12:45 Sandown

Friday 6 December 2019

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Pinsent Masons Introductory Juvenile Hurdle

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 4m 15.45s

Goshen¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-5| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| C

1/3

Rounded off his Flat campaign with three successive wins (1m4f-1m6f); made all (surviving a few sketchy leaps) when making a winning hurdles debut at Fontwell (2m1½f, soft) 19 days ago; penalised accordingly; sets the standard.

Form: 1

The Pink'n^h¹³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-5| J: Daniel Sansom| T: J W Mullins

10/1

76-rated on the Flat (1 from 8); produced with a well-timed winning challenge when beating the Dan Skelton-trained favourite Must See The Doc on hurdles debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) in July; off since and penalised accordingly.

Form: 1

Air Hair Lair²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West

50/1

Moderate on the Flat (53-rated maiden); is fully expected to struggle against a couple of previous winners and some promising types on hurdles debut.

Form:

Arizona Glory⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Aspell| T: Evan Williams

66/1

Didn't show much ability on the Flat for George Scott, and was moved on swiftly for £8,000 last December; 50-1 when sixth of 12 (beaten 24L) to Sir Psycho on hurdles debut at Wincanton (1m7½f, good).

Form: 6

Goa Lil¹¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

5/1

With F.Cheyer when a comfortable 5L winner of a 1m3½f bumper at Brehal (France) in August; carries high profile racing silks; note any positive market move on hurdles/stable debut.

Form: 341

Mr Chua^p1,t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: M Scudamore

10/1

Unraced on the Flat for Sir Michael Stoute, and joined Michael Scudamore for £14,000 in June; placed in an Exeter bumper (1m5f) with a similar result on hurdles debut at Catterick (1m7½f) a fortnight ago; cheekpieces are applied.

Form: 33

Thyme White¹⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

11/2

Flat winner in France at Bordeaux Le Bouscat (1m1½f, heavy); with a high profile owner-trainer combination for hurdles debut; consult the market for the required clues; interesting.

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Tribal Commander²²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: W T Kennedy| T: Ian Williams

66/1

Low 60's-rated Flat maiden (0-10) who admittedly ran his best race in that sphere over 2m at Chepstow in September (second); in rear throughout and ultimately tailed off on Ludlow hurdles debut (2m, soft) three weeks ago.

Form: 6

Brass⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: G Sheehan| T: P R Webber

100/1

Linngari filly; 45-rated on the Flat, managing to beat only a handful of rivals in four starts (1m2f-1m6f); it's very much a case of sink or swim on hurdles debut in a competitive affair on paper; look elsewhere.

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Forecasts

Goshen (1/3), Goa Lil (5/1), Thyme White (11/2), Mr Chua (10/1), The Pink'n (10/1), Air Hair Lair (50/1), Arizona Glory (66/1), Tribal Commander (66/1), Brass (100/1)

Both Goa Lil (Nigel Twiston-Davies) and Thyme White (Paul Nicholls) embark on new careers sporting high profile silks. However, the bar is set relatively high by the Gary Moore-trained GOSHEN. He seeks a five-timer (three wins on the Flat) after getting the job done at short odds on hurdles debut at Fontwell (2m1½f) three weeks ago. His hurdling wasn't always the most fluent on that occasion, and this is undoubtedly more of a test of his credentials but it's apparent that his stamina reserves are nigh guaranteed on very similar (soft) ground.