14:25 Kempton

Saturday 27 February 2021

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Close Brothers Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 3m 46.00s

Margaret's Legacy⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Ned Curtis| T: H Merienne| D

11/2

Well held sole outing on Flat but has shown useful form in winning both his starts over hurdles this winter, latest over 17.4f. Open to further improvement on UK debut.

Form: 11

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Soldier On Parade^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 133| D

20/1

Front runner who completed a hat-trick over hurdles at Market Rasen in September. Well held up in grade next time but improved back on the Flat when bagging 12-runner handicap at Lingfield last week.

Form: 21116

Casa Loupi³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

13/2

Fair winner on Flat and finished well clear of the rest when runner-up to Tritonic on Ascot hurdles debut last month. Hard to see him reversing the form with that rival but place claims nonetheless.

Form: 2

Honneur D'Ajonc⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Chester Williams| T: Mrs J Williams

9/1

Well-bred sort who was in the process of bettering his debut form when crashing out at the last over C&D in December, 2 lengths up and still finding. Remains with potential.

Form: 2F

John Locke¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| BF

11/1

Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2m winner) Political Intrigue. Useful on Flat for Ralph Beckett and bought for 75,000 gns in October. Interesting runner.

Form:

Mistersister^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: C J Mann| OR: 125

200/1

Off the mark at the third attempt in juvenile hurdles in France but offered very little faced with a stiff task after 4 months off at Doncaster in December. Only midfield in a jumpers bumper since.

Form: 471P7

Paso Doble¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

11/1

Half-brother to useful hurdler Bailarico. Fairly useful Flat winner (stays 1¾m) who was sold out of J. S. Bolger's yard for €125,000. Very much has the right sort of profile for hurdling.

Form:

Tritonic³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: A King| D

5/6

Useful on Flat (stays 1½m) ran to a similar level straightaway over hurdles when making a winning debut at Ascot (15.7f 35 days ago. Exciting prospect.

Form: 1

Marta Des Mottes⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 125

66/1

Notched a pair of hurdle wins in France last summer, but finished a well-beaten last of 4 in Taunton listed event on yard debut in December.

Form: 1415

Forecasts

Tritonic (5/6), Margaret's Legacy (11/2), Casa Loupi (13/2), Honneur D'Ajonc (9/1), Paso Doble (11/1), John Locke (11/1), Soldier On Parade (20/1), Marta Des Mottes (66/1), Mistersister (200/1)

Useful Flat recruit TRITONIC created an excellent impression when making a winning debut in this sphere at Ascot and is fancied to shake-up the Triumph Hurdle market with another victory. Paso Doble very much has the right sort of profile for hurdling so he's greatly respected, while Honneur d'Ajonc remains with potential following his fall at the last over C&D in December.