13:55 Fontwell

Monday 14 January 2019

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EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 4m 29.10s

Dancecraft^b⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

25/1

Appeared to take a step forward on latest but that form has been badly let down since and likely to do better when handicapping after this.

Form: 57F0-4

Hot Smoked¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: James Best| T: R Walford

100/1

No sign of ability at big prices in two attempts since switched to hurdles and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6-50P

Hurricane Minnie^h³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: M Scudamore

66/1

Beaten in three bumpers when with Alan King and hasn't shown enough in two goes over hurdles for current yard to be of interest here.

Form: 050-00

Marlow Moss⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

16/1

25/1 when mid-division in Ludlow Bumper on racecourse debut a month ago. Now goes hurdling where she will need to improve.

Form: 9

Millarville⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O SherwoodWS

7/1

Fetched €52,000 after landing a Point-to-point in Ireland a year ago. Strong in market on hurdling debut at Warwick but disappointed, though has had wind operation since and clearly capable of better.

Form: 1-8

Oriental Cross²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: W T Kennedy| T: Tim Vaughan

14/1

Form in bumpers but hurdling career this term has been slow to get going. Didn't stay 3m on latest and capable of better now dropped to a more realistic trip.

Form: 3/912-03

Oriental Flame^h¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Bannister| T: C J Mann

5/1

Not disgraced at Taunton in a fair novice hurdle before she was out of her depth in a listed contest on return there. Yard enjoying a good spell and obvious claims today.

Form: 437-56

Pardon Me¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J McGrath| T: J W Mullins| OR: 105

3/1

Below par effort on latest but previous two runs put her in the mix including a third here and if bouncing back to best has claims.

Form: 3-96239

Perle's An Icon

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

33/1

Third foal out of an unraced dam. Market should reveal expectations for this newcomer whose two half-brothers have shown a modicum of ability.

Form:

See Forever³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Max Kendrick⁽⁵⁾| T: P R Webber

20/1

Subject of some support at Lingfield last time but well beaten third and the form has been made to look very poor by those that have run subsequently.

Form: 2-03

So Lonely²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

2/1

Several placed efforts at around this trip in Ireland without quite able to get her head in front. Stiff task on debut over here and this far more realistic task.

Form: 0-22238

Forecasts

So Lonely (2/1), Pardon Me (3/1), Oriental Flame (5/1), Millarville (7/1), Oriental Cross (14/1), Marlow Moss (16/1), See Forever (20/1), Dancecraft (25/1), Perle's An Icon (33/1), Hurricane Minnie (66/1), Hot Smoked (100/1)

SO LONELY was up against it on first run since coming from Ireland and her placed efforts read well enough in this weak company. Millarville is surely capable of better and can show the benefit of a wind operation while Oriental Flame is back in more realistic company now and completes the short list.