13:05 Leicester

Wednesday 15 December 2021

All12:0012:3013:0513:4014:1514:4515:15

WM Installations Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 7f 113y  |   Soft  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:06  |   Winning time: 4m 8.1s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
28/1
Flat bred, but nevertheless showed plenty of ability and stamina when runner-up in a Carlisle bumper in March. Proved a disappointment at Ffos Las 6 weeks later though, and now tries hurdling.
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Runner-up in an Irish point and had a wind operation prior to making a successful start under Rules in a Bangor bumper back in January 2019. Subsequently sold out of David Pipe's yard for £26,000.
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Poor form in bumpers and well held completed start over hurdles.
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4
Horse silk
66/1
Shaped as if needing the run when well held in a bumper at Uttoxeter (15.8f, soft) on NH debut 47 days ago. Goes hurdling now after wind surgery and needs a big step forward.
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Showed promise when third in sole bumper at Ffos Las in May and did likewise sent hurdling when fourth of 15 in 2m novice at Warwick on return 4 weeks ago. Sure to do better.
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6
Horse silk
33/1
Getaway gelding who shaped with encouragement when third in a Punchestown bumper for Colin Motherway in March. Showed up well for a long way on Worcester hurdle bow but was beaten when falling 2 out.
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7
Horse silk
50/1
Showed some promise in a couple of spring bumpers but was well held on recent hurdling debut at Southwell.
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8
Horse silk
Sholokjack374
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton
11/10
€18,000 3-y-o, £75,000 4-y-o, Sholokhov gelding. Half-brother to useful chaser Another Stowaway, stays 3¼m. Won sole start in Irish points (Dec 2020) and rates an interesting Rules newcomer.
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9
Horse silk
12/1
Steady progress in 3 bumper runs and took a small step forward from his hurdling debut when third in a 2m novice at Wetherby 3 weeks ago. Remains with potential.
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10
Horse silk
100/1
Poor form in a brace of bumpers for Geoffrey Harker and well beaten both starts over hurdles for new yard. Tongue strap on for the first time.
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11
Horse silk
33/1
Modest bumper performer who showed a bit on Thurles hurdles debut in October, but failed to match that form there last time and has since left Roger McGrath.
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12
Horse silk
20/1
Hinted at ability in a Fakenham bumper on debut and did likewise sent hurdling when fourth in a 5-runner novice at Doncaster 11 days later. Back down in trip.
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Forecasts

Sholokjack (11/10), Catch The Swallows (5/2), Let's Have Another (7/2), William Cody (12/1), The Sumba Island (20/1), Bert Wilson (28/1), Patient Owner (33/1), No Reaction (33/1), Radetzky March (50/1), Imperial Hurley (66/1), Eppleton Collier (100/1), Getaway Guillaume (100/1)

Verdict

SHOLOKJACK won his sole start in Irish points last winter and has since transferred to a top stable, so he makes plenty of appeal starting out over hurdles in what looks a very winnable race. Let's Have Another wasn't well placed in a steadily-run affair at Warwick and seems sure to do better, with bumper-winner Catch The Swallows also worth a look returning from a long absence for a new yard.

  1. SHOLOKJACK (IRE)
  2. LET'S HAVE ANOTHER (IRE)
  3. CATCH THE SWALLOWS (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £5,991.002nd: £2,760.003rd: £1,379.004th: £691.00

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