13:15 Kempton

Sunday 18 October 2020

All13:1513:4514:2214:5715:3216:0716:43

Racing TV Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 3m 43.9s

Can't Stop Now¹²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: C Gordon

12/1

Fair maiden on Flat, stays 1m, too free last time. Sold from Clive Cox 7,000 gns in July and will need to settle to last out on hurdles bow.

Form:

Chinese Whisperer⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

7/2

Fair Flat winner for this yard a year ago. Disappointing in handicaps of late but certain to have been well prepared for this hurdles bow.

Form:

Kentucky Hardboot^t⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: M Moubarak

12/1

Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2¾m) Persistent. Fair on Flat, stays 1m, well below form last 2 starts.

Form:

Now We're Touring^p1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: W T Kennedy| T: A M Hales

150/1

No form all 3 starts on Flat and fared no better on opening try over obstacles. Cheekpieces reached for.

Form: 7

Overpriced Mixer⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

7/4

Successful twice at up to 1m for Jamie Osborne during second half of 2019. Big disappointment on reappearance/handicap bow in August but likely to offer a lot more now hurdling.

Form:

Viroflay²⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

13/8

Half-brother to fairly useful chaser Mallorca, dam 6f winner. Fairly useful form in just 3 races on Flat in France for B. de Montzey, winner at 1m in 2019. Interesting hurdles debutant.

Form:

Crazy Love¹²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Joshua Moore| T: Miss S West

40/1

Poor maiden on Flat for Mick Channon.

Form:

Little Tipsy¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Lee Edwards| T: A West

40/1

Well held sole start on Flat but is a sister to useful hurdler Act of Valour and she did hint at ability in a juvenile hurdle at Huntingdon 18 days ago.

Form: 5

Forecasts

Viroflay (13/8), Overpriced Mixer (7/4), Chinese Whisperer (7/2), Kentucky Hardboot (12/1), Can't Stop Now (12/1), Little Tipsy (40/1), Crazy Love (40/1), Now We're Touring (150/1)

VIROFLAY was the best of these on the level when trained in France, and having joined powerful NH connections, he rates a very interesting hurdles debutant. Overpriced Mixer was well held on his debut for Nicky Henderson at Newmarket but has presumably been purchased with jumping in mind, so is feared most.