13:10 Warwick

Thursday 21 April 2022

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Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 37.40s

Betterforeveryone⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

9/4

£40,000 3-y-o, half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Kingsmere (21f-3m winner). Held back by inexperience when fourth in Wincanton maiden (19.8f) on debut 42 days ago and seems sure to improve.

Form: 4

Gone To Texas³²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C Gethings| T: J S Smith

14/1

€30,000 3-y-o, £15,000 5-y-o, Imperial Monarch gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Nodoubtaboutthat, stays 2½m. Dam, point winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3½m) Abnaki.

Form: 46-2

Monte Igueldo^t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 108

7/2

Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests following a break when runner-up in 2m Bangor novice in February. Shaped as if amiss at Catterick but proved a disappointment when well held on handicap debut at Sedgefield last time. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 2552P5

Mortlach^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

10/11

Point winner in Ireland since showing fair form in a pair of bumpers for Paul Nicholls in 2019/20. Shaped with plenty of promise sent hurdling in a tongue strap when runner-up at Southwell (15.8f) 16 days ago and looks sure to improve over this longer trip. Big player.

Form: 41-2322

Prince Des Malvaux²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr Daniel Kyne⁽⁷⁾| T: K Davis

100/1

Unplaced in points and well held in 3 bumpers. Set for another struggle on hurdles debut.

Form: 7FF678

Wotastunner²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

50/1

Passing Glance half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Midnight Midge. Dam (h102) 2m-17f hurdle winner (stayed 21f). Offered little starting out in a bumper at Newton Abbot last month, soon off the bridle.

Form: 0

Cabayo Lady³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Chris Ward⁽⁵⁾| T: Deborah Cole

66/1

Down the field all 3 starts in bumpers so easily passed over.

Form: 607

Missfit²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: N J Gifford

28/1

Good pedigree and shaped with some promise starting out in an AW bumper on debut in December. However, she's failed to build on that since and has yet to complete over hurdles.

Form: 36PPF

Non-Runners

Blackcauseway²¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Thai Terrier¹⁸⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: C J Todd

Marmalaid¹²⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Forecasts

Mortlach (10/11), Betterforeveryone (9/4), Blackcauseway (3/1), Monte Igueldo (7/2), Thai Terrier (8/1), Marmalaid (10/1), Gone To Texas (14/1), Missfit (28/1), Wotastunner (50/1), Cabayo Lady (66/1), Prince Des Malvaux (100/1)

MORTLACK produced a promising first effort in this sphere with a tongue strap applied when runner-up at Southwell 16 days ago and is selected to go one better with improvement anticipated over this longer trip. Betterforeveryone seems sure to step up on his opening effort in a Wincanton maiden having been held back by inexperience, while Monte Igueldo has claims if returning to his peak form, too.