12:40 Huntingdon

Sunday 26 December 2021

All12:0612:4013:1513:4714:2214:5715:32

Brampton Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 5m 5.80s

Lyrical Genius³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul O'Brien| T: C E Longsdon

11/2

Won sole start in points and having landed a bumper in September, he maintained his unbeaten record switched to hurdles in narrow fashion at Doncaster a month ago. Penalised but there's more to come.

Form: 1-11

Gentleman At Arms²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

14/1

Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Stellino. Fairly useful on Flat, stays 2m. Sold from Harry Dunlop 40,000 gns and reasonable hurdles debut in a 2m course novice recently. Up in trip.

Form: 5

Last Royal²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: James Davies| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 121

1/1

Made a winning bumper debut in July 2020 and might well have followed up had he jumped with more fluency on hurdles bow. Off 15 months after (had a wind op) but shaped well at Chepstow. Big Player.

Form: 12-3

Lounge Lizard²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly| OR: 115| BF

7/4

Second of 3 sole bumper start and built on opening hurdles effort when runner-up at Market Rasen 3 weeks ago. Entitled to progress and that run puts him firmly in the mix.

Form: 2-42

Revasser²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: L Wadham

28/1

Closely related to useful hurdler/smart chaser Le Reve and made a winning start in a Warwick bumper in April. 2m an insufficient teat on recent hurdles debut but he was still disappointing.

Form: 1-86

Robin Des Fox²³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Garner| T: O Signy

16/1

€50,000 3-y-o, £60,000 5-y-o, first foal. Dam (h110) bumper winner. Runner-up in Irish point on debut in May.

Form: 2-

Stunsail^h⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss C Dyson

300/1

Minor promise in bumpers but limited encouragement on hurdles bow last week.

Form: 57-88

Way Past Midnight¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: C Brace| T: P R Webber

80/1

Looks a longer-term project.

Form: 1/457

Forecasts

Last Royal (1/1), Lounge Lizard (7/4), Lyrical Genius (11/2), Gentleman At Arms (14/1), Robin Des Fox (16/1), Revasser (28/1), Way Past Midnight (80/1), Stunsail (300/1)

LAST ROYAL could do with brushing up his jumping a touch, but he was third in what was a stronger race than this at Chepstow at the beginning of the month and the 7 lb he receives from Doncaster-winner Lyrical Genius may prove to be decisive. Lounge Lizard is the other obvious contender.