12:55 Uttoxeter

Tuesday 6 December 2022

All11:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:25

Begbies Traynor Staffordshire Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 12:57 | Winning time: 4m 0.8s

Arceno's Adventure⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Todd| T: S Allwood

300/1

Looked one for the longer term when well held in a junior bumper at Bangor on debut in April and got no further than second flight on Stratford hurdling bow in October.

Form: 0-U

Astromachia²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Luke Scott⁽⁷⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| D

15/2

Useful handicapper on Flat (stays 2m) for Amanda Perrett in 2019 who was returning from lengthy absence when creditable fifth on hurdles bow at Hereford (16.2f) 3 weeks ago. Entitled to build on that.

Form: 5

Cottun⁵⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: T R George

50/1

Seventh of 8 in bumper (9/2) at Huntingdon (15.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 19 months ago. Off since and likely best watched on hurdles debut.

Form: 7-

Danton²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Bryan Carver| T: H Fry

10/1

Showed ability when fifth of 14 in bumper at Exeter (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 22 days ago, not ideally placed. Merits consideration on first hurdles start.

Form: 5

Equinus²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

11/2

Promising second of 11 in bumper (9/2) over C&D (good to soft) on NH debut 24 days ago, needing stiffer test. Enters calculations on switch to hurdling.

Form: 2

Erigmoor³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

8/1

Shaped with promise on sole bumper start and posted creditable third of 15 in novice at Chepstow (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 34 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3-3

Kaylen's Mischief²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: D J Jeffreys

100/1

Left hurdling debut effort behind when third of 11 in novice at Market Rasen (16.6f, good to soft) 26 days ago. More required to take a hand here, though.

Form: P-3

Mardoof²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: M Hunt

50/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Showed some aptitude for this sphere when seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Exeter (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 22 days ago. Improvement needed to trouble the judge here, though.

Form: 7

Nashy⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J Mackie

125/1

Modest maiden on the Flat who finished well held on sole start over timber at Roscommon last year.

Form: 6-

Oman^v1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

15/2

Promising individual. Useful winner at 14f on Flat and offered something to work on in this sphere when fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Chepstow (16f, good to soft, 9/2) on NH debut 18 days ago. One of likelier contenders.

Form: 5

Parc d'Amour²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

5/2

Won Doncaster bumper on NH debut in March and likely to improve on last month's third over C&D (good to soft) on hurdles bow.

Form: 1-3

Vokolohs⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy

66/1

Runner-up on his sole start in points in 2021 but yet to make an impact in couple of attempts over hurdles.

Form: 2-45

Isabella Bee¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Max Kendrick| T: F O'Brien

40/1

Placed in points but finished well held in an Aintree bumper on NH bow in October and was similar story on switch to hurdling at Uttoxeter 16 days ago.

Form: 3-276

Missed Tee³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| BF

3/1

Easily won sole start in Irish points and posted promising fourth on hurdles debut at Ffos Las (15.8f, soft) last month. Should be more to come and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 1-4

Forecasts

Parc d'Amour (5/2), Missed Tee (3/1), Equinus (11/2), Astromachia (15/2), Oman (15/2), Erigmoor (8/1), Danton (10/1), Isabella Bee (40/1), Mardoof (50/1), Cottun (50/1), Vokolohs (66/1), Kaylen's Mischief (100/1), Nashy (125/1), Arceno's Adventure (300/1)

Preference is for MISSED TEE, who should have learnt plenty from her encouraging hurdles debut at Ffos Las last month. Erigmoor and Oman head the list of dangers.