12:25 Warwick

Friday 6 November 2020

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racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 4m 34.38s

Fraternel²⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 125

10/3

Left form of his British debut well behind when upsetting an odds-on favourite at Fakenham (2½m) when last seen in February. Surprise if there isn't more to come.

Form: 3/51-

Blood Eagle⁴⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys

80/1

Fairly useful on Flat for Andrew Balding, stays 1½m. Sold for 17,000 gns. Off 13 months.

Form:

Bothwell Bridge²⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| BF

30/100

Showed plenty when runner-up to a couple of good prospects in bumpers last season so no surprise if he made a big impact on hurdles debut.

Form: 22-

Dartmoor⁵³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Philip Armson⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J & A O'Neill

100/1

Modest form only start in bumper and well beaten both starts over hurdles. Off 17 months.

Form: 3/53-

Joint Account¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Lee Edwards| T: D Frankland

250/1

Well held in bumpers and novice hurdles.

Form: 40-P9

Major Dundee³⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: A King

9/1

Fairly useful bumper winner who was in process of making a promising hurdling debut when coming down late at Warwick in December. However, not at that level at Ludlow following month and off since.

Form: 10F6-

Mr Katanga⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: O Murphy

33/1

Well beaten in a novice hurdle at Newcastle on debut in January but showed a bit more for this yard when fifth at Uttoxeter on return last week, though that form is far from solid.

Form: 6-5

Our Idic Boy^t1³⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams

250/1

Well held in bumper and pulled up both starts over hurdles. Off 11 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0P/P-

Pol Crocan²⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in bumper at Exeter (16.8f, heavy, 9/1) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-

Stadmallen²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

80/1

£30,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to unreliable useful chaser (stayed 29f) Point Barrow. Badly in need of the experience in novice hurdle at Stratford last month, always behind.

Form: 0

Will Sting^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Maxime Tissier⁽⁵⁾| T: L Wadham

10/1

Left debut form well behind in a first-time hood after 12 months off when narrow winner of Huntingdon bumper last month so warrants respect now going hurdling.

Form: 6-1

Boomtime Banker²⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: D J Jeffreys

150/1

Picked up for £30,000 after successful sole outing in points in the autumn, but has offered little both starts over hurdles in February.

Form: PF190-

Non-Runners

Wilde About Oscar²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Get Your Own²⁹²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: A M Hales J: Kielan Woods

Lord Howard¹²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy J: Alexander Thorne

Forecasts

Bothwell Bridge (30/100), Wilde About Oscar (2/1), Fraternel (10/3), Major Dundee (9/1), Will Sting (10/1), Get Your Own (20/1), Mr Katanga (33/1), Pol Crocan (40/1), Stadmallen (80/1), Blood Eagle (80/1), Dartmoor (100/1), Lord Howard (100/1), Boomtime Banker (150/1), Joint Account (250/1), Our Idic Boy (250/1)

BOTHWELL BRIDGE was beaten only by a couple of good prospects in bumpers last season and the 6 lb he receives from penalised-winners Wilde About Oscar and Fraternel may prove decisive.