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Wednesday 13 January 2021

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Sky Sports Racing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 4m 5.97s

Barrakhov²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

22/1

Signs of ability in Stratford bumper and Newbury novice hurdle in recent month but improvement needed to go close.

Form: 55

Crowd Of Stars^h⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: James Best| T: Jack Barber

250/1

Has shown more temperament than ability in Fontwell bumper and Wincanton maiden hurdle, trying to refuse and unseated at the first in latter.

Form: 0U

Gericault Roque^h,t1⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: T Scudamore| T: D PipeWS

7/2

Fourth in a point around a year ago and shaped quite nicely when second in a heavy-ground bumper at Newton Abbot in October. Has had a wind op (also tongue tied) ahead of hurdles bow.

Form: 4-2

Lep³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Attwater

125/1

Modest maiden on Flat and likely outsider now hurdling.

Form:

Loughan⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 114WS

9/4

Placed for third time in 4 starts over hurdles when third of 12 in 2m Hereford novice last time but he did look rather wayward (hung badly left home turn). Has subsequently had wind surgery.

Form: 532-63

Natural History⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

4/6

Smart on Flat (stays 1¾m) for Andrew Balding, including second in 1½m Newbury Group 3 in October. Subsequently sold for 105,000 gns. Starts out over hurdles in a very winnable race.

Form:

Delta Rose⁶⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

40/1

16/1, seventh of 13 in bumper at Newbury on debut in March 2019 and not seen since. Betting perhaps the best guide to expectations.

Form: 7/

Dynamic Kate¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland

250/1

Well held in bumper/novice hurdle.

Form: 80

Sindabella²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke

125/1

Better effort in Exeter novice hurdles last month when remote fifth latterly. Likely she's more one for handicaps.

Form: 05

African Sun^p⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr Eddie Edge⁽⁷⁾| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

250/1

First run since leaving Ed Dunlop when pulled up in juvenile at Leicester (2m, soft) on hurdle debut in November. Big outsider.

Form: P

Eventful²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: G Sheehan| T: J & S Best

66/1

Fair maiden on the Flat but hasn't achieved much in 2 outings over hurdles in recent months.

Form: 46

Forecasts

Natural History (4/6), Loughan (9/4), Gericault Roque (7/2), Barrakhov (22/1), Delta Rose (40/1), Eventful (66/1), Sindabella (125/1), Lep (125/1), African Sun (250/1), Dynamic Kate (250/1), Crowd Of Stars (250/1)

Those with hurdle experience don't set the bar high so it's hard to ignore the claims of smart Flat recruit NATURAL HISTORY. Newton Abbot bumper runner-up Gericault Roque could be the one to give him most to do ahead of Dan Skelton's Loughan.

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