12:25 Fontwell

Sunday 14 November 2021

All12:2512:5513:2514:0014:3515:1015:43

Jos Grainger Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 1f 162y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:25  |   Winning time: 4m 25.27s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
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.
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2
Horse silk
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.
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Related to winning hurdlers but well held in 3 bumpers and a couple of hurdling outings.
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4
Horse silk
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.
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5
Horse silk
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.
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6
Horse silk
28/1
Has an ordinary pedigree and hasn't shown any promise to this point. Tongue tie is tried now.
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7
Horse silk
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.
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8
Horse silk
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).
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9
Horse silk
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.
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10
Horse silk
16/1
Fairly useful 1½m winner on Flat in France, below form last 3 starts, including on British debut. Others are more persuasive.
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11
Horse silk
100/1
Winning pointer at ninth attempt but looks like more of a long-term project based on both hurdling outings to date.
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12
Horse silk
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.
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13
Horse silk
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.
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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)

Verdict

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.

  1. WISEGUY (IRE)
  2. DATSALRIGHTGINO (GER)
  3. CALIDAD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Furkash
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 5
11/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.00

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