13:15 Kempton

Monday 3 May 2021

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

VBET Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m  |   Good (Good to firm in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:16  |   Winning time: 3m 43.05s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Bombyxp124
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-7| J: Corey McGivern(10)| T: L Wadham| OR:  122| D
11/2
Useful on Flat for James Fanshawe. Won on Huntingdon hurdle debut after absence in March but failed to build on that when only third at Newbury 10 days later. Out of depth in Grade 1 latest.
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2
Horse silk
Grisbi De Berce21
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR:  121| D
10/3
Off 5 months, improved when winning 2m Huntingdon novice (good) 21 days ago. Did that in the style of one who likely has more to offer.
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3
Horse silk
Confab27
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: George Baker
250/1
Modest maiden on Flat (stays 1½m). Outsider on hurdle debut.
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4
Horse silk
Emojie21
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam
250/1
Well held in a bumper back in spring 2019. Poor maiden on the Flat since and no promise on recent Huntingdon hurdle debut.
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5
Horse silk
Flinteur Sacreh94
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| BF| CD
11/2
Brother to Sprinter Sacre and easily won course bumper early in 2020. Hasn't lived up to expectations in 2 attempts over hurdles but it's clearly still very early days.
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7
Horse silk
The Throstles37
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: K Frost
66/1
Fair on Flat (stays 10.5f). Ought to be sharper for a reappearance run at Doncaster but he does make his hurdle debut in what looks a warm race. Best watched.
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8
Horse silk
Voice Of Calm22
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: Miss E C Lavelle| D
17/2
Fair Flat winner (stays 1¼m) for Harry Dunlop and has taken well to hurdling, winning at Warwick (2m) 22 days ago. Potential for better again but more will be needed to follow up.
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9
Horse silk
Word Of Honour22
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Matthew Batchelor| T: S Curran
200/1
Modest performer on the Flat who made an inauspicious start over hurdles when well behind Voice of Calm at Warwick recently.
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10
Horse silk
Ajax Tavern15
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-8| J: T Scudamore| T: M Scudamore
50/1
Fairly useful on Flat but well held on hurdle/yard debut at Musselburgh on New Year's Day. Also well beaten in a Newbury Flat handicap recently (first run after wind surgery).
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11
Horse silk
Ocho Grande73
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-8| J: Daniel Hiskett(3)| T: R T Phillips
150/1
Modest/temperamental maiden on Flat. Big outsider now hurdling.
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12
Horse silk
Paso Doble65
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-8| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: P F Nicholls
10/11
Fairly useful Flat winner (stays 1¾m) for Jim Bolger. Made a very encouraging start to hurdle career when third in Grade 2 Adonis over C&D in February. Very much the one to beat.
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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Restandbethankful138
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 5
T: O Murphy  J: Adrian Heskin
NR

Forecasts

Paso Doble (10/11), Grisbi De Berce (10/3), Restandbethankful (4/1), Bombyx (11/2), Flinteur Sacre (11/2), Voice Of Calm (17/2), Ajax Tavern (50/1), The Throstles (66/1), Ocho Grande (150/1), Word Of Honour (200/1), Confab (250/1), Emojie (250/1)

Verdict

A few promising sorts in this line-up but it's still hard to ignore the claims of PASO DOBLE, who made a very good start over hurdles in the Adonis here at the end of February and appeals as one who should do very well in novice hurdles this season. Restandbethankful also has plenty of potential and he can follow the selection home ahead of Grisbi de Berce.

  1. PASO DOBLE (IRE)
  2. RESTANDBETHANKFUL
  3. GRISBI DE BERCE (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £3,159.002nd: £1,455.003rd: £727.004th: £364.00

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