14:00 Huntingdon

Wednesday 30 September 2020

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MansionBet Beaten By A Head Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:14 | Winning time: 3m 45.8s

Leroy Leroy²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: R T Dunne| T: J R Boyle| OR: 125| D

10/11

Useful Flat performer who was well on top of a subsequent winner when opening his hurdles account at Southwell (15.8f) 27 days ago. Has to be well respected under a penalty.

Form: 221

Ajero²³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

15/8

Half-brother to numerous winners, including smart hurdler/very smart chaser Charbel. Shaped well when third in a decent-looking Thurles bumper on debut and looks a useful prospect for novice hurdles.

Form: 3-

Doukarov^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Davies| T: S Curran| OR: 117

20/1

Fair ex-French hurdler. In process of running okay when falling last in a Southwell novice in July but weakened quickly there next time and again checked out tamely on his Flat debut at Chepstow.

Form: 563-F5

Handsome Samson^t⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: R Spencer

12/1

Placed in a Fakenham bumper last October but that remains a big standout and has offered little all 4 starts on the Flat this year.

Form: 08/38-

Orbit Of Iolite²²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: S A Harris

300/1

Well beaten in a pair of bumpers.

Form: 90-

Pointed Spear²⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: T Gallagher

200/1

Well held in 2 bumpers last season so easy to oppose on this switch to hurdling.

Form: 05-

Songo^h²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: M F Harris| BF

13/2

Fair performer on Flat (stays 11.5f), winner twice this year and shaped as if still in good form last time. May sneak a place if taking to hurdling.

Form:

Just Once²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Mrs I G-Leveque

50/1

Modest and temperamental on the Flat. Showed a bit more than expected on recent hurdling debut at Southwell, but didn't last out.

Form: 5

Forecasts

Leroy Leroy (10/11), Ajero (15/8), Songo (13/2), Handsome Samson (12/1), Doukarov (20/1), Just Once (50/1), Pointed Spear (200/1), Orbit Of Iolite (300/1)

AJERO looks a useful prospect for novice hurdles after shaping well in a strong-looking Thurles bumper in February for Thomas Mullins and he's taken to prove too strong for Leroy Leroy, who shoulders a penalty for a decisive victory at Southwell.