15:30 Huntingdon

Friday 11 January 2019

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Weatherbys General Stud Book Mares' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 5m 6.85s

Easyontheeye⁷⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: Mrs L C Jewell

250/1

Has clearly been difficult to keep sound and her three runs have revealed little ability. Another who has been off since 2016.

Form: 997/

Elska¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Martin McIntyre⁽⁷⁾| T: R Bandey

66/1

Has shown little at big prices in Point-to-points, bumpers and a novice hurdle and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: PUP-74P

Etamine Du Cochet²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 115| BF

15/8

Promise on first three runs over 2m when runner up, each time looking as though the step up to today's trip will help her. 2/1 favourite when pulled up lame at Ludlow last time so that can be forgiven and sets the form standard.

Form: 2-22P

I'm A Believer^h²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| BF

9/1

Placed on the Flat at staying trips but still a maiden in that sphere with a rating of just 61. Trainer does have a good record with these types and worth noting in market for hurdling debut.

Form:

Jillythejet⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| BF

11/4

Fetched £100,000 after winning a small field Point-to-point in March. Ultimately very disappointing on hurdling debut at Ludlow in November when sent off 5/4 favourite but was lit up after a mistake at the first and surely better than that.

Form: 1-9

Liz's Dream⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: R Brisland

50/1

Sprang a 33/1 in Fontwell bumper in 2017 and runner up in in weak race since. Whipped around at the start and refused to race when last seen at Carlisle in October so needs to be watched on hurdling debut today.

Form: 10-2R

Miss Molinari

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon

16/1

Fetched €30,000 in 2017. Racecourse debut today and makes some appeal on breeding with the dam having won at 2m and 2m4f over hurdles.

Form:

Miss Molly Mae³⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: N D Fehily| T: N P Mulholland

22/1

Midfield in a Bumper prior to showing very little on hurdles debut over a year ago and hard to fancy for comeback run.

Form: 06-

Poperinghe Ginger²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

9/4

Promise in bumpers, notably when third at Aintree in October and will benefit from the experience of hurdling debut at Haydock last month. That was a stiff task and will welcome this easier grade.

Form: 4-376

Woodfield Robin^t⁵⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price

100/1

Tailed off last of four on hurdllng debut when last seen in the summer of 2017 and impossible to fancy on that evidence.

Form: 3/F4-

Non-Runners

Busy Lilly⁸³⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 10

T: C T Pogson J: Charlie Hammond

Forecasts

Etamine Du Cochet (15/8), Poperinghe Ginger (9/4), Jillythejet (11/4), I'm A Believer (9/1), Miss Molinari (16/1), Miss Molly Mae (22/1), Liz's Dream (50/1), Elska (66/1), Busy Lilly (66/1), Woodfield Robin (100/1), Easyontheeye (250/1)

Not many can be fancied in this finale and in the hope that she doesn't fluff her lines as she did at Ludlow, JILLYTHEJET can start to repay her purchase price. Etamine Du Cochet can be forgiven her last run when pulled up lame and seems the likely threat while Poperinghe Ginger is interesting in this lesser company and should make the frame.