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carpetgallop.co.uk 01785719991 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:02 | Winning time: 4m 53.77s

Cook The Books^t1⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 115

11/8

No show both starts for JakeThomas Coulson this season and has rejoined Dan Skelton, for whom he showed ability in maiden hurdles at 2m/19f last term. Tongue strap applied and each-way chance.

Form: 4853-PP

Fernhill Dane³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies

28/1

Beaten a long way on debut in a bumper at Catterick and hasn't fared much better in a couple of novice hurdles since.

Form: 939

Leopolds Rock¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ross Chapman| T: P A Kirby

80/1

Just minor promise in a couple of bumpers and beaten a long way on recent hurdles debut at Market Rasen.

Form: 596

Malpas^t1⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain JnrWS

2/1

Set to score comfortably on hurdles bow when falling at the last at Catterick. Not so good 2 starts since, but big chance if wind op/fitting of a tongue strap have the desired effect.

Form: 6-F3F

Monarca

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S SmithWS

6/1

€52,000 3-y-o, £8,000 4-y-o. Dam, bumper winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Urtheoneiwant. Has undergone wind surgery ahead of this debut and market can guide.

Form:

My Boy Lewis^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: R Fell & S Murray

50/1

Fair but untrustworth Flat winner. No impact on hurdles debut at Wetherby earlier this month and subsequently failed to fire back on the level.

Form: 8

That Ships Sailed^h1,t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: J Bedi

150/1

Will need to leave bumper form a long, long way behind if he's to make an impact now switched to hurdles.

Form: 099

Spantik⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: R Fell & S Murray

13/2

Dual winner on the Flat (both on AW) and showed much more than on his hurdles debut when fourth of 11 at Wetherby. Well held back on the level since, but he's not without each-way hope here.

Form: 54

Miss Smartypants

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: M & D Easterby

28/1

Half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Steel City and bumper winner/fair hurdler Miss Sassypants, stays 2½m. Probably best watched on debut, unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form:

Toni's Oscar^t1⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: R Menzies

66/1

Point winner at seventh attempt, but offered little when pulled up on belated Rules debut at Wetherby last month. Now tried in a tongue strap.

Form: P4P/71-P

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Cooper's Cross⁷⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: W Coltherd J: Sam Coltherd

Annies Prayer³¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Cook The Books (11/8), Malpas (2/1), Cooper's Cross (2/1), Monarca (6/1), Spantik (13/2), Annies Prayer (12/1), Fernhill Dane (28/1), Miss Smartypants (28/1), My Boy Lewis (50/1), Toni's Oscar (66/1), Leopolds Rock (80/1), That Ships Sailed (150/1)

MALPAS was held in second when tipping up at the final flight over C&D last time, but the winner of that novice looks well-above average. Donald McCain's charge has since undergone wind surgery and, if that procedure and the addition of a tongue strap work as intended, he will take plenty of stopping. Cooper's Cross is next on the list ahead of Cook The Books and Spantik.

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