12:28 Catterick
Wednesday 28 December 2022
All11:5312:2813:0313:3814:1314:4815:25
Betting Better With Sky Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 3f 66y  |  Soft  |  13 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 12:29Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 53.68s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
Useful handicapper on Flat (stays 2m) for Amanda Perrett in 2019. Off a long time before switch to hurdling but improved on his debut in this sphere when second in a novice at Uttoxeter last time. Merits respect.
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Schiaparelli gelding who went with some encouragement in a couple of bumpers and isn't without hope switched to hurdling.
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€20,000 3-y-o, £22,000 4-y-o, Norse Dancer gelding. Dam (h105), maiden hurdler, half-sister to very smart 2m hurdler Straw Bear. Third completed start in Irish points, pulled up last time (Apr 24).
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Fairly useful form in bumpers and shaped well under a positive ride when second in a novice at Kelso on hurdling debut a month ago. Merits consideration.
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Wetherby bumper winner who has shaped with encouragement on both hurdling starts, still in need of the experience when fourth in a minor event at Ascot 40 days ago. Looks the one to beat up in trip.
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Fair in bumpers but no impact yet over hurdles and appeals as more of a handicap type.
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Dropped away in a Punchestown bumper on Rules debut back in March 2021 and, while he scored twice in points since, he was down the field in a novice at Uttoxeter on hurdling/stable debut.
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Showed some ability in bumpers but returned from 17 months off with an inauspicious hurdling debut at Newcastle 20 days ago. Tried in cheekpieces.
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€31,000 3-y-o, Telescope gelding. Dam (h95), point winner/maiden hurdler, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) The Nipper. Won sole start in Irish points (May 29).
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Well held on sole outing in bumpers and no form over hurdles.
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£6,500 5-y-o, resold £60,000 5-y-o, Al Namix mare. Half-sister to 10.6f-15f winner Zita des Echanault. Dam, 1½m winner. Successful sole start in Irish points (Oct 30). One to consider.
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Unplaced both completed start in points and only fifth in a novice at Market Rasen 48 days ago, so hard to make a solid case for.
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One-time fair handicapper on Flat, stays 1m, little show in 2022. Hard to make a case for.
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Forecasts
Astromachia (13/8), Don Hollow (7/4), Chase A Fortune (9/2), Some Scope (17/2), Present Fair (16/1), Hashtag Boum (18/1), Boomslang (22/1), Not Staying Long (66/1), Monaghan Boy (80/1), Breakdance Kid (100/1), San Roch (125/1), Rhyme Scheme (150/1), Buying Money (200/1)
DON HOLLOW has already won a bumper and there was enough encouragement in his first two hurdling outings to think he can open his account in this. Point winner Hashtag Boum looks a danger and Chase A Fortune could go well under another positive ride.
- Don Hollow7/4
- Hashtag Boum18/1
Prize Money
1st: £4,357.002nd: £2,007.003rd: £1,003.004th: £502.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00
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