12:45 Catterick

Friday 19 November 2021

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Gaspara Asset Management Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 3m 43.71s

Bite Ya Legs⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

66/1

Modest maiden on Flat (stays 1¼m) who ran below form on his latest start at Beverley (10f) in August. Yard enjoy success in this sphere but likely best watched unless market indicates otherwise.

Form:

Ivynator¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: C Fellowes

3/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1½m, best form on all-weather). Didn't go without promise when fourth in a Warwick juvenile on hurdles bow 2 weeks ago and he rates a likely improver.

Form: 4

Myboymax²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| C

5/1

Progressed in to a fair performer on Flat this year, winning twice at up to 12f and placed on each of last 4 starts. Interesting to see where he figures in the betting now tackling hurdles.

Form:

Outback Boy¹⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

11/1

Australia gelding. Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Tidal Watch. Fairly useful on Flat (stays 12f) but became disappointing this summer. Switch of codes needs to perk him up. Yard debut.

Form:

Smart Boyo¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

250/1

Well held all 4 starts on Flat and similar story in a couple of juvenile hurdles. Passed over.

Form: P5

Sonning²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: A King| BF

1/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1¼m) and definite promise when finding only Mister Allegro too strong in Wincanton juvenile (15f) last month. In excellent hands and big player with improvement expected.

Form: 2

Vignoni¹⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: P G Murphy

20/1

Easy to back but showed fair form when runner-up in a 7f Kempton novice back in May (sole start for Henry Candy). Probably best watched now hurdling for new stable.

Form:

Austriana^t1⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: S Allwood

80/1

One effort of note on Flat (fair form at 10f) and changed hands for only 2,000 gns in September. Tongue tied on hurdles bow.

Form:

Nastasiya³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: T Davidson

28/1

29,000 gns purchase who displayed fair form on Flat and some promise despite finishing distant third on yard/hurdles bow at Perth in September. Not in same form at Wetherby since, though.

Form: 35

Shamrock Wine¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Danny McMenamin| T: B Ellison

12/1

Poor maiden on the Flat but did at least leave hurdling debut effort in her wake when runner-up in a Sedgefield juvenile event 2 weeks ago. Each-way claims again with a repeat.

Form: 52

Non-Runners

Rita R²⁴

Weight: 10-5| Age: 3

T: F P Murtagh J: Craig Nichol

Forecasts

Sonning (1/1), Ivynator (3/1), Myboymax (5/1), Outback Boy (11/1), Shamrock Wine (12/1), Vignoni (20/1), Nastasiya (28/1), Rita R (33/1), Bite Ya Legs (66/1), Austriana (80/1), Smart Boyo (250/1)

A fairly useful performer on the Flat, SONNING was no match for one with previous hurdles experience at Wincanton last month, yet that was still a perfectly solid first effort over timber and he can get off the mark with progress expected. Ivynator also showed promise on his hurdling debut and is feared. Myboymax and Shamrock Wine complete the shortlist.