13:45 Ludlow

Monday 28 January 2019

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Rincon Del Puerto Restaurante Garrucha Juvenile Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 3m 47.00s

Captain Kissinger¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Frederick Tett⁽³⁾| T: J Hughes| CD

25/1

Flat form only modest (0-13) but took the best to hurdling in a field of newcomers over C&D in October (50-1). Went backwards from his hurdling debut on his only other start in this sphere; has run poorly last two AW starts of late.

Form: 15

Zizaneur⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D Maxwell⁽⁵⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White

5/2

Plenty of hurdles experience in France winning on his fourth start at Dieppe (2m1f, soft). Well below form in a Grade 3 at Compiegne (2m1f, heavy) last time when a big price; gelded straight after he now makes his GB debut for a top stable.

Form: 5312F6

Lucky's Dream²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: Ian Williams| BF

20/1

Hurdles debutante (dam, smart 2m hurdle winner) who was fair on the Flat (won two 1m2f AW handicaps at Chelmsford). From a good dual purpose stable who should be able to make his mark in this sphere; one to note in the market.

Form:

Petit Palais¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| BF

8/1

26,000 guineas purchase from John Gosden who was lightly-raced on the Flat winning an AW 1m4f maiden from three starts. Needs to show that he can take to this sphere but if he does he'll be a leading contender in this.

Form:

Purple Jazz¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Rex Dingle⁽⁵⁾| T: J Scott

25/1

Not as good as the other debutantes in this on the Flat with his win coming in a low-grade handicap over 1m3f (below form on the Flat last time). Looks as though he faces a tough task here and will need this experience.

Form:

Scaramanga¹¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

4/6

Patiently handled by his former yard (James Fanshawe) and gelded ahead of his hurdles debut. Second off a mark of 80 when last seen on the Flat (still a maiden in that sphere); looks useful and dam half-sister to useful hurdler Hartside.

Form:

Zanzi Win²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: H Whittington

10/1

Useful sort on the Flat in France at up 1m2f (won three times) but failed to live up to expectations on hurdling debut (2m, good-to-soft) at Taunton. Shaped as though he would be better for the run; experience will have stood him in good stead.

Form: 6

She's A Legend⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: W G M Turner

100/1

Achieved very little in a Taunton bumper earlier this month beating only one home and now makes her hurdles debut with little expected. Hard to fashion a case for her in any shape or form.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Scaramanga (4/6), Zizaneur (5/2), Petit Palais (8/1), Zanzi Win (10/1), Lucky's Dream (20/1), Captain Kissinger (25/1), Purple Jazz (25/1), She's A Legend (100/1)

There are one or two useful sorts from the Flat in this who if they can jump will be up to making a winning hurdles debut. SCARAMANGA posted a useful effort when last seen on the Flat finishing second in a good handicap and he’s likely to have been well schooled for his debut by the Nicholls yard. Petit Palais is another winner on the Flat who is expected to thrive over hurdles with Lucky’s Dream another making his initial hurdles start one to note in the betting exchanges. Zizaneur has plenty of hurdles experience but his penalty gained for his French win make life harder for him here. Zanzi Win is another with experience that ought to stand him in good stead here.