12:00 Sedgefield

Friday 4 December 2020

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East Durham Equine Spa Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:01 | Winning time: 4m 19.56s

Arcanja^t1⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley

300/1

No impact in 2 bumpers/novice hurdles. Tongue tie added now. Big improvement required.

Form: 6/PP-0

Bollin Neil²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

10/1

Half-brother to yard's hurdle winners Multellie and Bollin Judith. Dual winner in the mud on the Flat in October but possibility he'll need longer trips than this over hurdles.

Form:

Dubai Instinct⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: M & D Easterby

15/2

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1¼m) on Flat for Brian Meehan but struggled in the main this year and sold for 4,500 gns ahead of this hurdle debut.

Form:

Farocco^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Ross Chapman| T: M A Barnes| OR: 90

40/1

Modest maiden on balance and surprise if a first win arrives here.

Form: 8/54-3P5

Ottonian¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

5/2

Fairly useful form on Flat. Only modest form in a couple of runs over hurdles this autumn but this isn't a strong race and that Flat ability provides the hope for better.

Form: 53

Same Opinion¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: T J FitzGerald

50/1

Maiden pointer who was sent off at 80/1 when well held in a Catterick novice hurdle on his Rules debut 14 days ago.

Form: F6-U0

Simple Rules⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M Todhunter

20/1

Runner-up second start in Irish points in February. 15/2, shaped as if better for run when seventh of 12 in 2m Hexham novice hurdle 2 months ago, fading after 2 out. May do better.

Form: B2-7

Sir Taaj²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Weatherer

300/1

No show in bumpers/on Flat.

Form: 70

Tommy's Oscar²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: Mrs A Hamilton

13/8

Took 8 attempts to get off mark in points but he made promising start under Rules when second of 16 in Newcastle bumper (good to soft) last month. Ought to be up to making presence felt here.

Form: 223-312

She'soneofourown²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Page Fuller| T: H Whittington

9/2

Promise when runner-up on the first of 2 starts in bumpers early in the year and showed an aptitude for hurdles when third in 2m Huntingdon mares' novice last month. May do better.

Form: 27-3

Non-Runners

Grumpy Mcgrumpface²⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: K Dalgleish J: Craig Nichol

Quinta Do Mar³⁴¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tommy's Oscar (13/8), Ottonian (5/2), She'soneofourown (9/2), Quinta Do Mar (11/2), Grumpy Mcgrumpface (6/1), Dubai Instinct (15/2), Bollin Neil (10/1), Simple Rules (20/1), Farocco (40/1), Same Opinion (50/1), Sir Taaj (300/1), Arcanja (300/1)

OTTONIAN's Flat ability suggests he could have a bigger performance in him so he gets the nod ahead of last month's Huntingdon third She'soneofourown. Tommy's Oscar also showed enough in a bumper recently to suggest he can make an impact in a race like this now hurdling.