12:22 Warwick

Thursday 10 December 2020

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Wigley Group Merry Christmas Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:22 | Winning time: 4m 1.90s

Alberic^p1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Nick Williams

40/1

11/1, little promise in Huntingdon juvenile hurdle on debut last month. Cheekpieces now go on.

Form: P

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Ambassador⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

11/2

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1¾m), sold from Richard Fahey £16,000 in October. Interesting on hurdles debut for in-form new yard.

Form:

Balkardy

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

33/1

Balko gelding related to winning jumpers. One to note on debut for yard enjoying a good run.

Form:

Dreaming Blue¹²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball

5/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1½m), won AW handicap last time. Sold from Richard Fahey 60,000 gns in August. Interesting hurdles debutant.

Form:

Galidermes^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: C J Mann

18/1

Ex-French 10f winner on Flat. Showed a bit more second run over hurdles at Leicester (15.5f) a fortnight ago, though didn't get home in the mud.

Form: 63

Hamilton Dici³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Chester Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Williams

11/2

Out of a 2m/17f hurdles winner and showed plenty despite some clumsy jumping on hurdles debut in France for this trainer 6 weeks ago. Should improve.

Form: 0

Hope You Do²⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

1/1

From a successful NH family and made the perfect start in Angers bumper 6 months ago, the performance not unexpected judging by the betting. Of obvious interest now hurdling for top new connections.

Form: 1

Son Of Oz

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: R Stephens

40/1

Half-brother to 2 winners, including bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Normal Norman. Dam German 7.5f winner.

Form:

Lunar Bounty^h²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

18/1

Out of a bumper winner/useful hurdler for yard and could do better in time having finished down the field in Flat event and Leicester juvenile hurdle 4 months apart. She's bred to stay well.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Hope You Do (1/1), Dreaming Blue (5/1), Hamilton Dici (11/2), Ambassador (11/2), Lunar Bounty (18/1), Galidermes (18/1), Balkardy (33/1), Alberic (40/1), Son Of Oz (40/1)

HOPE YOU DO made the perfect start in bumpers in France and it would be no surprise to see him do the same over hurdles now for new connections. Hamilton Dici showed a fair bit in a Compiegne juvenile hurdle last month and could do better, while Dreaming Blue and Ambassador, both formerly trained by Richard Fahey on the level, are interesting starting out in this game.