13:40 Uttoxeter

Sunday 24 November 2019

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Stanley And Matthew Walker Birthday Celebration Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 4m 10.0s

Flow Away³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales

9/2

Carries a penalty for her hurdles debut win at Market Rasen (2m, good to soft) last month; the form of that maiden success was boosted by the runner-up Dundrum Wood at the same Lincolnshire venue on Thursday; merits respect.

Form: 636-1

At First Glance²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

25/1

Weakened from the final flight when finishing 8L third to Penny Mallow on hurdles debut at Plumpton (2m4½f, heavy) three weeks ago; front-runner who promises to be suited by dropping back in trip.

Form: 473

Balladame¹⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| BF

12/1

Sister to the useful French hurdle/chase winner Summary (1m7f-2m5f); placed in both starts in bumpers at Ffos Las (2m, good), including when third to High Change; makes her hurdles debut at a realistic level.

Form: 23

Designer Destiny¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: G Sheehan| T: H Whittington

2/1

Runner-up in both bumper starts, including when turned over at odds of 4-9f on debut for Harry Whittington at Bangor (2m, good) in May; has her sights lowered markedly after finishing fifth of eight to Silver Forever on hurdles debut (2m, Newbury).

Form: 2-25

Destinys Choice²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

14/1

Bought for £70,000 after winning a mares' maiden at Lismore (3m, soft to heavy) in March 2018; 40-1, raced prominently until no extra from the second last on hurdles debut at Wincanton (1m7½f, good) four weeks ago.

Form: 51/5-3

Havacuppa⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

100/1

Half-sister to three winners, most significantly Tea Time Fred (2m3f-3m2f); placed in a summer bumper at Fontwell but didn't shape at all well on hurdles debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) in September.

Form: 634

Jimmy's Sister⁵³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: R T Dunne| T: T R Gretton

100/1

80-1 when a tailed-off last of 13 in a bumper at Southwell (1m7½f, good) in June 2018; makes no appeal accordingly on hurdles debut returning from a 537-day absence.

Form: 0-

Milesha²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: R Patrick⁽³⁾| T: H D Daly

66/1

Milan filly (£16,000 3yo); showed a fraction more on her second hurdles start here (2m, soft) 23-days ago (ninth of 13), albeit not enough to suggest she'll be troubling the judge anytime soon; may need further; stablemate of Precious Eleanor.

Form: 9-09

Millie Of Mayo²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards

100/1

Dam was an unraced half-sister to the smart 3m-4m hunter chaser County Derry; 12-1 when tailed-off on debut in a mares' maiden at Ayr (2m4½f, soft) 27 days ago; still very early days, yet must do significantly better here.

Form: 9

Molly Ollys Wishes²³

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

3/1

A regular at this track in her relatively short career; ran her best race so far when headed at the last by the eventual winner Nikap (Precious Eleanor third) in a C&D mares' maiden hurdle (soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 34-P2

Precious Eleanor²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: R Johnson| T: H D Daly

9/2

Took a step forward for the switch to hurdles when finishing a never nearer third (beaten 6½L) to Nikap (Molly Ollys Wishes second) in a mares' maiden hurdle over C&D (soft) 23 days ago; stablemate of Milesha.

Form: 8-3

Saint Dalina²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Aidan Coleman| T: C E Longsdon

50/1

Has run to a similar level of form on both bumper starts, including when beaten just under 7L (third) by Pour Joie on debut at Warwick (2m, good); half-sister to the useful jumps winner Mon Lino (2m5f-3m); hurdles debut.

Form: 3-9

Shocona's Joy³⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

100/1

Bought for a relatively small outlay (£7,000) in March 2018; off the track since finishing a remote third of four (beaten 30L) in a Carlisle bumper last December; hurdles debut; others are more obvious candidates.

Form: 42/3-

The City Cobbler^h³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: L Treadwell| T: P R Webber

66/1

Didn't show a great deal of ability in bumpers (short of room and ran out here on debut); 100-1 when seventh of 11 to Ballinsker on hurdles debut at Ludlow (2m, good) 31 days ago; best to look elsewhere.

Form: R0-7

Forecasts

Designer Destiny (2/1), Molly Ollys Wishes (3/1), Flow Away (9/2), Precious Eleanor (9/2), Balladame (12/1), Destinys Choice (14/1), At First Glance (25/1), Saint Dalina (50/1), The City Cobbler (66/1), Milesha (66/1), Millie Of Mayo (100/1), Havacuppa (100/1), Shocona's Joy (100/1), Jimmy's Sister (100/1)

A sizable field and quite an open looking contest on paper. Flow Away was a winner on hurdles debut at Market Rasen last month and that form was franked by the runner-up Dundrum Wood on Thursday. Meanwhile, Molly Ollys Wishes and Precious Eleanour were second and third respectively in a similar contest over C&D 23 days ago, so must enter the thought process at the very least in a race where the early pace is likely to be strong with the Skelton-trained runner certain to head to the fore with the likes of At First Glance and Destinys Choice. Therefore, with no real conviction and for small stakes only we'll chance the eased-in-grade DESIGNER DESTINY.