14:30 Ffos Las

Sunday 7 April 2019

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Marketing Stop Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 23.9s

Good Boy Bobby^h³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 139

4/9

Successful in three bumpers (two on heavy ground) and has taken well to hurdles winning two out of three. Smart prospect who now steps up in trip but shapes as though he should stay.

Form: 131-131

Quoi De Neuf¹²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 127| D

2/1

Impressive on soft ground Point-to-point prior to making winning debut over hurdles at Aintree. Stiff task, though not disgraced in Grade 2 at Sandown when last seen in December and this more realistic.

Form: 1-14

Ballybreen²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

66/1

Point-to-point winner a year ago but has looked a long term prospect under rules and hard to make a case for here.

Form: 41-559

Dramatic Pause¹⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: T SymondsWS

20/1

Sprang a shock in Chepstow Bumper in December 2017 but off for a year afterwards and has struggled to build on that including on hurdles debut last time.

Form: UP1-60

Meteorite²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: James Nixon⁽⁵⁾| T: T Symonds

50/1

Showed some ability in a Bumper following placed efforts in Point-to-points but little encouragement on hurdling debut and up against it here.

Form:

Mind Your Back²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Burke| T: N P Mulholland

12/1

Mid division in both bumpers but hurdling debut was littered with errors and needs to brush up in the jumping department.

Form: 5-44

Out The Glen¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: P J Brennan| T: Mrs D A Hamer

50/1

Placed, but failed to progress in Point-to-points. No promise on hurdling debut and readily passed over.

Form: 2-PF240

Ruby Bear^t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry

12/1

Weak 14/1 shot, showed little short term promise on Bumper debut at Chepstow in February and only of interest if market is more positive this time.

Form: 0

Taaffes Castle¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Alan Johns| T: Christian Williams

66/1

Fetched £22,000 straight after landing a Point-to-point in December. Tailed off throughout on hurdling debut and needs to have made rapid improvement in short time to play a part.

Form: 10

River Bend¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland

66/1

Beaten miles on only start in Bumper at Chepstow in February. Not hard to look elsewhere on that evidence.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Good Boy Bobby (4/9), Quoi De Neuf (2/1), Ruby Bear (12/1), Mind Your Back (12/1), Dramatic Pause (20/1), Meteorite (50/1), Out The Glen (50/1), Ballybreen (66/1), Taaffes Castle (66/1), River Bend (66/1)

In a race with little depth it is impossible to look beyond the previous winners in the field with narrow preference going to GOOD BOY BOBBY over Quoi De Neuf. Mind Your Back may win the battle for minor honours.