12:50 Leicester

Friday 28 December 2018

All12:5013:2513:5514:3015:0515:40

Liz Raphael Celebration Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 4f 110y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places - Soft on Home Straight)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:52  |   Winning time: 5m 10.80s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Accordingtogino244
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton
13/8
Debut Irish point-to-point winner who cost €4,800 as a three year old. Dam an unraced sister to a bumper winner. In good hands and no surprise to see him make a big impact on debut.
2
Horse silk
Archirondel21
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-0| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White
33/1
Improved on his debut effort when tried at Exeter earlier in the month, though still beaten 19½L in that heavy ground bumper. Looks bred to do better over hurdles, so check the market for clues on his debut in this sphere.
3
Horse silk
Black Lightning15
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford
12/1
Made the frame in three of his four bumpers, although his form has been in recession since his soft ground debut. Well held in both hurdles starts over 2m5f. Can only watch.
4
Horse silk
Captains Run28
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White
16/1
Beaten only narrowly on his only completed point-to-point run. 40-1 and tailed off under Richard Johnson on his rules debut at Newbury last month.
5
Horse silk
Hahadi24
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Bargary| T: David Dennis
50/1
Irish point-to-point winner (fifth start) who has pulled up and been well beaten in two hurdle runs. Can only watch at present.
6
Horse silk
Lomachenko70
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: N J HendersonWS
9/1
Not devoid of promise on debut is a Ffos Las bumper (good) in May, but not as good on hurdle debut at Fakenham (2m4f, good) in October. Since had wind surgery and may do better now, especially up in trip. Interesting.
7
Horse silk
Milanstorm35
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies
11/4
Heavy ground Warwick bumper winner in March. Well held on hurdles debut at Ffos Las in November. Was entitled to need that after a break, and is interesting now upped in trip.
8
Horse silk
Phoenix Song24
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Nailor(7)| T: J G O'Neill
150/1
Made a respectable debut in a Chepstow bumper in October, but took a backward step at Southwell last time. Probably one to watch on hurdles debut.
9
Horse silk
Early Learner22
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-7| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls
4/1
Debut Irish point-to-point winner last year. Well held in a Listed bumper on rules debut in January, but much better here over 1m7½f (good to firm) on recent hurdles debut. Probably the one to beat.

Forecasts

Accordingtogino (13/8), Milanstorm (11/4), Early Learner (4/1), Lomachenko (9/1), Black Lightning (12/1), Captains Run (16/1), Archirondel (33/1), Hahadi (50/1), Phoenix Song (150/1)

Verdict

Kim Bailey clearly thinks a fair bit of EARLY LEARNER, whom he started under rules in a Listed bumper, and who ran well here on her hurdles debut. She is taken to build on that now upped in trip and go one better. Accordingtogino is a very interesting newcomer for a top team in-form. He could go well, while Milanstorm and Lomachenko are the others of greatest interest.
  1. Early Learner
  2. Milanstorm
  3. Accordingtogino

Prize Money

1st: £5,393.002nd: £1,584.003rd: £792.004th: £396.00

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