12:40 Catterick

Tuesday 18 December 2018

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Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Juvenile Hurdle

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 3m 56.1s

Blame It On Me²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

80/1

Limited signs of ability in five starts on the Flat. Probably best watched on his first start over hurdles however.

Form:

Dagian²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: James Moffatt

14/1

Fair 34L fifth in a C&D hurdle on good ground when making his debut over jumps last month. Interesting to see how he fares.

Form: 5

Echo²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Joe Colliver| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

7/1

Winner over 1m on the Flat at two. Fair form over 1m4f-1m6f this autumn and market support would be notable on hurdling debut.

Form:

Fanzio³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Cook| T: R Hobson

6/1

Placed in a couple of bumpers in France earlier this year. Small yard do well with their French recruits and he is one to note on hurdling and stable debut.

Form: 3245

Highland Bobby^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: D O'Meara

66/1

Held in two hurdles so far and beaten 75L at Fakenham (2m, good-to-soft) last time out. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 66

Lifeboat¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

20/1

14 race maiden was beaten 56L on good-to-soft ground at Market Rasen on hurdling and stable debut earlier this month. This looks a much weaker contest.

Form: 6

Lyford⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: David England| T: D Skelton

16/1

Victorious over an extended 1m5f at Chelmsford in September. Joined a top yard but looks the stable second string on jockey bookings.

Form:

Valkenburg^b1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish| C

9/1

Good 12L third over an extended 1m7f at Musselburgh (good-to-firm) on hurdling debut last month. Disappointing here subsequently however and blinkers tried for the first time.

Form: 30

Fabianski²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-11| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies| D

5/6

Off the mark at the first attempt over hurdles when winning by 17L over 2m at Wetherby (good-to-soft) three weeks ago. Likely to prove hard to beat in this contest.

Form: 1

Gemologist²⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: C R King| T: C & M Johnston

25/1

Placed on the Flat but disappointing in that sphere earlier this year. Rare hurdles runner for a powerful Flat stable.

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Forecasts

Fabianski (5/6), Fanzio (6/1), Echo (7/1), Valkenburg (9/1), Dagian (14/1), Lyford (16/1), Lifeboat (20/1), Gemologist (25/1), Highland Bobby (66/1), Blame It On Me (80/1)

FABIANSKI impressed when winning on hurdling debut at Wetherby and she is taken to follow-up in this juvenile hurdle. The selection can get the better of Fanzio who showed promise in bumpers in France while third place can go to Lifeboat who tackles a weaker looking contest than when well held on hurdles debut.