14:45 Wetherby

Thursday 27 January 2022

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Try Racing TV For Free Now EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 3.60s

Lupus Regem⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| CD

9/2

Bumper winner for Henry Daly in the spring who ran out at the end of the back straight on Uttoxeter hurdling debut. Made amends at Newcastle last month and should have more to offer.

Form: 1-U1

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Risk D'Argent³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Nick Scholfield| T: A Ralph| OR: 116| BF| D

6/4

Much improved from return/hurdles debut when winning 2m Uttoxeter maiden in the mud easily last month. Held back by a bad mistake under a penalty at Fontwell and he sets the standard.

Form: 209-413

Apothicaire⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

9/1

first foal: dam, 1½m winner, closely related to winners up to 1¼m Kachgai (smart) and Terre A Terre (very smart). Pulled up sole start in Irish points (Dec 4) but has joined a top yard.

Form: P

Barnabas Collins³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| BF

14/1

Made a winning start to his career in a Carlisle bumper for Stuart Crawford in November 2020. Bought for £40,000 soon after and looked booked for third when falling on Boxing Day.

Form: 1-F

Beat The Edge⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby

80/1

Second foal: brother to a point winner: dam, little impact in points, sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 23f) Pylonthepressure. Runner-up completed start in points (Dec 12).

Form: P2

Copper Beach³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

125/1

£6,500 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam, maiden pointer, sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Royal Macnab. Shaped like a long-term project starting out in a course bumper last month.

Form: 8

Doors Breaker¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R P McLernon| T: T Collier

300/1

£30,000 half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Flag of Honour (2m winner). Minor promise at Doncaster but looks a handicap project.

Form: 66

Fathers Advice²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith

125/1

Showed promise on first start in bumper but failed to build on that when well held 6 months later. Big price after low-key hurdles bow but more like it when seventh at Ayr.

Form: 20P7

Fringill Dike³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| D

13/2

Nicely bred and quickened up well to score comfortably on debut in a bumper at Hexham in April. Sound effort under a penalty 8 months later and one to consider now hurdling.

Form: 1-4

Limetree Boy⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

11/4

Promising debut when third in 2½m Aintree novice won by the useful Hillcrest , around 3 lengths adrift of the runner-up Our Jet. Weakening out of it when falling at Warwick last month.

Form: 3F

Strike Of Lighting^h1²³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley

50/1

Jet Away gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful chaser Ruinous. Second in point and offered something to work on in an Irish bumper during the summer. Sold from Mark Fahey 11,500 gns soon after.

Form: 2-3

Non-Runners

Get Going⁵⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: M Walford J: Jamie Hamilton

Forecasts

Risk D'Argent (6/4), Limetree Boy (11/4), Lupus Regem (9/2), Fringill Dike (13/2), Apothicaire (9/1), Barnabas Collins (14/1), Strike Of Lighting (50/1), Beat The Edge (80/1), Get Going (100/1), Fathers Advice (125/1), Copper Beach (125/1), Doors Breaker (300/1)

RISK D'ARGENT's defeat of a couple of next-time-out winners at Uttoxeter appeals as the strongest piece of form on offer and he had an excuse for a slightly lesser effort at Fontwell a month ago. Lupus Regem is likely to surpass the level he achieved at Newcastle, while Fringill Dike deserves a mention as a bumper scorer.