12:55 Wincanton

Thursday 5 December 2019

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Hunts Food Service Mares' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 5m 21.3s

Big Fiddle^t1²⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽³⁾| T: R T Phillips

150/1

Did lose a show when tailed off last of three when last seen in March but overall form leaves her plenty to find and first-time tongue-tie will need to have a dramatic effect.

Form: 0683-

Cill Anna¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

4/1

Fetched £115,000 after winning a point-to-point in March. Has looked a staying prospect on both bumper starts this autumn and this longer trip very much in her favour now going hurdling. Top yard has taken this race twice in the last three years.

Form: 1-57

Destinys Choice¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

25/1

Has won a point-to-point and hurdles debut here was promising. Not as good at Uttoxeter on latest but this longer trip will be in her favour and too early to discount.

Form: 51/5-35

Frau Georgia^t1³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland

100/1

Has regressed in two runs since her bumper debut earlier in the year. Now steps up in trip going hurdling but others make more appeal.

Form: 29-6

Inawhilecrocodile²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: C E Longsdon

25/1

Shaped with plenty of promise on bumper debut last month at Newbury when 13L sixth of 13. The winner that day has since followed up and she looks an interesting contender going hurdling now at a longer trip.

Form: 6

Kissesforkatie³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Scott| OR: 123| BF

1/1

Promise without progressing in bumpers and it's been the same story over hurdles to date at various distances and likely that one or two of these will have more improvement than her.

Form: 346-234

Lunar Baby²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill

11/2

Bumper winner at Warwick over a year ago and stepped up from hurdles debut when 12L second at Market Rasen last month at this trip. Stable having a good run at present and more to come with this better ground in her favour.

Form: 175-72

Mags Melody²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J E Moore| T: M ScudamoreWS

125/1

66/1 when stumbling and falling at halfway on bumper debut at Warwick. Now going hurdling having had a wind operation and probably best watched for now.

Form: PF

Midnight Calamity⁵⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁷⁾| T: W G M Turner

100/1

Sole finisher in point-to-point in April 2018 and then runner up. Long absence to overcome and presumably has had her problems so not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 61/2-

Outonpatrol³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: A King

8/1

Point-to-point winner a year ago on good ground and ran well on heavy ground at Plumpton on second run over hurdles last time. That form has taken knocks from those in behind but more to come and should play a part.

Form: 317-82

Poet's Reflection¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: Miss L Blackford

100/1

Has shown a modicum of ability at huge odds in both runs over hurdles but handicaps will follow after this and they are likely to see her in a better light.

Form: 804-5

Prussia With Love³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton

20/1

Has shown enough ability on both bumper starts six months apart to suggest she has a future now going hurdling and this longer trip looks sure to suit. Market should reveal more.

Form: 3-4

Who's The Boss^t1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 119| BF

9/1

Her second at Huntingdon on hurdling debut is decent form but well below that when 15L behind Lunar Baby since when the heavy ground was very likely to blame. Entitled to do much better now back on a sound surface.

Form: 2-23

Non-Runners

No No Tonic¹⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: Mark Gillard J: Fergus Gillard

Sumtime¹⁹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: J W Mullins J: Daniel Sansom

Forecasts

Kissesforkatie (1/1), Cill Anna (4/1), Lunar Baby (11/2), Outonpatrol (8/1), Who's The Boss (9/1), Prussia With Love (20/1), Inawhilecrocodile (25/1), Destinys Choice (25/1), No No Tonic (25/1), Sumtime (50/1), Frau Georgia (100/1), Poet's Reflection (100/1), Midnight Calamity (100/1), Mags Melody (125/1), Big Fiddle (150/1)

CILL ANNA has been quite highly tried since joining Paul Nicholls in bumpers but this looks a suitable starting point for her over hurdles and she is taken to get off the mark in this sphere. Inawhilecrocodile showed enough in a bumper last month to suggest she should make her mark at this game and along with Outonpatrol may chase the selection home.