Racing Partnership Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 30.0s

All Hail Caesar²⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies

4/1

Twice filled second place in bumpers (Musselburgh & Newcastle), with the winners of those respective races both successful over hurdles since; off for 262 days since a fair hurdles debut fifth; prowess on heavy ground unknown.

Form: 8/0225-

Destiny Is All²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

40/1

Former pointer (0-3); 18-1 when finishing eighth of 11 to Darry Desbois on rules/stable/hurdles debut over C&D (maiden) last month; others are more obvious.

Form: 5-458

Here In The Dark^b1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 110

50/1

23-race maiden; sports blinkers on his first start for the Embleton trainer Victor Thompson (formerly trained in Ireland by Tom McCourt); holds no realistic chance barring accidents.

Form: 47-8P89

No Regrets²⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: N G Richards| BF

5/2

Presenting gelding (cost €42,000 as a 3yo); dam was a 2m3f hurdle winner; 11-4jf when finishing 8L fourth of 12 on debut in an Ayr bumper (2m, good); that form is respectable and this race represents a suitable starting point for hurdling.

Form: 4-

Teescomponentstrig²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boanas

5/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding out of a mare who was a half-sister to the dual-purpose scorer Rouge Et Noir; 20-1 when a keeping on fourth of 11 to Darry Desbois on hurdles debut (C&D).

Form: 67-4

Thomas Macdonagh^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: Jamie Snowden

11/8

Runner-up on both bumper starts for Jamie Snowden (beaten 4½L by the promising Lossiemouth at Carlisle); jumped tardily late on when finishing fourth on hurdles debut at Warwick (2m5f, good) 36 days ago; the type to do better.

Form: 32/422-4

Non-Runners

Brigade of Guards²²²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: Tim Vaughan J: Charlie Price

Dorothy's Flame²¹⁶

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: J C Haynes J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Thomas Macdonagh (11/8), No Regrets (5/2), Brigade of Guards (10/3), All Hail Caesar (4/1), Teescomponentstrig (5/1), Destiny Is All (40/1), Dorothy's Flame (50/1), Here In The Dark (50/1)

Any evidence of sustained market support would offer encouragement with regards the chances of the hurdling newcomer No Regrets, and a race of this nature should definitely fall his way sooner or later. However, with Tim Vaughan and Jamie Snowden sending runners North, a lack of experience may just count against the Nicky Richards-trained runner. Thomas Macdonagh boasts a solid level of form in bumpers (including against the promising Lossiemouth) but with more experience of obstacles, the 118-rated BRIGADE OF GUARDS receives the tentative nod.