12:30 Newbury

Wednesday 19 December 2018

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St. James's Place Juvenile Hurdle

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 3m 22.8s

Our Power²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-4| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| OR: 126| BF

2/1

Fair level of form in two starts over hurdles, although he was readily put in his place by a useful sort at Exeter on the latest of them. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 12

Style De Vole^h¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Geraghty| T: N J Henderson| D

10/11

French import who was heavily backed on debut at Newcastle, but did not jump particularly well and was all out to prevail. Needs to step up on that effort, but is evidently held in high regard at last year's winning stable.

Form: 1

Captain Speaking⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: J E Moore| T: N P Littmoden

100/1

Moderate form in two starts in France and was well beaten on British/stable debut at Huntingdon. Needs much more if he is to play a part.

Form: 5-47

Isaac Wonder⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Scudamore

20/1

Won over 1m on the Flat in Ireland and ran a fair race to be 12L runner-up on hurdling debut at Warwick. Should improve for that run, but has to show he fully stays this distance.

Form: 2

The Knot Is Tied⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| D

8/1

Four-times winner on the Flat for Tim Easterby, latterly when landing a 2m handicap at Haydock. Hurdling debut for new stable and very much one to note in the betting.

Form:

Vlannon^v³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: M Goldstein| T: M Madgwick| OR: 107

66/1

Has hit the frame once in three starts over hurdles and can be forgiven latest display when something went amiss and he was pulled up. Quite a bit to find, but not totally ruled out.

Form: 24P

Pepper Street²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss A Murphy

20/1

Winner on the Flat for Hugo Palmer and was making her stable/hurdling debut when third of 10, beaten quite a long way, at Wetherby. Well backed that day and should do better.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

So Enjoy¹⁷

Weight: 10-5| Age: 3

T: J Nash J: Aidan Coleman

Forecasts

Style De Vole (10/11), Our Power (2/1), The Knot Is Tied (8/1), Isaac Wonder (20/1), Pepper Street (20/1), So Enjoy (20/1), Vlannon (66/1), Captain Speaking (100/1)

Irish raider So Enjoy may be better than she has shown, but she is hard to hard to fancy on form so this may be fought out by the two previous winners, Our Power and STYLE DE VOLE. The latter won on debut at Newcastle despite doing plenty wrong and, as he is well regarded by his powerful stable, can be expected to be more proficient this time. The Knot Is Tied is an interesting hurdling newcomer worth noting in the betting, while Viannon, Isaac Wonder and Pepper Street have shown ability and are not ruled out.