14:05 Doncaster

Monday 11 January 2021

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Sky Bet Britain's Most Popular Online Bookmaker Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 12.20s

L'Incorrigible³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| CD

11/8

Unbeaten in two outings to date 23 months apart, impressive when landing a C&D novice hurdle on his return 30 days ago. More to come, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 1/1

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Ajay's Ways³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Lily Pinchin⁽⁵⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

50/1

Placed in points and showed some ability when midfield on Hereford hurdling debut. Disappointing over C&D since and has plenty to find.

Form: 533/67

Blood Eagle⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R P McLernon| T: D J Jeffreys

150/1

Fairly useful on Flat for Andrew Balding, stays 1½m. Sold for 17,000 gns but has made an unpromising start over hurdles. Likely to be of more interest after another run.

Form: P0

Cossack Dancer²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: O Sherwood

40/1

From a useful jumping family but hasn't yet shown enough to think he can make a serious impact in this.

Form: 73

Duke Of Chalfont⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

14/1

Related to plenty of winners but needed experience when only fifth in a bumper at Lingfield 81 days ago. Could leave that form behind now attentions are turned to hurdling.

Form: 5

Ewood Park⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Adrian Heskin| T: O Murphy

40/1

Showed plenty to work on when fourth in Newton Abbot bumper and sure to have been placed on hurdling bow. Failed to build on that at Newcastle subsequently.

Form: 4U6

Freethinker^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon

150/1

Ran with promise on Newbury bumper debut but below that level at Doncaster next time and, having been sent off 200/1, unseated at Newbury on hurdling debut. Others are more appealing.

Form: 69U

Getafriend²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: M Sheppard

150/1

Pulled up in a point and held in fifth when unseated rider early in straight in bumper at Ludlow (14f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago. Makes hurdles debut with a big step forward needed.

Form: P-U

Joseph Hobson⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

150/1

Some promise in bumpers but beaten a long way both tries over hurdles. Looks more of a handicap type.

Form: 267-0

O'Grady's Boy¹⁰⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer

150/1

Little form in points in 2016 and no impact in a couple of hurdling outings to this point. Up against it.

Form: 4P/96

On Springs⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling

25/1

Mahler gelding who built on debut promise when runner-up in a bumper at Sedgefield last season. Inauspicious hurdling debut recently, so likely to be brought along slowly in this discipline.

Form: 72-9

Regaby²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: Ian WilliamsWS

150/1

Well held in a Doncaster bumper/3 hurdle runs. Hard to make any sort of case for.

Form: 0-89

Solwara One⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: N P Mulholland

11/2

Confirmed debut promise when off the mark in a Uttoxeter bumper 58 days ago and has the pedigree to take to jumping, so worth considering.

Form: 2-1

Truckers Pass⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| BF

1/1

Has finished second all 4 starts, shaping well behind a useful sort on hurdles debut at Ffos Las (2m, heavy) 3 months ago, no extra only late. Will improve in this sphere, so strong claims.

Form: 2/22-2

Zahraani³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: J R Jenkins

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat and offered little both hurdling outings.

Form: 59

Tamango²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: David England| T: O Murphy

150/1

Green when well held in Warwick bumper on debut and no impact in a novice at Fakenham on hurdling debut.

Form: 85

Forecasts

Truckers Pass (1/1), L'Incorrigible (11/8), Solwara One (11/2), Duke Of Chalfont (14/1), On Springs (25/1), Ewood Park (40/1), Cossack Dancer (40/1), Ajay's Ways (50/1), O'Grady's Boy (150/1), Tamango (150/1), Freethinker (150/1), Getafriend (150/1), Zahraani (150/1), Joseph Hobson (150/1), Blood Eagle (150/1), Regaby (150/1)

TRUCKERS PASS and L'Incorrigible stand out on form and are likely to fight this out, with the first-named taking marginal preference in receipt of weight from the latter. The bulk of the others will likely struggle to get involved, but bumper-winner Solwara One does make some appeal switched to hurdling for the first time.