14:00 Fontwell

Wednesday 21 October 2020

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Heart Of The South Supports Fontwell Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 50.75s

Brummie Boys²⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: T Scudamore| T: O Sherwood| OR: 118

5/1

Showed ability sole start in bumpers and did the same first 2 outings over hurdles, second in 2m Wetherby novice in December. Failed to repeat that effort at Warwick but it's still early days.

Form: 3/426-

Kala Noire¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: S Thomas

10/1

Some promise on the first of his 2 starts in bumpers and again showed ability on recent C&D hurdle debut, but needs more for win purposes.

Form: 4/8-4

Lifeisahighway⁵³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: B Pauling

22/1

£27,000 3-y-o, £40,000 5-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Little Josh. Winning Irish pointer at fifth attempt last time (May 2019).

Form: 3P25/1-

Rookie Trainer^t²⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland

3/1

Winning Irish pointer who proved a different proposition for new yard on the back of a wind op (also in tongue tie) when second in C&D maiden in January. Capable of better still.

Form: 418/62-

Smarter¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss E C Lavelle

40/1

Fairly useful Flat winner for William Haggas and a line can be drawn though hurdles debut effort at Newton Abbot where he was badly hampered 3 out. Can do better.

Form: 50

The Bolshoi Bandit²²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J McGrath| T: R Bandey

200/1

Sholokhov gelding who showed nothing in a Warwick bumper on debut in March.

Form: 9-

Truckers Time²²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: R Rowe

150/1

Just 1 from 10 in points and has returned from a long time off with a pair of heavy defeats over hurdles at Plumpton.

Form: 343U/04-

Van Meegeren²⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 125

17/2

Much improved from hurdling debut when ½-length second of 17 in juvenile at Naas (15.8f) in January. Unable to repeat that effort at Fairyhouse the following month and has since moved yards.

Form: P27-

Coquelicot^t²²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball

1/1

Triple bumper winner last season, including a Kempton listed event final start. Exciting recruit to hurdling.

Form: 22111-

Non-Runners

Willies Dream⁵⁴⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: R G Hawker J: Tom Cheesman

Langafel Bee³⁴⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: G & J Moore J: Joshua Moore

Forecasts

Coquelicot (1/1), Rookie Trainer (3/1), Brummie Boys (5/1), Van Meegeren (17/2), Kala Noire (10/1), Lifeisahighway (22/1), Langafel Bee (25/1), Willies Dream (25/1), Smarter (40/1), Truckers Time (150/1), The Bolshoi Bandit (200/1)

COQUELICOT accomplished what many horses don't by winning three bumpers last season, so has to be marked down as a potentially exciting recruit to hurdling. Brummie Boys and Rookie Trainer are considered the main threats in that order.