13:45 Stratford

Saturday 19 October 2019

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Dave Callanan's 30th Birthday 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 5m 30.22s

Doc Penfro⁴⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: L P Aspell| T: Miss E C Lavelle

6/1

Good second in a 2m4f maiden hurdle at Worcester (good) in June. Tongue tie worn for the first time that day is absent stepping up in trip on debut for this stable.

Form: F440/2-

Exploiteur³²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

40/1

Beaten 15L when sixth in a 3m point-to-point at Ballindenisk (yielding-to-soft) in December. Purchased for £7,000 later that month and interesting to see how he fares on Rules debut.

Form: P6-

Happygolucky³²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

13/2

Ran well to finish 4L second in a point-to-point at Rathcannon (3m, good) in November last year. Purchased for £55,000 subsequently and is of interest on debut under Rules.

Form: 2-

Mercy Mercy Me^t1²¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 127| BF

1/1

Showed good form when placed in a Grade 2 at Sandown (2m4f, heavy) in December last year. Disappointing when beaten 10L in a maiden hurdle over an extended 2m3f at Chepstow (good-to-soft) in March however. Tongue tie tried on debut for this stable.

Form: 87/2352-

Out On The Tear¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: L Heard| T: S Allwood

150/1

Well held in a couple of point-to-points and it was a similar story when 79L sixth in a 2m4f maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter (soft) on Rules debut recently. Others make more appeal.

Form: 55-6

Sidi Ismael¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish

7/2

Bumper winner at Hexham (2m, good-to-soft) in March and ran well when runner-up to a previous winner on hurdling debut at Kelso (2m5f, soft) two weeks ago. Remains open to improvement.

Form: F/2431-2

Stormy Flight²²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Matt Griffiths| T: J Scott

14/1

Decent effort in finishing 11L second in a bumper over an extended 1m7f at Wincanton (good-to-soft) when debuting in March. Likely more needed switched to hurdles for the first time if he is to take this event.

Form: 2-

Terrierman²²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: William Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: D Skelton

14/1

Off the mark at the third time of asking when victorious by 6L in a 3m point-to-point at Bangor (soft) in March.Worth a check in the market on Rules debut.

Form: 2P1-

Non-Runners

Shaman Du Berlais²⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: Tim Vaughan J: Charlie Price

Forecasts

Mercy Mercy Me (1/1), Sidi Ismael (7/2), Shaman Du Berlais (4/1), Doc Penfro (6/1), Happygolucky (13/2), Terrierman (14/1), Stormy Flight (14/1), Exploiteur (40/1), Out On The Tear (150/1)

SIDI ISMAEL performed well when runner-up on hurdling debut last time out and he is taken to get off the mark at the second time of asking in this maiden contest. Mercy Mercy Me showed good form in Graded company last season and he can take second on debut for a new stable while the consistent Shaman Du Berlais can finish third.