12:15 Plumpton

Monday 14 December 2020

All12:1512:4813:1813:5314:2314:5815:28

Theo's Charm Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:18 | Winning time: 3m 56.13s

Annual Invictus¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 127| D

4/11

Irish point winner who is progressing well and made it third time lucky over timber at Lingfield (2m) 18 days ago. Can improve again, so claims are crystal clear.

Form: P/125-21

Ballydoyle¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

6/1

Fair ex-German 10f Flat winner who hinted at promise on hurdling bow for new yard when fourth in 2m Plumpton novice in February. Capable of better if settling down.

Form: 4-

Bembridge³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: O Sherwood

12/1

£30,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Robintheaulad. Shaped like a stayer in a Fontwell bumper on debut last month.

Form: 5

Bring The Bacon^h⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: David Noonan| T: T R Gretton

22/1

Showed a bit on bumper debut and on first try hurdling at Stratford but is probably one for later on.

Form: 35-4

Bucko's Boy⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Page Fuller| T: Jamie Snowden| BF| D

11/2

Has a reasonable pedigree and was well prepared after 14 months off to land a Hexham bumper in October. Solid third under a penalty at Newton Abbot and has each-way claims on this switch to hurdling.

Form: 24-13

Dolphin Vista^p1¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Boyle| OR: 105

16/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1¼m. Fair form when second on hurdling debut but well held both starts this season. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 2/57

Racing Country^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: James Davies| T: D Steele

66/1

Useful around 1m on the Flat but offered little after 29 months off when pulled up on Ascot hurdling debut 24 days ago.

Form: P

Reeceltic⁵⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan

150/1

Some minor promise in bumpers but got no further than the second (unseated) on Fontwell hurdling debut in May 2019 and not seen since.

Form: 840/U-

Uknowwhatimean^p³²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: Cynthia Woods

80/1

Modest in bumpers and down the field on hurdling debut in 2018. Point winner since but can only be watched on this return to Rules for new yard.

Form: FP1/UU2-

Brown Bullet^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: Miss Z C Davison

100/1

Winning Irish pointer but well held in a bumper/completed start over hurdles.

Form: 671-3U6

Clonusker Lady^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Dave Crosse| T: Mrs L C Jewell

150/1

Papal Bull mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler War Anthem. Dam unraced. Wears hood.

Form:

Mon Petit Cheri⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Lily Pinchin⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Z C Davison

200/1

Looks of little account on early evidence.

Form: 06-970

Spendable¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr P York⁽³⁾| T: P York| OR: 79

200/1

Has yet to show much ability, achieving precious little again after 18 months off despite finishing third at Lingfield 13 days ago.

Form: 977/89-3

Forecasts

Annual Invictus (4/11), Bucko's Boy (11/2), Ballydoyle (6/1), Bembridge (12/1), Dolphin Vista (16/1), Bring The Bacon (22/1), Racing Country (66/1), Uknowwhatimean (80/1), Brown Bullet (100/1), Reeceltic (150/1), Clonusker Lady (150/1), Mon Petit Cheri (200/1), Spendable (200/1)

ANNUAL INVICTUS is an improved model this season and looks to have an excellent opportunity to follow up his Lingfield win. Ballydoyle and Bucko's Boy can battle it out for minor honours.