15:00 Catterick

Friday 5 February 2021

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Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 5m 6.75s

Abrach Road³³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D R Fox| T: I A DuncanWS

250/1

No show in a couple of bumpers and in a maiden/novice hurdle over 20.5f at Ayr early last year. Has had wind surgery. Likely up against it again.

Form: 8884-

Barrichello³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 120

5/4

Placed all 3 starts under Rules, including when keeping on for second in C&D maiden over Christmas. Open to further improvement and ought to be bang there again.

Form: 3-322

Beforeypushdachair¹³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: Sean Conway

250/1

No form in bumpers. Upped in trip for hurdles debut and looks booked for a struggle.

Form: 9-00

Buckskin⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price

250/1

Showed a bit in bumpers and been well beaten both starts over hurdles.

Form: 4-6309

Early Morning Dew²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum Bewley| T: P D Niven

200/1

Fair form in two bumpers for Harry Whittington but well held both starts for new yard over timber. Will be better off in handicaps.

Form: 5768

Hallowed Ground⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Colm McCormack⁽³⁾| T: Paula Smith

200/1

Placed only once from 4 outings in Irish points and hard to fancy now hurdling.

Form: 7P35

Intheboriscamp⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁷⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

125/1

Well held in bumper and maiden hurdle at Hereford.

Form: 69

Omar Maretti³⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales

15/2

Dual winning pointer, runner-up last time (Feb 2020). Long absence to overcome but in good hands.

Form: 661F/12-

One Fine Man³⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R D Day| T: James Moffatt

18/1

Failed to meet expectations in Carlisle bumper on debut but showed a bit in 2 novice hurdles that worked out (lost shoe latest). Not without a chance for new yard back from a year off.

Form: 646-

Passnotalegend²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Waugh

25/1

Winning pointer who showed fair form in a couple of hurdles in the autumn and was fifth in a jumpers' bumper at Newcastle after 10 weeks off last month.

Form: 41/2-535

Ripper Roo³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

1/1

Has shown plenty in finishing second in AW bumper (well backed) and 2m Fakenham maiden hurdle. Longer trip will suit here and he should improve. Big shout.

Form: 1-22

Royal Rank⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: I A Duncan

100/1

Beaten narrowly in bunched finish on bumper debut at Ayr in October but well held back there the following month. Work to do on hurdles bow.

Form: 46

Skipness⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby

125/1

Has hinted at ability in a bumper and novice hurdle, but it's likely he's more one for the longer term.

Form: 66

Wudyastopasking

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: David England| T: R Potter

40/1

€9,000 3-y-o, Ask gelding. Closely related to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Three Faces West and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Forgotten Gold. Likely to need more time.

Form:

Puppetonastring⁷¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

66/1

Modest form on first of 2 starts in Wetherby bumpers in 2018/19. Not seen for 2 years.

Form: 30/

Shaymin^t⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Quinlan| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

22/1

Offered a bit to work on in first-time tongue tie in Sedgefield bumper in the mud 7 weeks ago.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Ripper Roo (1/1), Barrichello (5/4), Omar Maretti (15/2), One Fine Man (18/1), Shaymin (22/1), Passnotalegend (25/1), Wudyastopasking (40/1), Puppetonastring (66/1), Royal Rank (100/1), Skipness (125/1), Intheboriscamp (125/1), Hallowed Ground (200/1), Early Morning Dew (200/1), Abrach Road (250/1), Buckskin (250/1), Beforeypushdachair (250/1)

BARRICHELLO ran well again here over Christmas behind a gambled-on one and is taken to open his account now. Ripper Roo is the obvious danger, while One Fine Man is interesting starting out for James Moffatt having shown a bit in 2 novice hurdles last season that worked out well.