14:20 Wetherby

Wednesday 24 November 2021

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Racing TV Black Friday Offer This Friday Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 4m 1.5s

Algesiras²⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

9/1

€68,000 3-y-o. Half-brother to ungenuine but fairly useful hurdler Castletown. Remote fourth in point before an underwhelming hurdles debut for Tom Lacey. Subsequently sold for just £4,000.

Form: 4-9

East Street¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

11/8

€40,000 Mores Wells gelding. Closely related to modest hurdler/chaser Maureen's Star, and half-brother to fairly useful chaser Armattiekan. Placed on second of 2 starts in Irish points (May 16).

Form: 9-2

Gemini Fire²²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: H Hogarth

25/1

£18,000 4-y-o, Mahler gelding. Runner-up in point on debut, held in third when falling last next time (Apr 16).

Form: 2F-

Kinondo Kwetu¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

3/1

Successful both point starts and showed both ability and signs of temperament when fourth on Carlisle hurdles bow. Below last level in a deeper race at Market Rasen but it remains early days.

Form: 1/1-47

Motahassen^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: D Carroll

66/1

Modest Flat winner who is related to a winning hurdler, but made an unpromising start in this sphere at Market Rasen 13 days ago.

Form: 0

Thomas Cranmer⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss T Jackson| C

28/1

Fair on Flat, stays 10.5f, shaped as if in need of run after 12 months off on return at Redcar last time. Switches to obstacles now and perhaps best watched.

Form:

William Cody²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Mrs P Sly

10/3

Steady progress in 3 bumper runs but failed to take another step forward sent hurdling when only eight of 14 in a 19.9f novice at Uttoxeter last month. Probably one for handicaps later on.

Form: 9628

Walkonby^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond

16/1

Fair 10f winner on Flat, but out of sorts in that sphere in 2021 and made no impact in a pair of juvenile hurdles last winter.

Form: 90-

Non-Runners

Parisencore³²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: N G Richards J: Danny McMenamin

Rory And Me³⁶⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: Micky Hammond J: Alain Cawley

Forecasts

East Street (11/8), Parisencore (6/4), Rory And Me (9/4), Kinondo Kwetu (3/1), William Cody (10/3), Algesiras (9/1), Walkonby (16/1), Gemini Fire (25/1), Thomas Cranmer (28/1), Motahassen (66/1)

PARISENCORE has the best recent form judged on his promising second in a maiden hurdle at Kelso last month, so he appeals as the most likely winner. Rory And Me hasn't been seen since finishing second in this corresponding race 12 months ago, but would be a big threat if ready to roll, while point-recruit East Street requires a market check.