12:50 Kelso

Saturday 24 October 2020

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Watch On Racing TV 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 4m 1.3s

Bollingerandkrug²⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

20/1

Related to a couple of useful winners and showed clear ability when 16 lengths third in Musselburgh bumper in February. Makes hurdle debut after 8 months off.

Form: 3-

Chuvelo²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| BF

4/9

Fairly useful dual bumper winner last season. Satisfactory enough start over hurdles when 6 lengths third at Bangor last month and he's open to improvement with that behind him.

Form: 2/112-3

Fernhill Lad^h²⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lucy Alexander| T: N W Alexander

250/1

Down the field in 2 bumpers last winter and can only be watched now hurdling on return.

Form: 06-

Rocheston⁷⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls

10/3

Promising third at Bordeaux in September 2018 on his sole outing for Guillaume Macaire. Absent since but top yard in flying form and he's likely the one to beat, particularly if market vibes strong.

Form: 3/

Saint Arvans^h,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 98

16/1

Modest form when fourth in novice hurdles on last 2 starts (here latterly) and surely vulnerable for win purposes once again.

Form: 80-844

The Silver Prince^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Waugh

250/1

Maiden pointer who went with little short-term promise when down the field in Hexham maiden hurdle on recent Rules debut.

Form: 5B2/PP-8

Trooper Turnbull³⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin

11/2

Fair form in bumpers. Below that level when sixth of 13 on C&D hurdle debut last December but he is open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 4/26-

Wheelbahri²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd

250/1

Well held in bumper and pulled up in C&D novice hurdle in 2019. Placed once from 2 starts in points since then. Likely outsider.

Form: 7/P35-

Snowy Burrows²⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: R Menzies

80/1

Unseated early hurdle in a juvenile hurdle in France in February. Hard to assess now setting out for new trainer Rebecca Menzies. Betting perhaps the best guide.

Form: F-

Tortuga Bay^t²⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: J EwartWS

40/1

Only beaten 5 lengths into fourth in sole bumper but struggled in a couple of novice hurdles last winter. Subsequent wind op needs to help spark improvement on return.

Form: 14/8P-

Forecasts

Chuvelo (4/9), Rocheston (10/3), Trooper Turnbull (11/2), Saint Arvans (16/1), Bollingerandkrug (20/1), Tortuga Bay (40/1), Snowy Burrows (80/1), The Silver Prince (250/1), Wheelbahri (250/1), Fernhill Lad (250/1)

ROCHESTON has been off for 2 years since finishing second on his debut in France but he's still only a 5-y-o and this looks a good starting point for him in Britain. Dual bumper winner Chuvelo can be expected to improve with his hurdle debut under his belt and is the obvious threat.