13:05 Newcastle

Friday 15 November 2019

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Alana & Emmy-Faith Mares' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:07 | Winning time: 5m 20.30s

Chanting Hill¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Lucy Alexander| T: N W Alexander

7/2

By Milan; cost £19,000 in August (as a short-head winner of a 3m maiden at Sheriff Hutton); stayed on up the home straight when fourth (beaten 7½L) to Aurora Thunder on rules/stable/hurdles debut at Ayr (2m4½f, soft).

Form: 1-4

Desaray Girl²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

20/1

Cost €40,000 as a 3yo; made an encouraging debut (distant third) in a bumper here in March before struggling in stronger races thereafter; market helpful on hurdles debut.

Form: 30-0

Elk Bridge³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Lily Pinchin⁽⁷⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

11/4

Comfortable Clonmel bumper winner (2m, good) for John P O'Callaghan; 3-1 and somewhat of a disappointment on stable/hurdles debut at Huntingdon (2m3½f, good) four weeks ago; soft ground?

Form: 42614-6

Ellarna^t²¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F NichollsWS

15/8

By Lucarno; ran to a similar level of form on her first two starts (Ludlow & Taunton) before a breathing problem hindered in a Cl 2 bumper at Cheltenham; switches to hurdles following wind surgery; Harry Cobden re-routes from Cheltenham.

Form: 330-

Fyfin Patsy³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 109

7/1

Point winner (joined Lucinda Russell for £20,000 in May); runner-up in two of her three starts over hurdles, including at odds of 50-1 at Hexham (2m, soft) 34 days ago - beaten 11L by Miah Grace.

Form: 2-31262

Montelimar¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J Kington| T: A Crook

125/1

Has shown no worthwhile form (Flat or bumpers); virtually impossible to see her in the front rank on hurdles debut; look elsewhere.

Form: 8P9-

Moyode Lady²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 81

16/1

Eight-race maiden; ran her best race when finishing fifth of 14 to Happy Jacky at Clonmel (2m, good) in September; tackles a new trip; a first ever Newcastle runner for the Curragh trainer James Nash (& ride for Gavin Brouder).

Form: 4-48567

On We Go¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson

100/1

13-race maiden in point-to-points (for Niall Kelleher); in the rear division throughout on both starts under rules (2m4f); needs a miracle on all known form; look elsewhere confidently.

Form: 47P-P70

Raddle And Hum²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: Micky Hammond

22/1

By Milan; with Jim Dreaper when runner-up in a mares' maiden at Taylorstown in April (3m, good); 25-1 and wasn't knocked about in rear on rules/stable/bumper debut at Carlisle (2m1f, soft); could fare better over hurdles (at 2m4f).

Form: 2-8

That's My Dubai⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies| OR: 91

40/1

Twice placed in Irish bumpers, but disappointed over hurdles thereafter (0-5); needs to improve immeasurably for her new trainer Rebecca Menzies; considered to be an unlikely winner.

Form: 0-00600

Forecasts

Ellarna (15/8), Elk Bridge (11/4), Chanting Hill (7/2), Fyfin Patsy (7/1), Moyode Lady (16/1), Desaray Girl (20/1), Raddle And Hum (22/1), That's My Dubai (40/1), On We Go (100/1), Montelimar (125/1)

Fresh from wind surgery, Ellarna is a noteworthy runner for Paul Nicholls (Harry Cobden re-routes from Cheltenham) while both Chanting Hill (Nick Alexander) and Fyfin Patsy (Lucinda Russell) should have taken plenty of confidence from recent spins over hurdles. However, in a race which yielded a shock winner in 2018 (Archview Sunrise) we'll chase some each-way value with the hurdles debutante RADDLE AND HUM. Her trainer Micky Hammond has saddled a few winners recently and she wasn't knocked about in rear on debut for Straightline Bloodstock at Carlisle (bumper). A switch to hurdling (over 2m4f) will undoubtedly aid her cause.