Staropramen Selling Hurdle

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 3m 57.4s

Brawny¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: R D Day| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 97

80/1

Failed to win on the Flat for Charlie Hills or over hurdles for Gordon Elliott. Inauspicious start for new yard when sixth in Huntingdon claimer latest and best to look elsewhere again.

Form: P7-6786

Falberto²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Jordan Nailor⁽⁵⁾| T: S Thomas| OR: 111

6/4

Comfortably held on his completed start in handicap hurdles last month but takes a drop in grade now and his yard has been among the winners in recent days.

Form: 3258-F8

Fume^t⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 100| BF| D

5/1

AW Flat winner who posted an improved effort over hurdles when narrowly denied in 19f Fontwell handicap in August. Ran poorly there the following month (reportedly lame) and now drops into a seller.

Form: P65-2P

Paddy The Champ²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: J Coulson

150/1

No show in Irish bumpers and 2 hurdles for new yard, including at Uttoxeter on Saturday.

Form: 680P

Paricolor^b,t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁷⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 113| D

11/10

Won twice over hurdles last season. Not disgraced in Newton Abbot handicaps last twice and the one to beat now going down into selling company.

Form: 38-F565

Pepper Street^t²⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 92WS

18/1

Fair Flat winner who hasn't cut much ice over hurdles, albeit her stable debut fourth in Catterick selling handicap in March was a bit better. Off 8 months (has had wind surgery).

Form: 36/4U74-

Blue Slate^p⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Benjamin Poste| T: F Brennan

100/1

Modest maiden on Flat (stays 1¼m), finishing well held on both starts for new yard this autumn. Best watched now hurdling.

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Forecasts

Paricolor (11/10), Falberto (6/4), Fume (5/1), Pepper Street (18/1), Brawny (80/1), Blue Slate (100/1), Paddy The Champ (150/1)

The one with the most solid credentials here is PARICOLOR, who was successful twice over hurdles last season and has performed with credit in handicaps on his last 2 starts. Falberto may provide the main threat with the Sam Thomas team going well at present.