13:52 Carlisle

Thursday 15 October 2020

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racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 4m 17.60s

Yellow Tiger^t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: D Loughnane| C| D

18/1

Fairly useful on Flat and made a winning start to his hurdling career at Market Rasen in February. Found the Triumph all too much a month later and recent exploits on the level hardly encouraging.

Form: 10-

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Archi's Affaire²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 115| C

10/3

Fairly useful 12f winner on Flat for Michael Dods. Runner-up in a brace of novice hurdles 5 months apart for new yard but he took a backward step at Perth last month.

Form: 2-24

Big Jim Dwyer³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Peter Coleman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: K Dalgleish

28/1

Fair form when reaching the frame on first 3 starts in bumpers (trained by Joseph O'Brien first 2) and may have found the race coming too soon at Perth last month. Hurdles debut (Flat bred).

Form: 4336

Eagle De Guye¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: R Dobbin

100/1

Placed in his only point back in May 2018 and having missed all of 2019, he's hinted at promise only in novice hurdles 7 months apart.

Form: 6-9

Loughan^h²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 122| BF

3/1

Close third when well backed in a Lingfield bumper in November and promise when placed both hurdles starts, for all he didn't look totally straightforward in a first-time hood at Hereford in March.

Form: 532-

Mackenberg²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| CD

9/2

Point recruit who looked useful when cruising clear of a rather weak field at this venue first time under Rules. Not in the same form at Bangor in February but he could be a good hurdles prospect.

Form: UF/14-

You Name Him⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: T Lacey| BF

6/1

Stepped up markedly on his debut in a bumper when an encouraging fifth in a novice at Southwell on hurdling debut. Similar form when third at Stratford 3 weeks later.

Form: 5-53

Brooklyn Belle¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M & D Easterby

150/1

Went close on the second of her 3 starts in bumpers for Seamus Mullins last summer. Made an inauspicious start over hurdles last month though, swerving and unseating rider early.

Form: 624-8U

Flower Of Scotland¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 125

9/2

Fair form over hurdles and fences for David Cottin in France (stays 19f). Suffered a heavy defeat when last seen in June but she looks very interesting on these terms.

Form: 2256-2P

She's A Rocca²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards

12/1

Strong in the market and duly made a winning debut in Ayr bumper last November. Not at that level over hurdles yet and she looks a handicap project.

Form: 18-46

Forecasts

Loughan (3/1), Archi's Affaire (10/3), Mackenberg (9/2), Flower Of Scotland (9/2), You Name Him (6/1), She's A Rocca (12/1), Yellow Tiger (18/1), Big Jim Dwyer (28/1), Eagle De Guye (100/1), Brooklyn Belle (150/1)

MACKENBERG was a little disappointing under a penalty at Bangor in February, but he had previously looked good in a point and on Rules debut at this venue and is selected to make a winning hurdles bow. Flower of Scotland is a definite player on the pick of her French form, while Loughan can progress if channelling his energy correctly.