13:40 Leicester

Thursday 6 December 2018

All12:3513:1013:4014:1514:4515:20

Shangton Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 5m 14.8s

Chez Hans¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

6/1

Signs of ability in a bumper and novice hurdle so far. Likely more needed stepping up in trip than when finishing 13L fifth at Uttoxeter (2m, good) last time.

Form: 7-5

General Allenby^b⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: H Tett| OR: 112WS

25/1

Flat winner and placed in a couple of hurdles earlier this year. Pulled up at Warwick (2m5f, good) in October and has had wind surgery since.

Form: 3-53P

Heresthething³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams

33/1

Well held ninth of 11 in a bumper at Bangor (good) when debuting at the end of October. Probably best watched on his first start over hurdles.

Form: 9

Reve¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: M Keighley

2/1

Winner on the Flat in France and stepped up on hurdling debut effort when 7L second over 3m at Southwell (good) last time out. Interesting contender dropping back in distance.

Form: 72

Treasure Dillon¹⁰

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

16/1

Point-to-point winner on soft ground in May but has finished well beaten in two hurdles starts so far. Market support would be notable on this occasion.

Form: 1-84

Loveherandleaveher³²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson

10/11

Point-to-point winner on good-to-firm going in January last year. Unseated rider mid-race on Rules debut over this trip at Newbury (soft) in January and is interesting for a top yard on seasonal debut.

Form: 21/U-

Pomme De Nuit²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Conor Shoemark| T: M Keighley

100/1

Struggled in two bumpers earlier this year and pulled up in a heavy ground novice hurdle over an extended 2m3f at Lingfield last time out.

Form: 8-0P

Non-Runners

Ballyfarsoon¹³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: P Winks J: Mitchell Bastyan

Forecasts

Loveherandleaveher (10/11), Reve (2/1), Chez Hans (6/1), Ballyfarsoon (6/1), Treasure Dillon (16/1), General Allenby (25/1), Heresthething (33/1), Pomme De Nuit (100/1)

BALLYFARSOON has shown some decent form of late including in a novice hurdle last time and he is taken to get off the mark in this eight runner maiden hurdle. Point-to-point winner Loveherandleaveher failed to complete on Rules debut but she can put that behind her to claim second ahead of Reve who is dropping in distance following a placed effort over 3m last time.