16:25 Hexham

Sunday 23 June 2019

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Off time: 16:27 | Winning time: 4m 6.90s

Charming Dream^t²⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 120

12/1

Placed in France for Guillaume Macaire (on very soft ground); pulled up on sole UK start for Dan Skelton; returns from a 207 day absence for a new trainer.

Form: P63/P-

Cryogenics⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson

33/1

Poor Flat maiden (43-rated); kept on from an unpromising position (100/1) when finishing 15L fourth of ten to Some Day Soon over C&D last week.

Form: 34

Darry Desbois^v1²⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: M Todhunter

100/1

Well beaten in both starts in bumpers and pulled up on Wetherby hurdles debut (November 2018); very unappealing despite the addition of a visor.

Form: 0/0P-

Fast And Friendly²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: F P Murtagh

200/1

Well beaten in three bumpers (the first two for the late Ken Slack); sold cheaply in January 2019 (£3,000) and is yet to complete in two starts over hurdles.

Form: 060U-P

Game Risk⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss C R Crane⁽⁷⁾| T: C Grant

22/1

Former Irish racer; twice placed for today's rider Charlotte Crane in 3m maiden PTP's (good) at Askham Bryan College; trainer saddles three runners.

Form: 5/782R2-

Misterblackpepper

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: C Grant

66/1

From a 2m winning dam (Mountain Willow); makes his racecourse debut at the age of ten for a trainer who saddles three runners (in the same ownership as Red Pepper Lad); unlikely.

Form:

Red Pepper Lad

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: C Grant

200/1

Unraced 11yo who carries the same racing silks as stablemate Misterblackpepper; it's highly unlikely that he'll be making a positive impression.

Form:

Rukwa³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 110

4/1

Took an obvious step forward when bustling up the 4/9f Mystic Court in a 2m maiden hurdle at Huntingdon (good) last month; plenty more appealing than the majority; chance.

Form: F-42

Still Busy⁸⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: P A Kirby

40/1

Ran five times in Irish bumpers between September 2016 and October 2017 without really troubling the principals; 0-2 in PTP's for Cherry Coward (held by Game Risk); switched to Phil Kirby for a spin over hurdles.

Form: 3666/P6-

Youracert⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

11/2

Multiplex gelding; bought for £15,000 in April having earlier won a 3m Inch maiden PTP (good) for Terence O'Brien; should make his mark in a desperately weak maiden hurdle; stablemate of Silver Character.

Form: P1-

Boltissime²⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland

6/4

Twice placed over hurdles in France in September 2018; sold for €30,000 in November 2018; no real surprise if he plays a positive role in this weak race for a trainer with a 22% course strike-rate (2-9).

Form: 22-

Lord Roccoco³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

7/2

Acquitted himself well on hurdles debut when finishing a clear second best to the 133-rated Glinger Flame over 2m4f here (good) last month; one of a trio of runners for the Catterick handler Phil Kirby.

Form: 4874-2

Silver Character³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: D McCain Jnr

33/1

1m4f AW Flat winner for Tom Dascombe in May 2018; well below such form during the remainder of that season; made mistakes when finishing last of ten on hurdles/stable debut at Bangor (2m+); stablemate of Youracert.

Form: 0

Misu Bula²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: P A Kirby

40/1

Placed at odds of 40/1 in a Sedgefield bumper (beaten 20L); 50/1 when finishing last of ten on hurdles debut at Huntingdon (2m, good); one of three declared runners for this trainer.

Form: 03-50

Forecasts

Boltissime (6/4), Lord Roccoco (7/2), Rukwa (4/1), Youracert (11/2), Charming Dream (12/1), Game Risk (22/1), Cryogenics (33/1), Silver Character (33/1), Misu Bula (40/1), Still Busy (40/1), Misterblackpepper (66/1), Darry Desbois (100/1), Fast And Friendly (200/1), Red Pepper Lad (200/1)

An unappealing maiden hurdle in which approximately 75% of the field can be confidently dismissed with a number of trainers holding multiple entries. Of those with previous UK hurdles form both Rukwa and Lord Roccoco have shown more than enough ability to suggest that a race of this nature is well within their comfort zone. Meanwhile, Youracert is a mildly interesting recruit from the Irish PTP scene for Donald McCain but the selection is the French recruit BOLTISSIME for the Worcestershire-based Grand National winning trainer Dr Richard Newland.