13:45 Wincanton

Thursday 18 November 2021

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Watch On Racing TV Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 3m 45.01s

Cool Stone²³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

4/1

Bred to make a chaser in time but, having showed plenty in a couple of bumpers, she's not one to write off now her attentions are turned to hurdling for the first time back from 7 months off.

Form: 43-

Get The Game¹⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

9/2

Runner-up in a point and made a positive start under Rules when fifth at Bangor in April. Failed to back that up, but should make a hurdler, so not a forlorn hope on return.

Form: 2F5-8

Grumpy Freya¹⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J E Moore| T: C HonourWS

12/1

Placed in a point and showed clear promise in a pair of bumpers at the start of the year. Disappointing hurdling bow (jumped poorly) at Newton Abbot 160 days ago, however.

Form: 2/65-6

Kadiyama¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Gifford

40/1

Modest form in bumpers and only seventh on first go over hurdles in novice at Plumpton 17 days ago. Probably more of a handicap type.

Form: 7590-7

Leading Ewe On¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Hugh Nugent⁽⁵⁾| T: Jamie Snowden

50/1

Signs of ability to date but is seemingly being brought along gradually over hurdles, so unlikely to make any impression.

Form: 48-58

Puffin Bay¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood| OR: 114| BF

8/11

Bumper winner in August and has hit the frame on both hurdling outings to date, tiring only late when fourth in a novice at Huntingdon last time. Capable of opening her account back down in trip.

Form: 3124

Shiroccy Road¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle

18/1

Bred to have ability but hasn't shown much of it on the track as yet, pulled up in a novice at Huntingdon on her hurdling debut 18 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0-6P

Sweet Nightingale^h³⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: P Gundry

50/1

Only hinted at ability for Ron Hodges and hasn't been seen for 11 months, so hard to imagine she'll feature on hurdling debut.

Form: 465-

Forecasts

Puffin Bay (8/11), Cool Stone (4/1), Get The Game (9/2), Grumpy Freya (12/1), Shiroccy Road (18/1), Kadiyama (40/1), Leading Ewe On (50/1), Sweet Nightingale (50/1)

Both PUFFIN BAY's hurdling runs have contained promise and, having tired late at Huntingdon recently, she should benefit from the return to this sort of trip. With that in mind she's an obvious choice to get off the mark, although hurdling debutantes Cool Stone and Get The Game could make a race of it if they're clued up.