13:05 Doncaster

Monday 11 January 2021

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Sky Bet Extra Place Races Every Day Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 5m 17.80s

Alfoski⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Lily Pinchin⁽⁵⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

80/1

€25,000 3-y-o, Aizavoski gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler/fair chaser Knocknamona and bumper winner Cresswell Prince. Well held in bumper (12/1) at Hereford (soft) on NH debut 47 days ago.

Form: 7

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Broken Halo⁶³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

10/3

€60,000 3-y-o, £110,000 4-y-o, Kayf Tara gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler John Monash. Won Irish point on debut (Apr 2019) and market confidence would look significant.

Form: 1/

Carlow Farmer^p1,t⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: W T Kennedy| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 115

8/1

Winning pointer who has finished in the money on each of his 3 completed starts over hurdles. Now tried in cheekpieces and place possibilities.

Form: 1/33P-P3

Doubleubee³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dr R D P Newland

12/1

Yeats gelding. Won 2 of 3 starts in Irish points and offered something to work on when seventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Warwick (21f, soft, 15/2) on NH debut 32 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 1/31-7

Ernesto^p1⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Bryony Frost| T: Ian Williams

18/1

Useful on Flat in Germany (stays 1¾m) but essentially failed to fire on the level for present stable during second half of last year. Headgear on and betting should prove useful now hurdling.

Form:

Etoile Du Matin⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: K Frost

100/1

£3,000 6-y-o, Millenary gelding. Dam modest staying maiden hurdler. Dual point winner but well held on Rules debut n novice hurdle (10/1) at Sedgefield.

Form: 4/411-6

First Illusion²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Newcastle (16.2f, soft) 23 days ago, inadequate test. Back up in trip. Likely to struggle once more.

Form: F88

No Promises¹⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Alan Johns| T: S Allwood

200/1

Unplaced sole start in points. 28/1, seventh of 11 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Roger McGrath.

Form: 6-7

Not At Present³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: David Bass| T: B Pauling

66/1

Much better effort over hurdles when sixth of 17 in novice hurdle at Warwick (21f, soft) 32 days ago. Needs another step forward here though.

Form: 30-06

Royal Pretender⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 127

11/10

Promise shown in bumper and when in frame in 2 19f maiden hurdles, third of 6 (14/1) at Ascot 52 days ago. In good hands and longer trip will suit. Interesting contender.

Form: 643

Scarpia⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J McGrath| T: N J Henderson

20/1

Showed fair form when hitting the frame in a pair of bumpers last winter but low-key start over hurdles at Hereford on return. Should do better.

Form: 24-7

The Golden Rebel³²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Andrews⁽⁷⁾| T: B I Case

33/1

Gold Well gelding. Closely related to bumper winner/useful hurdler True Self, stays 2½m, and half-brother to 2 winners on Flat. Dam unraced. Won last 2 starts in points, latest Feb 2020. One to note.

Form: 79/2711-

Valsheda

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

9/2

Milan gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Asum. Highly respected on debut for powerful yard.

Form:

What A Glance⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: O Sherwood

80/1

Pulled up in a February point but offered something to work on in Lingfield bumper in November. Below that level sent hurdling 3 weeks later and looks one for the longer term.

Form: P-36

Ask The Lady²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien

150/1

40/1, never-dangerous sixth of 12 in novice at Ludlow (21.2f, heavy) on hurdles bow 26 days ago. Sort to do better in longer term.

Form: 624-386

Isthebaropen^t¹³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer

200/1

Showed first worthwhile form when fourth in a jumpers bumper at Wolverhampton in February and given a considerate introduction to hurdling at Bangor in August.

Form: P/384-5

Non-Runners

Hoi Polloi⁴⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Non Runner

Rapaport³⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: T Bulgin J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Royal Pretender (11/10), Hoi Polloi (5/2), Broken Halo (10/3), Valsheda (9/2), Carlow Farmer (8/1), Doubleubee (12/1), Ernesto (18/1), Scarpia (20/1), The Golden Rebel (33/1), Not At Present (66/1), What A Glance (80/1), Alfoski (80/1), Rapaport (100/1), Etoile Du Matin (100/1), Ask The Lady (150/1), Isthebaropen (200/1), First Illusion (200/1), No Promises (200/1)

ROYAL PRETENDER has the best form and looks sure to find extra now stepped up a bit further in trip. He gets the nod, though Broken Halo, Ernesto and Valsheda are newcomers to note.