13:50 Perth

Wednesday 20 April 2022

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Heidsieck Monopole 'Party Has Started' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 5.32s

Amenon^t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 122| BF

8/11

Placed all 4 starts since joining this yard, beaten only a neck by a less exposed rival at Wincanton last month. A reproduction of that performance would make him the one to beat.

Form: 35/3222

Big Arthur¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: H Graham & G Rutherford

400/1

Well beaten in bumpers and unseated at first on hurdling debut. No sign of ability yet.

Form: 007U

Fairly Famous⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: David England| T: O Murphy

33/1

Well-related sort has shaped like a stayer in a bumper (16f) and novice hurdle (15f). Step up in trip will suit but he looks one for further down the line.

Form: 45

Grey Market⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: J C McConnell

18/1

€17,000 3-y-o, Scorpion gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser St Stephens Green. Runner-up on second of 2 starts in points.

Form: P2

Haribo Collonges³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford

17/2

Promising individual. Slightly underwhelming when third of 12 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 13/8) 39 days ago but should have more to offer up in trip.

Form: 63

Laffite⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: G Elliott

12/1

Showed little all 3 starts in bumpers but made went with much more promise when runner-up at Wexford on hurdles debut last month. That race was muddling but he's in top hands.

Form: 0-082

Salvino^t¹⁰⁷

3/1

Placed both bumper starts and has filled the runner-up spot on his last 2 hudles outings, Brings amongst the best form to the table and he ranks as a leading contender.

Form: 132-522

Sporty Jim³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Adrian Heskin| T: O Murphy

14/1

Improved for hurdling debut when third at Warwick (16f) last month, Form still ranks below what some of his opposition have achieved and he may be of more interest in handicaps.

Form: 4373

Brompton Park²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

100/1

No better than modest in 3 bumper starts and never improved out of mid-field on hurdling debut at Naas last month, May benefit from longer trip but others appeal more.

Form: 7360

Worth A Look^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

100/1

Well held in bumpers and was given a considerate introduction when down the field in a Naas juvenile hurdle last 20 days ago. Yard have more obvious contenders.

Form: 550

Forecasts

Amenon (8/11), Salvino (3/1), Haribo Collonges (17/2), Laffite (12/1), Sporty Jim (14/1), Grey Market (18/1), Fairly Famous (33/1), Brompton Park (100/1), Worth A Look (100/1), Big Arthur (400/1)

Paul Nicholls' AMENON has reached a fairly useful level in defeat on his last 2 outings and gets the verdict over Salvino, who has achieved a similar level of form and should also be up to winning an event of this nature. Haribo Collonges is a likely improver and can make the frame.