13:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Saturday 23 March 2019

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Lindop Toyota Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 4m 1.5s

Shantaluze^h1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁷⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 126| CD

6/1

Dual winner over an extended 2m here including in a soft ground novice hurdle in early December. Drop in trip should suit following a disappointing effort over 2m4f at Sedgefield (good-to-soft) last time out. Wears a hood for the first time.

Form: 113-115

West To The Bridge^h,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: William Marshall⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 124| D

9/4

Soft ground novice hurdle winner over 2m1f at Aintree in December and a good third at Fontwell subsequently. Disappointed on handicap debut earlier this month however and return to novice company should see him in a better light.

Form: 560137

Ashutor⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 119

5/4

Placed twice over hurdles most recently when 10L second over 2m3f at Fontwell (good-to-soft) a month ago. Faller early on at Kempton subsequently but remains one to note for a leading stable.

Form: 22F

Battlebrave¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Johns| T: J Groucott

200/1

Well held in two bumpers and beaten 38L in a 2m novice hurdle at Warwick (soft) on his first completion over hurdles last time out. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-9P7

Jones Well¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: L Treadwell| T: O Murphy

28/1

Placed in a 3m point-to-point on yielding ground in May but has finished well beaten in a couple of novice hurdles including over an extended 2m4f at Huntingdon (good-to-soft) ten days ago. Probably best watched down in distance.

Form: 266

Nineohtwooneoh²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: P F Nicholls

33/1

Well held in two starts over hurdles including when 76L 12th over an extended 2m3f at Chepstow (good-to-soft) last time out. Others hold more obvious claims.

Form: 80

Careyanne³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Jamie Bargary| T: D Loughnane

40/1

Dual winner on the Flat and a fair 22L fifth in a 2m maiden hurdle at Ludlow (good) on jumping debut last month. More needed in this contest however.

Form: 5

Statuario²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

4/1

Winner twice on turf for previous yard and finished a decent third in a 2m novice hurdle at Ludlow (good) on hurdling debut last time out. Interesting to see how he fares.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Ashutor (5/4), West To The Bridge (9/4), Statuario (4/1), Shantaluze (6/1), Jones Well (28/1), Nineohtwooneoh (33/1), Careyanne (40/1), Battlebrave (200/1)

WEST TO THE BRIDGE represents a leading stable and he is taken to register a second hurdling victory on his return to novice company. The selection has a promising conditional jockey in the saddle and can get the better of his rivals here with Statuario capable of finishing runner-up ahead of Shantaluze who has won her twice already this season.