13:50 Ludlow

Wednesday 23 February 2022

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Mike & Belinda Birthday Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 3m 54.9s

Biowavego

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: K Brogan⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill

8/1

€68,000 3-y-o, Presenting gelding. Dam made frame in maiden hurdles, 12.5f winner who stayed 2m on Flat, sister to high-class hurdler (stayed 21f) Get Me Out of Here. One to note.

Form:

Dogem By Design^t1⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Hugh Nugent⁽³⁾| T: R Potter

28/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Sageburg gelding. Dam, 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser Lie Forrit. Fourth in point on debut, pulled up both starts since. Wears tongue strap.

Form: 4PP

Fort Nelson¹³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: S-J Davies

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, sold from Jonathan Portman £3,000 in November.

Form:

Gris Majeur¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis

16/1

Left Ian Ferguson and won 11-runner bumper at Downpatrick in July. Only fifth at Galway later that month. Sold £80,000 in November and shaped as if better for run on hurdles bow at Chepstow.

Form: 1-8156

Half The Freedom²⁶

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

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, seventh of 10 in novice hurdle at Huntingdon (15.8f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 007

Howdy Partner¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans

400/1

Third in a Bellewstown bumper for John Hanlon last summer but limited impact in a couple of points since offered little switched to hurdles for new yard.

Form: 365P

Lord Of Cheshire^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

6/5

Cost £80,000 as a 3-y-o and left hurdles debut well behind when second of 15 in novice (12/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 2 weeks ago, settling much better. Sets the standard.

Form: 62

Mister Marbles⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 112WS

9/4

Much improved from his debut when promising second of 14 in 2m novice hurdle at Taunton but failed to back that up at Chepstow next time. Capable of going close on Taunton form. Has had wind op.

Form: 525

Night Jet⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds

12/1

Out of a mare who did well for the same connections and fair form in a couple of bumpers. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 56

Nivlac⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Luca Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B PaulingWS

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 17 in bumper at Warwick (16f, soft) 76 days ago. Makes hurdles debut after wind op.

Form: 80

Red Vision¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

14/1

£45,000 buy, half-brother to high-class chaser Traffic Fluide. Irish point winner who was well backed ahead of hurdles bow at Sedgefield but was beaten over 20 lengths. Thought capable of better.

Form: 5/13227

The Questioner¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Bangor (16.7f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 2-6P6

Little Pretender⁴³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D J Jeffreys

33/1

Great Pretender mare. Dam maiden pointer. Well held in point bumper (Dec 2020).

Form: 9-

El Patron¹²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: David Noonan| T: Henry Oliver

100/1

Fair maiden at best on the Flat. First run for yard after leaving Mark Loughnane. Stamina to prove on hurdles bow.

Form:

Mcpherson^t¹³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroWS

20/1

Fairly useful maiden on Flat (stays 12.5f), below form last 2 starts. Sold from Mrs J. Harrington 20,000 gns in October and had wind op.

Form:

Non-Runners

Jeremy The Jinn¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

Forecasts

Lord Of Cheshire (6/5), Mister Marbles (9/4), Jeremy The Jinn (4/1), Biowavego (8/1), Night Jet (12/1), Red Vision (14/1), Gris Majeur (16/1), Mcpherson (20/1), Dogem By Design (28/1), Little Pretender (33/1), Half The Freedom (50/1), El Patron (100/1), The Questioner (100/1), Nivlac (125/1), Fort Nelson (250/1), Howdy Partner (400/1)

LORD OF CHESHIRE settled much better when runner-up over C&D 2 weeks ago and is well up to winning races. Mister Marbles should be a player if shrugging off a disappointing run at Chepstow. Jeremy The Jinn fared well again at Taunton on Tuesday but must be a doubtful runner. Biowavego is a newcomer to note.