13:50 Plumpton

Monday 25 January 2021

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Strong Flavours Catering Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 4m 7.75s

John Betjeman²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 110

6/4

Modest maiden on Flat and over hurdles, disappointing in first-time cheekpieces at Fakenham (2m) latest. Place claims if back to best.

Form: 232-628

Khan^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris

5/1

Group 1 winner on the Flat (heavy ground) in Germany in 2018. Fell on his last 2 starts over hurdles in Europe and folded tamely from a circuit out in jumpers' bumper for new trainer 17 days ago.

Form: F5

Lep¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Attwater

50/1

Modest maiden on Flat and showed nothing on hurdles debut over C&D a fortnight ago.

Form: P

Balkardy⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

1/1

Encouraging third in 2m juvenile hurdle at Warwick on debut last month and should have a future in this sphere.

Form: 3

Glass Of Bubbles^b1³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon

25/1

Fair Flat winner. Little show twice over hurdles for this yard and again back on the level last time. Blinkers go on.

Form: 8P

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 85p in the pound

Non-Runners

Entre Deux¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: P Henderson J: T J O'Brien

Natural History¹²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

On The Rise⁴³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: M Young J: James Best

Picturesque View²²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D G Bridgwater J: Mitchell Bastyan

Sheldon¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J W Mullins J: Kevin Jones

Ahorsewithnoname⁵⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Doyen Queen¹⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: P Henderson J: R T Dunne

Forecasts

Balkardy (1/1), John Betjeman (6/4), Ahorsewithnoname (6/4), Natural History (7/4), Sheldon (4/1), Khan (5/1), Glass Of Bubbles (25/1), Picturesque View (33/1), Lep (50/1), Entre Deux (50/1), Doyen Queen (66/1), On The Rise (100/1)

Hard to see past AHORSEWITHNONAME after her very promising start over hurdles in a listed contest at Newbury, form that sets the standard regardless of the fact that she's open to improvement. Natural History was held back by inexperience when odds on for his jumping debut here a fortnight ago and should progress. John Betjeman has place claims at a price.