14:00 Southwell

Tuesday 1 December 2020

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Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 3m 57.97s

Caffe Macchiato¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

80/1

Fairly useful on the Flat in France in 2019 (stays 10.5f) but yet to get going over hurdles for this yard. Possibly one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 5-0U

Fletch²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

25/1

Cost a fortune and (after wind op) looked as if he'd benefit from both experience and more of a test of stamina in messy Newbury bumper on debut last month. Interesting now hurdling.

Form: 6

George Of Naunton^h1³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

25/1

Fair form first of 2 runs in bumpers and shaped as if better for the run sent hurdling after 8 months off at Stratford, the chief sufferer of a chaotic start. Hood on and can do better.

Form: 64-5

Grizzman^t1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: T Lacey

28/1

Point winner who was strong in the betting and offered plenty to work on in Fontwell bumper in September. No show on hurdles debut at Bangor following month, though. Tongue tie goes on.

Form: 1-3P

Gylo⁴⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

6/1

Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Jumping Jack (2m winner). Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1½m. Sold from David O'Meara 40,000 gns in 2019 and joined another top yard.

Form:

Lessankan¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

40/1

Well held in face of stiff tasks in Cheltenham hurdles (Grade 2 latest).

Form: 7-46

Lucky One^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 122

5/6

Has shown plenty over hurdles (including for this yard this autumn) and this drop to 2m should suit given his free-going nature. Surely has a race in him.

Form: 22/4-72

Minella Tara^t1⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| DWS

11/2

£90,000 point recruit who swept through to land a Lingfield AW bumper last year. Promise on hurdles bow at Bangor on return in September and has had a wind op/goes in tongue tie now.

Form: F10-6

Noble Peace^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: S Pearce

20/1

Fair on Flat (stays 1½m). Makes a rather belated debut over hurdles.

Form:

Pencreek²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling

13/2

Just poor form in 2 starts in bumpers for Willie Mullins but seemed to shape much better on hurdling debut after 15 months off behind top prospect at Newbury. Open to progress.

Form: 35-3

The Come Back Dude^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Hammond⁽³⁾| T: Miss C Dyson

300/1

Little impact in points and well held in maiden hurdles.

Form: P/PPP-06

What A Glance²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood

22/1

Pulled up in a February point but offered something to work on in Lingfield bumper 3 weeks ago.

Form: P-3

Sinndarella²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

33/1

Fair winner on Flat in France in 2019. Well held in weak Huntingdon mares' novice hurdle after 13 months off 3 weeks ago.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

Truckers Pass⁵⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: P Hobbs & J White J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lucky One (5/6), Truckers Pass (11/4), Minella Tara (11/2), Gylo (6/1), Pencreek (13/2), Noble Peace (20/1), What A Glance (22/1), Fletch (25/1), George Of Naunton (25/1), Grizzman (28/1), Sinndarella (33/1), Lessankan (40/1), Caffe Macchiato (80/1), The Come Back Dude (300/1)

There is surely more to come from LUCKY ONE, who will be suited by the drop to 2m and can get off the mark on only his third start for Paul Nicholls. Pencreek shaped well on stable debut first time up over hurdles and looks the main threat.