19:40 Southwell

Tuesday 14 May 2019

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JS Teamwear Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 5m 6.60s

Blue Monday¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

33/1

Once placed pointer has been well held in two hurdle races to date and despite respected connections makes little appeal here.

Form: 44P/205-

Jamessaintpatrick³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Lucy K Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss A Murphy

16/1

Irish point-to-point winner at Durrow on his second start who shaped as though he had some ability in both his bumper starts. Showed an aptitude for hurdling in two starts but more needed to get involved in the finish.

Form: 41/7486-

Likeamonkey²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Ross Chapman| T: Laura Morgan

25/1

Phoenix Reach gelding made belated racecourse debut at Hexham last month where he ran out when looking booked for fourth at the last which would have been a good run given 66/1 odds. Enough ability there to merit respect here.

Form: R-

Masteen⁵²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Ben Love⁽¹⁰⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

12/1

Bought for £30,000 after finishing second in lone bumper in December 2017. Quite belated start then for this yard and fact he was withdrawn due to unsuitable good ground latest raises doubts here on similar.

Form: 2/

Monkey Puzzle⁷³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| BF

11/4

Placed in a point-to-point in spring 2016 and ran well when runner-up at Doncaster in a novice hurdle over this trip in December of that year. Absent since pulling up at Ludlow two years ago so market may guide as to expectations.

Form: 22P/

One More Fleurie¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams

5/2

Will win races and likely sooner rather than later based on excellent second of 10 at Warwick latest in his second race over hurdles. Will improve again and has leading claims here.

Form: 2/452-

Sudden Destination²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 117

7/4

Only managed four races in a two-year career but ran a very sound race latest when second of four at Fakenham and he has showed ability in all his other starts too. Leading contender at similar level.

Form: P32/462-

The Last Of Them^t1⁴⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁷⁾| T: Laura Morgan

50/1

Remote finished in a bumper and a hurdle and pulled up in between also over hurdles so hard to fancy here.

Form: 0P0/

Constituent^v¹²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Sherwood⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby

100/1

Hurdles debutant won here over 2m½f in December on AW. Rated just 47 on the level so pretty unlikely he plays a major role here.

Form:

Jaxlight³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: Stef Keniry

66/1

Heavy ground bumper winner in March last year but struggled since including pulling up on hurdles bow at Catterick and similar effort in seventh of 11 at Sedgefield. Remains then best watched for now.

Form: 4F10/P7-

Non-Runners

Dontbitedabait⁴⁸⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: J & A O'Neill J: R P McLernon

Forecasts

Sudden Destination (7/4), One More Fleurie (5/2), Monkey Puzzle (11/4), Dontbitedabait (8/1), Masteen (12/1), Jamessaintpatrick (16/1), Likeamonkey (25/1), Blue Monday (33/1), The Last Of Them (50/1), Jaxlight (66/1), Constituent (100/1)

The two who stand out here are Warwick second ONE MORE FLEURIE and Fakenham second Sudden Destination with the former at his more tender age preferred with more depth to the Warwick race. Likeamonkey was running well until running out on his racecourse bow and barring no repeat he too should go well.