14:10 Fakenham

Monday 4 March 2019

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Barnham Church Of England Primary School Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 0.20s

Arch My Boy⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Aspell| T: Martin Smith

11/8

Plenty of experience in bumpers last term including when touched off here in February. Has won a maiden on the Flat prior to creditable second, then disappointed when last seen in January (rated 85 in that sphere). Interesting recruit to hurdling.

Form: 8320-

Country'n'western¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁵⁾| T: R Eddery

11/1

Hurdling debut today but is a dual winner on the Flat up to 1m6f and fit from recent exploits on AW. Has an official of 72 and should figure if taking to this game.

Form: 15/54-

Joey Steel¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams

100/1

Tailed off in a Point-to-point and recent hurdling debut and hard to fancy on evidence to date.

Form: 68

Mount Cleshar³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Quinlan| T: P W D'Arcy

150/1

Poor 40 rated maiden on the Flat and showed little on recent debut over hurdles so easily passed over here.

Form: 0

Swaffham Bulbeck^p,t⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 119

5/2

Runner up three times over and latest effort when touched off over C&D to 127 rated rival sets the standard of those who have raced over hurdles. Cheek pieces now added for first time.

Form: 25-22

Welland³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kielan Woods| T: Mrs P Sly

6/1

Some ability in three bumpers and recent hurdling debut but needs to step up on what he's shown to date and probably more of a long term prospect.

Form: 3759

Deise Bless^h¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Ross Chapman| T: Miss Kelly Morgan

200/1

Pulled up on hurdles debut having shown little in Point-to-point and a Bumper and not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 77P

Velvet Voice³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: M H Tompkins

200/1

Regressive 40 rated maiden on the Flat and pulled up when 100/1 on hurdling debut so would be a major shock if she was good enough to play a part.

Form: P

Zanzi Win³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: G Sheehan| T: H WhittingtonWS

3/1

Good ground winner on the Flat over 1m2f when trained in France. Has had wind surgery since showing a little ability in two hurdling runs but handicaps after this probably the option.

Form: 64

Forecasts

Arch My Boy (11/8), Swaffham Bulbeck (5/2), Zanzi Win (3/1), Welland (6/1), Country'n'western (11/1), Joey Steel (100/1), Mount Cleshar (150/1), Deise Bless (200/1), Velvet Voice (200/1)

ARCH MY BOY has shown enough on the Flat to be of interest on hurdles debut even allowing for the fact that this tight track might not be ideal. He is taken to get the better of Swaffham Bulbeck who is the only one to have shown any sort of form in this sphere. Country'N'Western has also shown some ability on the Flat and looks best of the rest.