14:55 Huntingdon

Wednesday 17 March 2021

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MansionBet Faller Insurance Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 13.23s

Blueberry Wine⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

150/1

Pulled up sole start in Irish points and raced too freely when well held in an AW bumper at Newcastle 43 days ago.

Form: P0

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Bombyx⁶²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: L Wadham

1/1

Useful on Flat, stays 1½m, below form final 2019 start. Missed following season but still rates an interesting recruit to hurdling.

Form:

Gerard Mentor¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Chester Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

50/1

Produced a promising first effort when runner-up in a Hereford bumper in October, but has disappointed both runs since, including on Ludlow hurdle debut after 3 months off last time.

Form: 280

Grey Flint¹³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

25/1

Looked set to be placed when unseating late on Newton Abbot hurdling debut in October, but failed to repeat that effort at Hereford the following month.

Form: 6U5

High Change⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: W T Kennedy| T: C Hills| OR: 111| DWS

6/1

Winner of 2m bumper at Ffos Las in June 2019. Fair form when placed first two starts over hurdles this season, but ran badly at Doncaster last time and temperament under suspicion.

Form: 130-33P

Potenza²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: J M P Eustace

10/3

Fairly useful Flat performer who showed a bit of aptitude for hurdling after 4 months off when fourth of 6 in C&D novice 20 days ago. Should do better.

Form: 4

Delta Rose¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

18/1

Mid-field in a Newbury bumper on debut in March 2019. Offered something to work on before falling on Plumpton hurdling debut and again showed ability at Wincanton last time. Not ruled out.

Form: 7/F4

Ray's The One¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

4/1

Fair 14f maiden on the Flat for Michael Bell and showed an aptitude for hurdling for new yard when fourth of 8 in 2m Kempton juvenile in January. Ran in void race at Plumpton subsequently.

Form: 4V

Relative Ease²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Ross Chapman| T: S Lycett

150/1

Dam is a half-sister to a fairly useful hurdler, but she's shown just poor form on the Flat.

Form:

Forecasts

Bombyx (1/1), Potenza (10/3), Ray's The One (4/1), High Change (6/1), Delta Rose (18/1), Grey Flint (25/1), Gerard Mentor (50/1), Blueberry Wine (150/1), Relative Ease (150/1)

BOMBYX has a 20-month absence to overcome, but he has the credentials to take well to hurdling given his useful Flat ability, so he receives the vote. Ray's The One and Potenza have both shown an aptitude for the job and should do better.