13:00 Leicester

Wednesday 11 December 2019

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Mistletoe Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 12.87s

Essenaitch⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: P D Evans

20/1

Seven wins on the Flat, five of them on turf (not beyond 1m2f). Trainer doesn't have many jumpers currently but worth a betting check (yard also runs Mr Top Hat).

Form:

Flash De Clerval¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 112

11/8

Placed in a maiden hurdle at Cork (2m, good to yielding) in April, possibly in need of the run on stable bow at Ascot over longer trip last month when weakening late on. Should do better before long.

Form: F43-68

Radjash^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: D Carroll

40/1

Low-grade maiden on the Flat, showed some aptitude for hurdling despite pulling hard on debut at Huntingdon last month but poor since at Southwell and improvement required.

Form: 60

River Dart³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: James Nixon⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll

80/1

Three-time winner on the Flat; 100 on hurdles bow at Kempton (2m, good) last time out and beaten 34L at the finish. Plenty to find.

Form: P-8

Shakem Up'arry²⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling

8/11

Placed on debut in a bumper at Ffos Last in the spring (form decent), returns from a break to commence hurdles career could be one of the more likely sorts in this line-up.

Form: 3-

Windsorlot⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: A W Carroll

66/1

Just a modest sort on the Flat (3-48) and too keen on hurdling bow at Ludlow over 2m in October having gone off a 66-1 chance.

Form: 0/8

Overtrumped⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Burke| T: H Whittington

50/1

Came home in his own time on stable/hurdles bow at Southwell last week, needs a major step forward on that showing.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

El Tornado¹⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: N J Gifford J: Non Runner

Mr Top Hat¹¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: R T Dunne

Pirate Sam²¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: D G Bridgwater J: Brendan Powell

Forecasts

Shakem Up'arry (8/11), Flash De Clerval (11/8), Mr Top Hat (5/2), El Tornado (6/1), Essenaitch (20/1), Radjash (40/1), Overtrumped (50/1), Pirate Sam (50/1), Windsorlot (66/1), River Dart (80/1)

SHAKEM UP'ARRY looks just about the pick on the evidence of his third in a bumper at Ffos Las in the spring, there should be more to come from him now going over timber. Mr Top Hat was decent on the Flat and merits a degree of respect while Flash De Clerval is a possible improver.