16:25 Huntingdon

Wednesday 13 March 2019

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Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 3m 52.3s

Bbold³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| OR: 116

7/4

Appreciated the return to this trip last time at Ludlow and the first two have upheld the form since. This looks a lot easier and he sets the standard.

Form: 27353

Carolines Charm⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: N P MulhollandWS

25/1

From family of very smart 2m chaser Tanks For That. Fell at the last when in front in an Irish point-to-point on debut last May. Showed plenty of promise in latest bumper and he has had wind surgery ahead of this hurdling debut.

Form: F86

Clondaw Storm²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Dave Crosse| T: C N Kellett

18/1

Beaten 17L when third in a better race here last time. Suspicion he wants further or more positive tactics, but has an each-way chance on this occasion.

Form: 4-2983

Enlighten²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: M & D Easterby| D

7/2

Made all under a canny ride from Brian Hughes to land a modest Kelso bumper. Not at all highly tried on hurdling debut and one to note in the market.

Form: 36-41

Power Surge¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C Gethings| T: R Stephens

100/1

A €50,000 yearling made a winning debut for Ralph Beckett back in August 2017. Shaped better than it looks here last time when he was still in need of the run. The first two are above-average and there is nothing of that quality here.

Form: 7

Cardigan Bay^h,t⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 105

4/1

Bumper winner and placed on both hurdles starts so far including over an extended 1m7f at Leicester (good). Previously placed on good-to-firm over the same C&D and interesting to see how she fares on softer ground.

Form: 651032

Dina Maker²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Alan Johns| T: T H Weston

100/1

Finished alone when winning a point-to-point at the fourth attempt. Tailed-off on rules debut and doubtful he is going to be good enough.

Form: P3P-19

Duration^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: J R Jenkins| D

66/1

Winner of a 2m Class 6 AW handicap off a mark of 55 before joining this yard. Highly tried and too keen on hurdling debut but still hard to see him delivering here.

Form: 6

Lucky Lover Boy^t1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

13/2

Some ability over middle distances on the Flat for George Baker and achieved a rating in the 70s. No match for another Skelton horse at Ludlow on hurdling debut, but jumped and travelled well with the third a long way back. Stable 3-9 here.

Form: 2

Neverbeen To Paris¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: L P Aspell| T: D W P Arbuthnot

16/1

Fairly useful on the Flat when with Michael Bell (won off a mark of 74); stayed 1m4f. Hasn't really promised to live up to his price tag (27,000 guineas) on either hurdles start and he needs to settle better.

Form: 56

Playa Blanca²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: James Best| T: J W Mullins| OR: 102

33/1

Handled soft ground on the Flat so last run hard to excuse following a more promising effort the previous month. Others have more promising profiles.

Form: 7738

Forecasts

Bbold (7/4), Enlighten (7/2), Cardigan Bay (4/1), Lucky Lover Boy (13/2), Neverbeen To Paris (16/1), Clondaw Storm (18/1), Carolines Charm (25/1), Playa Blanca (33/1), Duration (66/1), Power Surge (100/1), Dina Maker (100/1)

Enlighten is interesting on his hurdling debut having won a bumper last time and the market will be informative as to how well he has schooled over hurdles. Bbold has the best piece of form having finished third at Ludlow in a race that is working out well, but LUCKY LOVER BOY ran a race full of promise on his hurdling debut and he may have a bit more speed under the hood than his rival.