13:58 Leicester

Sunday 29 November 2020

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Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:59 | Winning time: 5m 21.46s

Midnight River³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 135| BF| D

1/4

Placed in a couple of bumpers last season and successful hurdling bow at Uttoxeter on return. Good second (that's been boosted since) at Cheltenham last time, so should get back to winning ways.

Form: 33-12

Begin The Luck

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey

80/1

£3,500 3-y-o, Le Fou gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Dark Bolero and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Swansbrook, latter stayed 3m. Dam unraced.

Form:

Cloud Formation^h1⁵⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Page Fuller| T: Miss J S Davis

150/1

Modest form in bumpers for Martin Keighley and not seen for 19 months, so makes little appeal on hurdling/stable debut.

Form: 7/9-

Delgany Monarch¹⁹

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

8/1

Third in a point and, 11 months on, showed encouragement when filling the same position in a novice at Lingfield 19 days ago. Needs to improve on that, though.

Form: 3-3

Fabrique En France²⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

9/1

(Production):€18,000 3-y-o, £82,000 5-y-o: second foal: dam (h97) ungenuine 2½m/2¾m hurdle winner. Ran 3 times in Irish points, runner-up last time, Mar 7. Notable Rules newcomer.

Form: 372-

Gold Miner⁵⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: B Ellison

33/1

Goldmark gelding. Half-brother to smart hurdler Fethard Player. Dam, fairly useful winning hurdler, stayed 2¾m. Off mark in Irish points at fourth attempt last time in May 2019.

Form: FP4/1-

Phantomoftheoscar²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

66/1

Bred to need more time and only showed a modicum of ability when plugging on for eighth in a bumper at Newbury. Likely to have a considerate start to hurdling.

Form: 8

Revels Hill²⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: H Fry

8/1

€11,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam, maiden pointer, half-sister to useful hurdler (stays 3m) Solomn Grundy. Won completed start in points in February.

Form: U1-

Thebudinpundit²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

250/1

No sign of ability in bumpers/novice hurdles.

Form: 05-90

Tuff Times³⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C E LongsdonWS

40/1

Off the mark at the second attempt in maiden points, but pulled up at Lingfield on Rules debut 12 months ago. Has since undergone wind surgery.

Form: 71/P-

Welsh's Castle^t1⁹⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: B I Case

66/1

Multiple winning pointer but sole Rules outing was a disappointing showing in a hunter at Cheltenham over 2 years ago. Hard to know what he's capable of.

Form: 2121U0/

Will Sting^h²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham

11/1

Landed a bumper at the second attempt but jumped awkwardly when fourth in a novice at Warwick on his first go at hurdling and is likely to be outclassed by a few of these rivals.

Form: 6-14

Forecasts

Midnight River (1/4), Delgany Monarch (8/1), Revels Hill (8/1), Fabrique En France (9/1), Will Sting (11/1), Gold Miner (33/1), Tuff Times (40/1), Welsh's Castle (66/1), Phantomoftheoscar (66/1), Begin The Luck (80/1), Cloud Formation (150/1), Thebudinpundit (250/1)

MIDNIGHT RIVER followed an impressive winning start over hurdles with an excellent second to a subsequent Graded winner at Cheltenham in October. He probably won't need to improve on that to get his head back in front, though winning pointers Revels Hill and Gold Miner provide some stern opposition.

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