12:12 Wetherby

Saturday 14 January 2023

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wetherbyracing.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:12 | Winning time: 4m 15.23s

A Shining Moon¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Midgley

40/1

Had been sold cheaply out of Eve Johnson Houghton's after a couple of disappointing efforts on the Flat and has shown little both starts over hurdles for new yard.

Form: 28-50

Ballybeg Boss²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

11/10

Bought for £50,000 after winning second start in Irish points and given a considerate introduction to Rules when runner-up in 9-runner bumper at Hereford (16.2f) 24 days ago. Switches to hurdling in ordinary-looking affair and much respected.

Form: 31-2

Ffree Pedro

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

6/1

€33,000 3-y-o, Yeats gelding. Closely related to useful hurdler/chaser Caius Marcius and bumper winner/fair 2m hurdle winner Nimby. Interesting newcomer but Ballybeg Boss looks stable first string on jockey bookings.

Form:

Fiston De Becon³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 110

11/2

Fair form at best over hurdles for Robert Tyner. Bought for £28,000 but was pulled up in a handicap at Uttoxeter on first start for Olly Murphy 39 days ago.

Form: 57/370-P

Gift Of Raaj¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Ryan Mania| T: R Fell & S Murray

12/1

Fair handicapper on Flat, stays 2¼m, ran poorly last time. Tries his hand at hurdling late in his career.

Form:

Glascar More^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Coltherd| T: Miss J E Foster

80/1

Down the field in bumpers/completed start over hurdles.

Form: 075P0

Lethal Industry⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: R T Dunne| T: S Drinkwater

6/1

Champs Elysees gelding who showed plenty to work on when second in a Newcastle bumper on debut 58 days ago. Since left James Ewart and must enter the reckoning on hurdling debut.

Form: 2

Classic Lady¹⁰³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

10/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth mare. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser O Maonlai, stayed 3¼m, and fair hurdler Autumn Shades. Dam unraced. Winning pointer, runner-up last time (Mar 2020).

Form: P31232/

Emily Wade^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

100/1

Just modest form at best in bumpers (for Tjade Collier) and well held completed start over hurdles.

Form: 444U6

Harkangel⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: R Patrick| T: T R Gretton

28/1

Well-related sort who showed only a bit when distant third in maiden hurdle at Southwell (15.8f) on debut in November. Entitled to do better.

Form: 3

Jukebox D'eddy^h¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Lee Edwards| T: T R Gretton

40/1

Showed a bit in a French bumper for M. Pitart but well held on his completed start over hurdles.

Form: F9

Forecasts

Ballybeg Boss (11/10), Fiston De Becon (11/2), Ffree Pedro (6/1), Lethal Industry (6/1), Classic Lady (10/1), Gift Of Raaj (12/1), Harkangel (28/1), Jukebox D'eddy (40/1), A Shining Moon (40/1), Glascar More (80/1), Emily Wade (100/1)

BALLYBEG BOSS made a promising start to his career under Rules when runner-up in a Hereford bumper last month and can go one better now switching to hurdling in an ordinary-looking affair. Lethal Industry and Ffree Pedro, a stablemate of the selection, are considered the main threats.