13:55 Catterick

Saturday 28 December 2019

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jumpingforjoy On Racing TV Mares' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 3m 59.90s

Designer Destiny³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Cook| T: H Whittington| BF

1/1

Finished runner-up on three of her four starts to date including in a similar race to this on heavy ground at Uttoxeter just over a month ago. Strong claims of going one better in this contest.

Form: 2-252

Full Of Surprises

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland

16/1

Unraced No Risk At All filly purchased for £65,000 at the sales as a three-year-old in May last year. Half-brother to the useful pair Lac Fontana and All Yours and is worth a check in the market on racecourse debut.

Form:

Iconic Code³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: K Dalgleish

50/1

Multiple winner on the Flat including over 1m2f at Ayr (soft) in first time cheekpieces (absent since) in October. Held in two starts over hurdles so far however and is probably best watched at present.

Form: 79

Jimmy's Sister³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: T R Gretton

150/1

Well beaten in a mares' bumper on debut at Southwell (good) in June last year and it was a similar story on hurdling debut at Uttoxeter (2m, heavy) last month. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-0

Jo Cashflow³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss C R Crane⁽⁷⁾| T: C Grant| OR: 83

50/1

Decent fourth in a 2m1f handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (soft) off a mark of 87 last month. Failed to back that up when disappointing over the same C&D later that month and looks up against it on this occasion.

Form: PP87-48

Kilconny Bridge²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball

15/8

Point-to-point winner over 3m at Inchydoney (good) in May and made a winning Rules debut when justifying odds-on favouritism in a bumper over an extended 2m1f at Plumpton (soft) earlier this month. Bold show likely on hurdles debut.

Form: 11

Lightening Dance^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: D McCain Jnr

13/2

Multiple winner on the Flat and showed ability when 29L fourth in a 2m1f novices' hurdle on debut for this yard at Aintree (good-to-soft) earlier this month. Form of that race has been boosted since and she is one to note in this event.

Form: 4

Milanvera¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

50/1

Showed ability in a couple of starts in bumpers earlier this year but finished well beaten in a heavy ground event on hurdling debut over 2m at Hexham recently and is probably best watched at present.

Form: 4397

Oliver's Betty⁸⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Ross Chapman| T: G Boanas

125/1

Well beaten last of nine in a 6f event at Nottingham (heavy) on racecourse debut in August 2017. Unraced since and others make more appeal on hurdles and stable debut.

Form:

Royal Cosmic³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: R A Fahey

14/1

Victorious six times on the Flat and made a promising hurdles debut when 22L third over an extended 1m7f at Musselburgh (good-to-soft) last month. Jumping could have been better that day and she is interesting with improvement likely.

Form: 3

Set In Stone⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies

16/1

Winner twice at Hamilton on the Flat this year most recently by a neck in a 1m1f seller on soft ground in September. Changed yards since and is worth a check in the market on hurdling debut.

Form:

Shabba Dada Do³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

125/1

Ran well in a couple of point-to-points in Ireland but finished well beaten over an extended 1m7f in a novice hurdle at Musselburgh (good-to-soft) on Rules debut last month. Others make more appeal.

Form: 420

Sweetest Smile⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R D Day| T: M E Sowersby

100/1

AW winner earlier this year but struggled in the main subsequently and is probably best watched on her hurdling and stable debut.

Form:

Sweet Flora⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 83

100/1

Six race maiden pulled up when racing off a mark of 87 in a 2m handicap hurdle at Hexham (heavy) last time out. More needed if she's to take this race.

Form: 75340P

Forecasts

Designer Destiny (1/1), Kilconny Bridge (15/8), Lightening Dance (13/2), Royal Cosmic (14/1), Full Of Surprises (16/1), Set In Stone (16/1), Milanvera (50/1), Iconic Code (50/1), Jo Cashflow (50/1), Sweet Flora (100/1), Sweetest Smile (100/1), Oliver's Betty (125/1), Shabba Dada Do (125/1), Jimmy's Sister (150/1)

KILCONNY BRIDGE impressed when making a winning Rules debut last time out and she can get off the mark at the first time of asking by taking this mares' novices' hurdle race. The selection can get the better of Designer Destiny who ran well when runner-up on her most recent outing while third place can go to Lightening Dance who ran in a decent looking contest against geldings on her jumping debut last time out.