14:10 Plumpton

Monday 21 October 2019

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Geoffrey Budd Partnership Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 3m 50.70s

Bay Dude²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: B R Johnson

100/1

Seven race maiden under all codes and finished a well beaten sixth in a novice hurdle on jumps debut over an extended 2m1f here a month ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 6

De Barley Basket^t1¹⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling

11/2

Successful in a 3m point-to-point at Stradbally (good) in April. Is a half-brother to a number of useful performs including the stables Global Citizen and he is of interest in a first time tongue tie dropping in distance on Rules debut.

Form: 5331-

Delannoy^p⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland

25/1

Fair 32L fourth in a 2m novice hurdle at Kempton (good) in April. Struggled twice in lowly AW handicaps subsequently however and is probably best watched at present.

Form: 454/

Hackbridge⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan

33/1

Winner three times on the AW and was placed on turf in the spring. Well beaten on two most recent Flat outings however and market support would be notable on hurdles debut.

Form:

Jackson Hill^h1,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris

7/1

Debuted for this yard with a 26L fifth in a 2m3f novice hurdle at Fontwell (good) earlier this month. Hood is added to the tongue tie worn for the first time in that contest.

Form: 2/344-P5

King Of The Sand²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

2/1

Impressed when winning by 5L in a 1m4f handicap at Epsom (heavy) at the end of last month. Failed to figure on sole previous hurdles start and would appreciate any overnight rain.

Form: 0-

Marcel Debruxelles⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 114

5/1

Decent third in a 2m novice hurdle at Worcester (good) in July but was held when falling at Bangor (good) the following month. Interesting to see how he performs.

Form: 8-63F

Pirate Sam

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater

20/1

Unraced Black Sam Bellamy gelding and a half-brother to classy novice hurdler Amaretto Rose. Worth a check in the market on racecourse debut.

Form:

Uae Soldier²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: M Goldstein| T: P Butler

150/1

Failed to shine in four starts on the Flat including on handicap debut over 7f at Chelmsford last month. Others hold stronger claims on hurdles debut.

Form:

War Lord²¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard

11/4

Beaten 11L when finishing fifth of six in a 2m1f bumper at Exeter (good-to-soft) on debut in March. Gelded since and is an interesting runner switched to hurdles.

Form: 5-

Annajemima⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Joshua Moore| T: J & S Best

66/1

Failed to build on a promising second in a Wincanton (good-to-firm) bumper in the spring including when pulled up in a first time vivsor (absent here) on hurdles debut last month.

Form: 66-29P

Truckers Cailin²²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Henderson

50/1

Point-to-point winner on yielding-to-soft ground over 3m in February last year.Held in that sphere since and switches to hurdles following a heavy defeat over fences at Warwick (2m4f, soft) in March.

Form: 1/P4464-

Non-Runners

Avarchie⁴⁶⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

King Of The Sand (2/1), Avarchie (9/4), War Lord (11/4), Marcel Debruxelles (5/1), De Barley Basket (11/2), Jackson Hill (7/1), Pirate Sam (20/1), Delannoy (25/1), Hackbridge (33/1), Truckers Cailin (50/1), Annajemima (66/1), Bay Dude (100/1), Uae Soldier (150/1)

DE BARLEY BASKET is a well related individual and he is taken to break his maiden under Rules at the first time of asking in this opening novice hurdle. Avarchie has joined a top yard since winning earlier this year and he can finish runner-up ahead of Marcel Debruxelles who can put a fall last time out behind him to claim third.