Clondaw Storm (100/1), Gold Runner (200/1), Quasha (200/1)

ROUGE VIF ran to a good level of form when placed last time out and he is taken to go one better than when finishing runner-up on that occasion. Bold Plan has performed well in finishing in the frame in both Rules appearances and he can take the runner-up spot ahead of Go As You Please who is making his hurdling debut.