13:50 Wetherby

Wednesday 25 November 2020

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Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 4m 4.36s

Soaring Glory²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 133| BF| D

1/8

Useful form in bumpers and made a winning start over hurdles when seeing off a next-time-out winner at Chepstow. Second to a potentially smart novice at Newbury (16.3f) since and hard to oppose here.

Form: 112-12

Abington Park¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

50/1

No real impact in bumpers and well held both starts over hurdles to date.

Form: 645-69

Bird On The Wire¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| D

25/1

£50,000 4-y-o who was 2-2 in points. However, well held on Rules debut in Aintree bumper in May 2019 and brought down at the first on recent comeback run/hurdles bow at Bangor.

Form: 11/0-B

Donnie Azoff^t1⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie SnowdenWS

17/2

Placed all 3 starts in bumpers this year, albeit without really progressing. Has undergone wind surgery ahead of this hurdles debut and sports a first-time tongue strap.

Form: 233

Duke Of Alba³⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Davies| T: J Mackie

50/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1½m), but completely misfired on final 2 starts of last year and off 12 months ahead of this hurdles debut.

Form:

Gemirande²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 122

17/2

Improved when running out the 5-length winner of a 4-y-o chase in his native France in January. However, stopped alarmingly quickly on return/debut for this yard in a Bangor novice hurdle.

Form: 6331-P

Kiplin²⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Ollie Pears

150/1

Failed to pull up any trees in bumpers for Michael Herrington last season. Hard to warm to starting out over hurdles here for new yard.

Form: 930-

Little Orange¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: S Waugh

200/1

No show in a couple of novice hurdles so far and it's hard to envisage him making an impact.

Form: 88

Mister Flemington²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: R P McLernon| T: D Bourke

150/1

Off mark in points at seventh attempt in April 2019, but has shown nothing in 2 starts over hurdles, 17 months apart.

Form: 4231/8-6

Prosecute^h,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: C Hobson

200/1

Temperamental and poor on Flat for Sean Regan. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Market Rasen on NH debut this month and looks set for another struggle.

Form: P

Rory And Me^t⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond

12/1

Winner of 2 of his 3 starts in bumpers in 2019. Below par on the Flat the last twice, but definite each-way chance if taking to hurdles at the first attempt.

Form: 131-

Spot On Soph^h²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

200/1

Little impact both starts to date and big step forward needed.

Form: 80

Forecasts

Soaring Glory (1/8), Gemirande (17/2), Donnie Azoff (17/2), Rory And Me (12/1), Bird On The Wire (25/1), Duke Of Alba (50/1), Abington Park (50/1), Kiplin (150/1), Mister Flemington (150/1), Little Orange (200/1), Spot On Soph (200/1), Prosecute (200/1)

This should be one-way traffic, with SOARING GLORY head-and-shoulders above these based on both form and potential. Rory And Me and Donnie Azoff, both of whom showed a fair level of ability in bumpers, may well fill the places, unless French chase winner Gemirande is able to get back on track following an inauspicious debut on this side of the Channel last month.