12:25 Fontwell

Sunday 14 November 2021

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Jos Grainger Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 4m 25.27s

C'Est Quelqu'un¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: S Curran| OR: 107

40/1

Fair maiden chaser in France but British debut in a novice hurdle at Chepstow contained no promise.

Form: 56F22-0

Calidad¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: H Whittington

12/1

Poor form in bumpers and, while there was a bit more encouragement when fifth in a novice at Uttoxeter on hurdling debut 164 days ago, he didn't find much for pressure.

Form: 0-65

Cobbs Corner²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Gifford

80/1

Related to winning hurdlers but well held in 3 bumpers and a couple of hurdling outings.

Form: 774-63

Cochise¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West

16/1

Fairly useful Flat winner whose hurdling debut at Lingfield was too bad to be true. Might fare better on this sounder surface.

Form: P

Datsalrightgino²⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Page Fuller| T: Jamie Snowden| BFWS

9/4

€70,000 purchase who has shaped with promise in a trio of bumpers and is a likely sort to take to hurdling at the first attempt, so he makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 3222-

Gallant Commander^t1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Fry

28/1

Has an ordinary pedigree and hasn't shown any promise to this point. Tongue tie is tried now.

Form: 7-50

Get Prepared²³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: K Brogan⁽³⁾| T: B Pauling

10/1

Cost £60,000 after winning sole point in March 2019 but only modest form on completed outings over hurdles. Likely to be outclassed.

Form: 1/04F-

Minella Hub³⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Lee Edwards| T: A West

50/1

€28,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Ferrobin. Failed to complete both starts in Irish points, third when fell 2 out second one (Nov 2020).

Form: P/F-

Pilsdon Pen¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott

250/1

Modest on the Flat for Joseph Tuite in 2019 but returned from a long absence with an inauspicious hurdling debut at Hereford 13 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 8

Silastar²²

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

16/1

Fairly useful 1½m winner on Flat in France, below form last 3 starts, including on British debut. Others are more persuasive.

Form:

Truckin With Paddy¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: P G Murphy

100/1

Winning pointer at ninth attempt but looks like more of a long-term project based on both hurdling outings to date.

Form: 422-168

What's My Line⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁷⁾| T: M Madgwick

125/1

Sixties Icon gelding who showed only modest form in bumpers and looks set for another struggle switched to hurdling for the first time.

Form: 465-6

Wiseguy³⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson

4/5

Well-bred 5yo who justified short-priced favouritism when landing a bumper at Doncaster 10 months ago. Should be well prepped for this first go at hurdling, so he'll likely take all the beating.

Form: 1-

Forecasts

Wiseguy (4/5), Datsalrightgino (9/4), Get Prepared (10/1), Calidad (12/1), Cochise (16/1), Silastar (16/1), Gallant Commander (28/1), C'Est Quelqu'un (40/1), Minella Hub (50/1), Cobbs Corner (80/1), Truckin With Paddy (100/1), What's My Line (125/1), Pilsdon Pen (250/1)

WISEGUY looked a nice prospect when landing a bumper 10 months ago and there's no obvious reason to think he won't take to hurdling, so he's preferred to Datsalrightgino, who is also having his first go in this sphere. Of those with experience over timber, Calidad is the pick.