12:30 Fontwell

Sunday 13 November 2022

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Peter Moffitt Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 4m 25.64s

Gold In Doha^t²²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Fry

11/2

Promise in a Kempton bumper and both outings over hurdles last season. Remains with potential for successful yard.

Form: 3/42-

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Holkham Hall¹⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Henderson

125/1

Limited impact in various company. Up against it for new yard.

Form: U43-568

Maclaine²⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: O Sherwood

11/8

€70,000 3-y-o, Masked Marvel gelding. Raced exclusively at Newbury, displaying plenty of ability in a bumper and a brace of novice hurdles last season. Sets the clear standard on reappearance.

Form: 453-

Pedley Wood³⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

3/1

£75,000 5-y-o, third foal, half-brother to fair hurdler Victorias Peak (2½m winner) dam unraced sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Makethe Mostofnow. Successful sole outing in points (Jan 2022) and has to command respect on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

Pleasure Garden¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: K Jewell

66/1

Fair 4-time winner at up to 2m on the Flat for Sir Mark Prescott. Bought for 32,000 gns but offered little encouragement sent hurdling for new yard both starts in 2021.

Form: P/4-

Trevor's Lad

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: T Lawes

12/1

£52,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Closely related to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser I'm All You Need and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Minella Tara.

Form:

Alexandra Romanov⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 103

3/1

Regressive in bumpers but showed aptitude for hurdling alongside some waywardness after 11 months off when third in small-field affair at Huntingdon (19.6f) in October. Matched that form when second over C&D last week but this is a deeper race.

Form: 20/0-32

Maire's Dream^h1⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: C Poulton

150/1

Poor in bumpers and offered little on Newton Abbot hurdling debut in September. Since left Olly Murphy.

Form: 346

Non-Runners

Delta Run³²⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: R Bandey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Maclaine (11/8), Alexandra Romanov (3/1), Pedley Wood (3/1), Delta Run (4/1), Gold In Doha (11/2), Trevor's Lad (12/1), Pleasure Garden (66/1), Holkham Hall (125/1), Maire's Dream (150/1)

MACLAINE sets the clear standard on his hurdles efforts at Newbury last winter, and while his stable has been pretty quiet this season, he's still the most persuasive option. Pedley Wood fetched £75,000 after his point win so he commands serious respect, as does bumper-winner Delta Run.