16:50 Worcester

Wednesday 3 July 2019

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Eventsi Marquee Hire For All Occasions Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 3m 46.90s

Ruthless Article^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 125| BF

15/8

Off the mark on his second hurdles start, winning by 5L at Bangor (2m maiden, good); found only the subsequent winner Adjutant a neck stronger when bidding to defy a penalty at Stratford early last month; key player.

Form: 2/249-12

West Coast Flyer³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 129| D

15/8

Won six-races on the Flat for David Simcock (1m3f-1m6f) before joining Oliver Sherwood for a hurdles career; raced keenly throughout when beating Toshima by 12L at Ffos Las (2m, good) 39 days ago; is penalised accordingly.

Form: 41

Yccs Portocervo^h³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 127| D

9/2

Ex-French racer (G.Cherel); ran out at the first on GB/stable debut before swiftly making amends with an authoritative display in a Fakenham maiden (2m, good to firm) a couple of weeks later; this is a slightly tougher assignment.

Form: 8/825-R1

Marcel Debruxelles⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

16/1

1-23 on the Flat in France, so was hardly an obvious recruit for Nicky Henderson; burst a blood vessel over hurdles at Market Rasen in May; risky; watching brief only.

Form: 8-6

Mix Of Clover¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: L Treadwell| T: A Ralph

50/1

Unseated his rider early on hurdles debut at Ludlow (2m, soft) in December, and although completing back there (2m5f+) a few weeks later, didn't appeal as a future winner; first competitive start for 181 days.

Form: P46U6-

Right Destination⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

6/1

Bought for £19,000 after finishing second to the Gordon Elliott-trained Hammerstein in a 2m1f Killarney maiden hurdle (good) in May; mildly interesting to see how he figures in the market on debut for Fergal O'Brien.

Form: P5P-2

Rubensian⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: David Dennis

40/1

59-rated Flat turf maiden (0-10); has won twice on the AW way back in 2016 (over 1m4f); it's difficult to imagine that he'll prove overly competitive on hurdles debut, although Aidan Coleman is booked to ride.

Form:

Spinolo^t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: David Noonan| T: N J HawkeWS

100/1

Cost a mere £600 as a juvenile; well beaten on sole bumper start (50/1); twice pulled-up at triple-figure odds over hurdles (in modest races); has had wind surgery since.

Form: 0-PP

Aweeminit⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

33/1

Ran twice in bumpers (for Fergal O'Brien); reappeared after a year off in Irish PTP's (0-4), when regularly let down by her jumping; one to monitor in the market exchanges now sent hurdling by new trainer Dan Skelton.

Form: 65/FF-56

Non-Runners

Vincs Vinnie¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: P Gundry J: Nick Scholfield

Forecasts

West Coast Flyer (15/8), Ruthless Article (15/8), Yccs Portocervo (9/2), Right Destination (6/1), Marcel Debruxelles (16/1), Vincs Vinnie (25/1), Aweeminit (33/1), Rubensian (40/1), Mix Of Clover (50/1), Spinolo (100/1)

As newcomers to their respective trainers both Right Destination (Fergal O'Brien) and Aweeminit (Dan Skelton) merit a glance in the market, but those with winning hurdles form should come to the fore and this race probably rests between Yccs Portocervo, the six-time Flat winner West Coast Flyer and the Rebecca Curtis-trained RUTHLESS ARTICLE. The selection was a 5L Bangor winner on his penultimate start and found only the subsequent Stratford scorer Adjutant (pair clear) a neck too strong when bidding to defy his 6lb winners penalty.