12:08 Wetherby

Saturday 12 November 2022

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Dransfields CIU Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:09 | Winning time: 4m 54.89s

Concetto¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

9/1

€30,000 3-y-o, £40,000 5-y-o, Kapgarde gelding. Half-brother to 19f chase winner in France Fils Prodige. Yard going well and worth a look in the betting.

Form: 34-2

Dogem By Design^t²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: R Potter

125/1

Made frame completed start in Irish points but well held both starts over hurdles. Upped in trip.

Form: 4PP99-

Great Ballinboris²⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: Micky Hammond

33/1

Showed ability on only start in bumpers but looked a hard ride on his hurdling debut at Newcastle next time, hanging badly right after fifth and beaten a long way out.

Form: 40-

Hitching Jacking²³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton

11/2

Runner-up sole start in Irish points and showed plenty of ability but an ungainly side with it when third in a 9-runner course bumper on Rules debut in March. In excellent hands and warrants respect now hurdling.

Form: 23-

Imperial B G²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

7/4

Improved when off the mark in bumpers at the third attempt at Carlisle (17f) in March, making all despite hanging left final 1f. Should have more to come now tackling longer trips over jumps.

Form: 531-

Marty Time³⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

80/1

Some promise in bumpers for Tom Lacey but was sold for only £5,000 after latest start. Step up in trip in his favour now hurdling but others more persuasive all the same.

Form: 47/4-

Moon Hunter²⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: H D Daly

4/1

£15,000 3-y-o, Pether's Moon gelding. Dam (h80), maiden hurdler, half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) No Duffer. Comfortably off mark in points at second attempt (Apr 18). One to note on debut.

Form: 21-

Revasser³²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: L Wadham

10/3

Closely related to useful hurdler/smart chaser Le Reve and made a winning start in a Warwick bumper. Much better effort over hurdles when fourth of 8 in novice (28/1) at Huntingdon (19.6f, heavy) when last seen on Boxing Day. Player if ready to go.

Form: 1/864-

Viking's Way²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| BF

20/1

Runner-up on his final outing in points but failed to meet expectations switched to Rules having been all the rage in the betting at Fontwell (19.2f) 24 days ago. Clearly thought capable of better.

Form: P4P-25

How Much

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

33/1

Ask gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Fact of The Matter, and half-brother to 2 winners, including useful chaser Manofthemountain. Makes some appeal on paper and worth a precautionary market check.

Form:

Is So Cute Dimaria²³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Coltherd| T: T D Easterby

150/1

Fly With Me gelding. Dam lightly raced on Flat/over hurdles in France. Best watched unless the market suggests otherwise.

Form: 247-

Macavity¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Craig Nichol| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| D

25/1

Won last 2 of 3 starts in points and justified support in the manner of a stayer switched to a bumper at Aintree (17f) in May, drawing clear after leading inside final 1. However, backed out of things a disappointingly long way from home on his recent hurdling/stable debut over C&D.

Form: 311-19

Out For The Count¹¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

125/1

Soundly beaten in 2 Irish bumpers for Philip Fenton.

Form: 70

Telegram Bob¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: T D Easterby

250/1

Well held on his sole outing in bumpers in April and pulled up over C&D on hurdling debut 7 months later.

Form: 9-P

Non-Runners

Present Fair²⁰⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D McCain Jnr J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Imperial B G (7/4), Revasser (10/3), Moon Hunter (4/1), Present Fair (4/1), Hitching Jacking (11/2), Concetto (9/1), Viking's Way (20/1), Macavity (25/1), Great Ballinboris (33/1), How Much (33/1), Marty Time (80/1), Out For The Count (125/1), Dogem By Design (125/1), Is So Cute Dimaria (150/1), Telegram Bob (250/1)

Not the easiest puzzle to solve but a chance is taken on PRESENT FAIR. He didn't show much in an Irish bumper on his only previous start under Rules, but could well leave that form behind now sent hurdling having joined a successful UK yard following a couple of Irish point wins earlier in the year. Imperial B G, Revasser and Hitching Jacking are a trio of potential threats.