12:35 Uttoxeter

Sunday 4 October 2020

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Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 3m 55.61s

Above Suspicion²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: T R George

10/1

€55,000 buy who is the first foal of an unraced half-sister to high-class hurdler Get Me Out of Here. 9/2, fourth of 7 in bumper at Musselburgh (15.6f, soft). Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 4-

Brief Ambition²⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C Brace⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| D

7/4

Winning Irish pointer and fairly useful form in bumpers last season, out of depth at the Cheltenham Festival final start. Makes hurdles debut and potentially a big player.

Form: 1420-

Durl Rock²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

50/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle (50/1) at this course (19.9f, good) on hurdles bow 25 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 7-0

Freddy Mac¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: M D I Usher

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Warwick (21f, good) 13 days ago, struggling quickly. Back down in trip.

Form: 6-0P

General Probus²⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: David England| T: O Murphy

14/1

Showed ability under a very considerate ride on hurdling debut at Exeter in December but well below that level there following month. Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Jeremy Scott.

Form: 49-

High Grounds³⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R Potter

50/1

Useful Flat winner in 2016 but well held all 3 starts over hurdles for 2 different yards. Off 10 months.

Form: 80/P-

Lord Howard²⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Alexander Thorne⁽⁵⁾| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy| D

125/1

Fair Flat winner. Stopped quickly sole start over hurdles. Sold from Mick Channon £7,000 in July.

Form: P-

Normandy Blue²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Chadwick⁽⁷⁾| T: L McJannet

250/1

Poor maiden on Flat.

Form:

One True King²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

10/11

Ex-Irish winning pointer. Fairly-useful bumper winner who was also tenth of 23 to in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham. Better than bare result on hurdles now at Stratford and improvement expected.

Form: 85110-3

Our Bubba⁵⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

12/1

Point winner who stepped up on his Rules debut when fourth in Uttoxeter maiden hurdle (15.8f) in January 2019 and similar form when sixth at Huntingdon following month. Not seen since, however.

Form: 431946/

Rasaasy³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: A Carson

25/1

Fair Flat winner. Given a considerate introduction to hurdling at Southwell last month and will have a better chance once handicapped.

Form: 4

Altumanina⁴²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: R T Dunne| T: S Allwood

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17f, good, 66/1). Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving Michael Butler.

Form: 67-

Non-Runners

Do Your Job²¹⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: M Scudamore J: T Scudamore

Thinque Tank⁴⁹⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: C E Longsdon J: Paul O'Brien

Forecasts

One True King (10/11), Brief Ambition (7/4), Do Your Job (9/4), Above Suspicion (10/1), Our Bubba (12/1), General Probus (14/1), Rasaasy (25/1), Thinque Tank (33/1), High Grounds (50/1), Durl Rock (50/1), Lord Howard (125/1), Freddy Mac (200/1), Altumanina (200/1), Normandy Blue (250/1)

ONE TRUE KING shaped better than the bare result on his hurdles bow at Stratford on return and big improvement can be expected given his bumper form. Brief Ambition is another who showed plenty in bumpers and must be respected now going hurdling, while Do Your Job sets the standard in this sphere.