18:33 Hexham

Tuesday 17 May 2022

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Discover Our Land Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:34 | Winning time: 5m 15.59s

Clear White Light³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| C

11/8

Fair bumper performer who easily made a winning start over hurdles in 2m course novice 36 days ago, produced to lead at the last having travelled strongly. More needed to follow up but he has the potential for better.

Form: 42/941-

Askalli^h1,t1¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies

150/1

Well held in bumper/2 hurdles for George Bewley. Change of stable and addition of a hood/tongue tie need to spark major improvement.

Form: 0P-P

Curley Finger¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

7/1

Placed in a bumper for Gordon Elliott. Sound start over hurdles for new stable when keeping on for third at Kelso (21f, good to soft) 13 days ago, best work finish. May do better and respected.

Form: 36-3

Dungeon Brook^t1⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Miss P Robson

50/1

Well held in a Carlisle bumper for Iain Jardine in March. Tongue tie on now hurdling for new yard. Best watched unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.

Form: 7-

Future Benefits¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: R P McLernon| T: R Menzies

16/1

Took 6 attempts to get off the mark in points and ran to just a poor level when fading into fourth on 23f hurdle debut for new yard 10 days ago. Shorter trip may help but Curley Finger has to be considered stable first string unless betting hints otherwise.

Form: 57641-4

Grand Du Nord¹²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Billy Garritty| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 105| CWS

11/8

Good-ground course bumper winner last April. Fair form first 2 starts over hurdles and given a break since a lesser run at Newcastle in January (has had wind surgery). Should figure.

Form: 401/625-

Konik King^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D R Fox| T: S Corbett

9/1

Runner-up here on the second of 3 bumper starts but the form looks nothing special. Hurdle debut.

Form: P/P7427-

Lough Carra⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

66/1

Little show in Irish points (last ran Mar 19) so best watched now hurdling unless the market suggests better is anticipated.

Form: F6FP-

Diamant Sur Canape¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Jonathan England| T: M Walford

150/1

Well held in bumper/novice hurdle in recent months.

Form: 9-9

Non-Runners

Kashi¹⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: K Thornton J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Grand Du Nord (11/8), Clear White Light (11/8), Kashi (7/4), Curley Finger (7/1), Konik King (9/1), Future Benefits (16/1), Dungeon Brook (50/1), Lough Carra (66/1), Diamant Sur Canape (150/1), Askalli (150/1)

The vote goes the way of Irish raider KASHI who wasn't winning out of turn at Cork recently and has the services of Brian Hughes this evening. Curley Finger may give him most to think about ahead of last month's 2m course scorer Clear White Light.