13:23 Fakenham

Thursday 28 January 2021

All12:5313:2313:5514:2815:0015:3516:05

RMA Sandhurst Louts Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:24 | Winning time: 4m 11.54s

Diamon Des Flos^h²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

33/1

Promise in Newbury bumper (pulled hard) and 19f Taunton novice hurdle (wore hood). Should have a future.

Form: 95

Galurin^h⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: A Ralph

28/1

Placed final outing in French bumpers, but was too keen when well held in a similar event at Plumpton on only outing for Nicky Henderson. Goes hurdling for new handler now and probably best watched.

Form: 8

Grandee³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J E Moore| T: J & S Best

100/1

Fair 12f Flat winner who has hinted at promise both runs over hurdles under a patient ride, including over further here last time. Sort to do better once handicapping.

Form: 77

Handsome Samson^t¹²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: R Spencer

66/1

Placed in a bumper here last season but little to write home about since (Flat races and novice hurdle).

Form: 08/38-6

Kildimo²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys

14/1

£50,000 Stowaway gelding. Third both starts in Irish points in early-2019, and in novice hurdle (16/1) at Catterick on debut under Rules earlier this month. Should improve. Also engaged 3.45 Wetherby.

Form: 3/3-3

Powerful Position⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams

66/1

Mahler gelding who was bought for £30,000 after winning his sole start in Irish points in November. Always behind on last week's hurdles debut at Wincanton and probably one for later on.

Form: 18

Sameer^t⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: T LawesWS

9/2

Fairly useful on Flat and made a promising start in this sphere for another new yard when third at Plumpton under this rider 7 weeks ago (tongue tied). Has had a wind op and can improve.

Form: 3

Sheldon¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

1/1

Fair form when in frame all 3 starts in bumpers and showed plenty of aptitude for hurdling when third in 2m Chepstow novice earlier this month. Open to improvement.

Form: 34-43

Sufi^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 117

12/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Just modest form over hurdles to this point and needs to find something extra.

Form: 374

Whitlock²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| D

16/1

Useful 10f winner for John Gosden in 2018 then missed 2 years. Disappointing in 2 runs over hurdles upon return though showed ability remains with AW jumpers' bumper success recently.

Form: 801

Wilde Water⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Lily Pinchin⁽⁵⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

150/1

Minor promise in a bumper/both starts over hurdles. Handicaps after this will be more his bag.

Form: 7/55

Tonyx^h²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

4/1

Fairly useful winner on the Flat for Ed Walker. Hood on and promising start over hurdles when 9 lengths second to useful prospect at Catterick earlier this month, not knocked about. Can improve.

Form: 2

Non-Runners

Highland Parc⁵⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Ripper Roo²⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sheldon (1/1), Ripper Roo (7/2), Tonyx (4/1), Sameer (9/2), Sufi (12/1), Kildimo (14/1), Whitlock (16/1), Highland Parc (16/1), Galurin (28/1), Diamon Des Flos (33/1), Handsome Samson (66/1), Powerful Position (66/1), Grandee (100/1), Wilde Water (150/1)

TONYX made a promising start in this sphere for her new yard at Catterick earlier this month and there should be more to come from this fairly useful Flat winner. She can get the better of Sameer here. Nicky Henderson's Whitlock had struggled previously in 2 runs over hurdles but won an AW jumpers' bumper last time and could build on that now.