12:10 Wincanton

Thursday 19 November 2020

All12:1012:4013:1013:4014:1214:4215:1215:42

Lenny Roberts Memorial Trophy Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 12:10 | Winning time: 5m 13.71s

Etat Major Aulmes³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy| OR: 102| BF

17/2

Made winning handicap bow on return at Newton Abbot (21.5f, good) in July and not disgraced on either subsequent outing. He's likely to get outclassed here, though.

Form: 88U-134

Abbey Street^h⁹⁰⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: P Henderson| OR: 100

150/1

Modest hurdler who hasn't been seen for two years, so hard to make a case for in a race like this.

Form: 025922/

Aim For Fame³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

150/1

Doesn't have much of a pedigree and was down the field in a novice at Stratford on hurdling debut, so hard to see him featuring even with the benefit of that initial experience.

Form: 0

Cafe Pushkin

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jordan Nailor⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

40/1

Montmartre gelding. Brother to Choose Me. Dam, maiden over jumps, half-sister to fairly useful chaser (19f winner in France) Keeping Gold. Notable newcomer.

Form:

Electron Bleu²⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 122

17/2

Ex-French gelding who established himself as a fairly useful hurdler without winning last term. Should be thereabouts but he's vulnerable on return, particularly if not fully tuned up.

Form: 5/63622-

Filthy Lucca^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: N R Mitchell

300/1

Limited impact in a couple of bumpers. Hard to make a case for on hurdling bow.

Form: 0/1UP-70

Iron Mike³⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Nick Mitchell

200/1

Fair on the Flat but ended his time with Keith Dalgleish out of sorts and not seen for 10 months since.

Form:

Jeremy Pass^t³²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

9/2

Promising point recruit who failed to build on a promising third in a bumper at Newcastle on Rules debut but appeals as the sort to get back on track returning fresh and up in trip for hurdling debut.

Form: F/35-

Sizable Sam²⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Matt Griffiths| T: J Scott

13/8

Highly promising start in bumpers when runner-up at Wincanton and didn't need to improve to go one better at Warwick 9 months ago. Bred to take to hurdling, so looks an above-average recruit.

Form: 21-

Travelling Max^t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: T Scudamore| T: Ian Williams

300/1

From a successful NH family but offered little in bumpers and likely to struggle once again switched to hurdling.

Form: 60

Paris Dixie⁴¹

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

7/4

Bumper winner for Julie Camacho and highly encouraging hurdling/stable debut when collared late in a novice at Chepstow. More to come, so looks the one to beat.

Form: 0331/2

Forecasts

Sizable Sam (13/8), Paris Dixie (7/4), Jeremy Pass (9/2), Electron Bleu (17/2), Etat Major Aulmes (17/2), Cafe Pushkin (40/1), Aim For Fame (150/1), Abbey Street (150/1), Iron Mike (200/1), Travelling Max (300/1), Filthy Lucca (300/1)

PARIS DIXIE's second at Chepstow received a boost when the winner ran a big race at Cheltenham subsequently, so she probably won't need to improve to open her account at the second attempt over hurdles. Sizable Sam looked above average in bumpers and appeals as the type to do well in this sphere, so he's feared most ahead of Jeremy Pass.