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Thursday 25 February 2021

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Pertemps Network EMEA Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 100y  |   Soft (Heavy In Places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:21  |   Winning time: 5m 11.7s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
50/1
Showed plenty of promise when runner-up on only start in bumpers, but offered little on Plumpton hurdle debut 3 months later and likely to be brought along steadily now.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
250/1
£55,000 Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Time Is Time. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 35f) Cappa Bleu. Failed to complete all point starts.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Champagne Rhythm36
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-5| J: Isabel Williams(5)| T: Evan Williams| OR:  125| BF
6/4
Promise in bumpers and fairly useful form over hurdles, placed all 4 starts in maidens, latest over C&D 36 days ago. Sets the standard.
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Timeform
Produced a promising first effort when third of 13 in a Fontwell bumper in November, but pulled up sharply a circuit out on Carlisle hurdling debut last week.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
Kingsplacep45
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR:  120
9/2
Fair maiden hurdler who ran below form back in maiden company at Hereford last time. Cheekpieces back on but every chance he'll find this test too sharp again.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
40/1
Milan gelding who looks to be being brought along gradually and will do better somewhere down the line.
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Timeform
7
Horse silk
Profile Pictureh1662
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Jones(3)| T: G Harris
150/1
£15,000 5-y-o, Sans Frontieres gelding. Dam (h88), maiden hurdler, 9.6f winner on Flat. Placed in points at second attempt last time (May 2019).
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Timeform
8
Horse silk
Red Lion Lad21
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-5| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe
6/1
€155,000 buy after winning sole outing in Irish points. Failed to progress from his hurdling debut when only sixth of 12 in 2½m Ffos Las novice 3 weeks ago, but it remains early days.
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Timeform
Runner-up in point but little impact in 2 novice hurdles.
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Multiple point winner (runner-up when last seen 11 months ago) but could only manage a fair fourth in Cheltenham hunter when last seen under Rules. Likely up against it.
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11
Horse silk
20/1
Down the field in Ascot bumper/Exeter maiden hurdle, though did make some headway from midfield home turn last time. Up in trip.
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Timeform
13
Horse silk
5/1
Bumper winner for Julie Camacho and encouraging hurdling/stable debut when collared late in a mares' novice over C&D in October. Disappointing at Wincanton next time but has since had a wind op.
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Timeform
Didn't go without promise in bumpers for previous yards and made an encouraging start over hurdles after a layoff when second at Lingfield. Fell first at Bangor next time, so remains with potential.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

12
Horse silk
Bellamys Belle74
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 11
T: M S Wilesmith  J: Stan Sheppard
NR

Forecasts

Champagne Rhythm (6/4), Kingsplace (9/2), Paris Dixie (5/1), Red Lion Lad (6/1), Strike Hollow (9/1), Gulliver Collonges (20/1), Sixty Dollars More (20/1), Sixteen Letters (28/1), Lanspark (40/1), Albert Hucklebuck (50/1), Russian Invasion (50/1), Profile Picture (150/1), Bellamys Belle (150/1), Balinesker Beach (250/1)

Verdict

CHAMPAGNE RHYTHM is proving expensive to follow but he does set the standard and is worth one more chance. Paris Dixie may get her career back on track after a wind operation/break, while it's still early days for Red Lion Lad.

  1. CHAMPAGNE RHYTHM (IRE)
  2. PARIS DIXIE
  3. RED LION LAD (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £277.00

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