13:12 Fontwell

Wednesday 19 October 2022

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Cazoo Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:12 | Winning time: 4m 58.84s

Hartnoll Hero^h²⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: V R A Dartnall

22/1

Showed ability in bumpers earlier in his career but down the field completed starts over hurdles (has refused to race twice).

Form: 23/3RR0-

Montgomery^t1³⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

7/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/chaser Hazzaar. Showed plenty of ability when runner-up in a Worcester bumper on debut a year ago. Subsequently left Tom Lacey for £100,000. Open to improvement. Tongue tied.

Form: 2-

Of All The Greys¹⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gregory| T: Ian Williams

28/1

Well held in sole bumper and went backwards from hurdling debut when down the field at Worcester (20f, good) in July. Handicaps presumably up after this.

Form: P0-47

Viking's Way¹⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

1/1

€43,000 3-y-o, £18,000 6-y-o, Martaline gelding. Brother to smart hurdler/chaser Vanillier, and half-brother to fairly useful chaser Vif Ardent. Dam, lightly raced over hurdles, 12.2f winner on Flat. Maiden Irish pointer, runner-up last time (May 7). Appears stable first string on jockey bookings.

Form: P4P-2

Clapton Hill¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

7/2

Dunaden gelding. Half-brother to smart bumper winner/very smart hurdler Thyme Hill. Shaped like a stayer when third in a 2m Warwick bumper on debut in May, so is bound to be suited by this longer trip on hurdle debut.

Form: 3

Vengeance²⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽⁷⁾| T: H Whittington

6/1

Poor in bumpers but showed more sent hurdling when third in a 19.3 maiden at Ascot in March, seeming to benefit from the step up in trip.

Form: 3863-

Wind Of Fortune¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson

14/1

In a leading yard but has been pulled up both starts in bumpers.

Form: PP

Non-Runners

Claude Almighty⁴²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Miss J S Davis J: Non Runner

Givega⁵¹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

Rock House¹⁸⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: D Skelton J: David England

Forecasts

Viking's Way (1/1), Clapton Hill (7/2), Givega (7/2), Vengeance (6/1), Montgomery (7/1), Rock House (8/1), Wind Of Fortune (14/1), Hartnoll Hero (22/1), Of All The Greys (28/1), Claude Almighty (33/1)

GIVEGA catches the eye on paper and, having won his sole outing in points, he makes plenty of appeal. Clapton Hill was doing his best work at the finish on his Warwick bumper debut, so is sure to be suited by this step up in trip, with Viking's Way and Montgomery others to note.