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Saturday 23 October 2021

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Watch On Racing TV 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:09 | Winning time: 4m 1.26s

Coolmoyne

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Waugh

125/1

€32,000 3-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to 2½m hurdle winner Highland Life.

Form:

Duty Calls¹⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: Miss S E Forster

50/1

Fair form over fences, but has failed to complete on his last 4 outings. Is a winning pointer, but was pulled up in that sphere on his latest start in May. Others preferred now going hurdling.

Form: 13PFF-P

Easter In Milan¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Dowson| T: R Menzies

28/1

Maiden pointer who has shaped like a stayer in a bumper/novice hurdle 11 months apart. Will do better somewhere down the line, most likely when tackling longer trips.

Form: 3/U324-6

Grand Voyage¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd

15/2

Unplaced both starts in Irish points and comfortably held in Ayr bumper/pair of novice hurdles. Handicaps presumably up after this.

Form: 5/48-63

Half Track²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: N W Alexander

14/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Showed only a bit in a Tipperary bumper on only outing for Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor, but could do better now hurdling for new handler.

Form: 5-

Nells Son²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| D

11/10

Fairly useful performer in bumpers who defied a penalty in hard-fought fashion at Ayr in March and rates a good jumping prospect.

Form: 2/11-

Okavango Delta²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin

17/2

Fair and consistent bumper performer who is bred to be a useful jumper, so is one to note for a yard that has started the season well.

Form: 3253-

Salvino^t²⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| D

4/1

Winning pointer who showed fairly useful form when placed on both his bumper starts in the spring and bred to do better now hurdling.

Form: 3/132-

Space Safari²³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Edward Austin⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Thomson

40/1

Off mark in points at second attempt but well held in bumper/maiden hurdles (left Lucy Normile/off 19 months prior to latest start).

Form: P196/7-

Sheepysheepsheep²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Henry Brooke| T: Miss P Robson

125/1

Pulled up sole start in France last winter and dropped away quickly 3 out in a C&D novice earlier in the month.

Form: P-7

Without Conviction¹⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

11/2

Placed in a point and 2 heavy-ground bumpers. Stepped up on her hurdling debut form when third in an 18.1f novice at this course in April and open to further improvement.

Form: 2/3373-

Forecasts

Nells Son (11/10), Salvino (4/1), Without Conviction (11/2), Grand Voyage (15/2), Okavango Delta (17/2), Half Track (14/1), Easter In Milan (28/1), Space Safari (40/1), Duty Calls (50/1), Coolmoyne (125/1), Sheepysheepsheep (125/1)

SALVINO showed enough in a brace of bumpers in the spring to suggest he's up to winning races over timber, so he's taken to strike at the first time of asking. There are a few interesting rivals in opposition though, not least fairly useful dual bumper winner Nells Son, while Without Conviction and Okavango Delta are two others that could have a big say in proceedings.