14:07 Southwell

Tuesday 24 November 2020

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'Off The Fence' On youtube.com/attheraces Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:07 | Winning time: 4m 4.57s

Brave Gozzy

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: O Murphy

12/1

Brave Mansonnien gelding. Dam raced once over hurdles in France, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Quartano. Newcomer from good yard who would enter reckoning if market vibes strong.

Form:

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Caddyhill^h1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: A Ralph| OR: 114

5/1

Bright start for new yard when second over 2m at Hereford but failed to repeat that (did too much too soon) when fading into fourth at Taunton since. Claims on Hereford run with hood added now.

Form: PU7-624

First Soldier¹³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 119

14/1

Fair form in hurdles/chase in France and joined a stable which does so well with new recruits. Respected if the betting speaks for him.

Form: 8-0774

Freezing Point^t1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| BF

10/1

£65,000 purchase after point win in January. Only a well-held third in Ayr bumper since but the fact he went off 11/8 suggests he's well regarded by top yard. Tongue tie added now hurdling.

Form: 1-3

Get Your Own¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales

22/1

Runner-up on point debut in December and still in with every chance when running out at the last the following month. 12/1, well held on recent Lingfield hurdle debut, though.

Form: 2R-9

Guetapan Collonges¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: W T Kennedy| T: C E Longsdon

22/1

Has offered something to work on in maiden hurdles at Lingfield and Chepstow in recent weeks but perhaps one who won't really come into his own until handicapping.

Form: 65

Monte Alban²⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: Justin Landy

100/1

Multiple point winner in ordinary company but well held on his completed start in novice hurdles earlier in the year.

Form: 11/5U9P-

Picturesque View

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: D G Bridgwater

200/1

Camelot gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including 7f-9f winner Pilot. Dam 8.3f winner. Betting should guide on debut.

Form:

Pounding Poet²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: T Lacey

20/1

Runner-up in a Uttoxeter bumper for Dai Burchell in August but remote sixth on hurdle debut there since. Early days but will need to leave that run well behind.

Form: 26

Tigray^t,v¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J McGrath| T: C Hobson

200/1

Fair dual Flat winner for Mick Appleby earlier in year but no promise in 2 hurdle runs for new yard this autumn. First-time visor needs to make a big difference.

Form: 09

Tremwedge¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King| OR: 120

6/4

Fair maiden who bounced back from a poor run on reappearance when 2 lengths second over 2m at Kempton 15 days ago. Should be thereabouts but vulnerable to anything with potential.

Form: 3373-82

Volunteer¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: S L Keightley| OR: 108

40/1

Runner-up a couple of times in bumpers and left previous hurdles efforts well behind when occupying same spot at Fakenham in January. No show on his recent Market Rasen reappearance, though.

Form: 02802-0

Whitlock³³

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

7/2

Useful on Flat for John Gosden in 2018. Off 2 years, only well-held eighth in Ludlow maiden hurdle on belated return for new yard but wouldn't be a shock if he proved a different proposition now.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Tremwedge (6/4), Whitlock (7/2), Caddyhill (5/1), Freezing Point (10/1), Brave Gozzy (12/1), First Soldier (14/1), Pounding Poet (20/1), Get Your Own (22/1), Guetapan Collonges (22/1), Volunteer (40/1), Monte Alban (100/1), Picturesque View (200/1), Tigray (200/1)

In a trappy-looking maiden hurdle the vote goes to FREEZING POINT who could only manage third in a bumper last month but the fact he went off a short-priced favourite suggests he'd been showing Dan Skelton the right signs and he could easily prove a different proposition now jumping. Tremwedge and Caddyhill have the form to get involved, while Whitlock could leave his hurdle debut run behind.