13:35 Wetherby

Monday 27 December 2021

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William Hill Plus Bet Club Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:38 | Winning time: 4m 27.56s

City Storm⁴⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: B Roberts⁽⁷⁾| T: D Loughnane

66/1

Well held in a trio of minor events at up to a mile on the level, and he's hard to warm to starting out over hurdles here following a 16-month absence.

Form:

Kayfast Warrior^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

10/3

Fairly useful on Flat for Tom Dascombe at up 1¼m. Beaten a fair way when third on hurdles debut at Catterick, but he wasn't knocked about and can be expected to build on that.

Form: 3

Lifetime Legend⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 123

4/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat (stays 11f) for Andrew Oliver in Ireland. Changed hands for 55,000 gns in October and interesting to see which way he goes in the betting on hurdles debut.

Form:

Monsieur Pom Pom¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: A Keatley

2/1

Well clear of the rest when chasing home a well-backed winner on debut in a 15.7f Catterick juvenile hurdle. Entitled to come on for that run and should have a big part to play in this contest.

Form: 2

Thunder Ahead⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: A King

11/4

Off the mark in 1½m AW handicap for Harry Dunlop in October (sold for 35,000 gns later that month and subsequently gelded). In good hands now switched to hurdles and the market should point the way.

Form:

Uccello¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond

150/1

Out with the washing on each of his 4 runs on the level, and well beaten on sole completed start in this sphere.

Form: U0

Poetria⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

16/1

Just modest form at best in bumpers and plenty more needed now hurdling.

Form: 64

Non-Runners

Piecederesistance⁵³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 3

T: Micky Hammond J: C O'Farrell

Shamrock Wine³⁸

Weight: 10-5| Age: 3

T: B Ellison J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Monsieur Pom Pom (2/1), Piecederesistance (5/2), Thunder Ahead (11/4), Kayfast Warrior (10/3), Lifetime Legend (4/1), Shamrock Wine (6/1), Poetria (16/1), City Storm (66/1), Uccello (150/1)

MONSIEUR POM POM went off at a much bigger price than Kayfast Warrior in the recent Catterick juvenile hurdle won by Inca Prince, but he finished 17 lengths ahead of that rival there and is taken to confirm his superiority. Lifetime Legend and Thunder Ahead are appealing recruits from the Flat and both need a second look in the betting.