13:30 Sedgefield

Sunday 16 October 2022

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Gordon Jefferson Memorial Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 3m 58.17s

Fiftyshadesaresdev^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond

28/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1m), below form last 2 starts. Stamina isn't copper-bottomed now hurdling with cheekpieces back on.

Form:

Hulton Ranger³³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

50/1

Modest maiden on Flat (stays 7f), below form last 2 starts. Looks up against it even if taking to hurdling/staying the trip.

Form:

Methinks³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Bradley Harris⁽⁷⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| BF

80/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. Needs to improve markedly for the new discipline to trouble a few of these.

Form:

My Brother Jack¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Ollie Pears

9/4

Off the mark on the level in 5-runner handicap over 1¾m in August and took really well to new discipline when runner-up over C&D 3 weeks ago. That sets a fair standard and there's every chance there's more to come.

Form: 2

Octopus¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Candlish

80/1

Modest on the level for Kevin Philippart De Foy. May have found conditions too testing when well held for new yard 10 days ago and quickly sent hurdling.

Form:

Red Command¹²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Tracy Waggott

66/1

Limited impact only in 4 Flat starts.

Form:

More Felons¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Brennan| T: M F Harris

11/10

Useful Flat winner last seen finishing a good fifth of 9 to Piz Badile in Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown in April on final start for Aidan O'Brien. Changed hands for 62,000 gns in July and gelded ahead of this hurdles bow. Could outclass these.

Form:

Cianciana³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison

7/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 11f), won in August and fared as well as could be expected in a much deeper race last month. Hurdles debut.

Form:

Eclairant Le Monde^h1⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| BF

4/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who showed aptitude for hurdling on the back of a wind op at Cartmel in August, albeit she was too free to last out. No surprise a hood is reached for.

Form: 2

Silver Vision^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd

80/1

Modest maiden at best on the Flat but lost her way. Half-sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser Cubomania but pulled too hard, even with a hood, when fading out of it on hurdles bow 3 weeks ago.

Form: 5

Forecasts

More Felons (11/10), My Brother Jack (9/4), Eclairant Le Monde (4/1), Cianciana (7/1), Fiftyshadesaresdev (28/1), Hulton Ranger (50/1), Red Command (66/1), Octopus (80/1), Silver Vision (80/1), Methinks (80/1)

SCRIPTWRITER changed hands for 62,000 gns having displayed a useful level of form on the Flat for Aidan O'Brien and assuming he takes to hurdling is fancied to outclass these. My Brother Jack was nowhere near as talented as the selection on the level but he can call upon hurdles experience and that may take him a fair way in this.