16:30 Ludlow

Wednesday 8 February 2023

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Proper Good Dairy Local Milk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Brendan Powell| T: P R Webber

Kayf Tara gelding. Shaped like a stayer when fourth on debut in a Warwick bumper (2m) in May but received early reminders and ultimately always behind on return/hurdles bow at Lingfield (19.5f) in December. This should reveal more with cheekpieces enlisted.

Form: 40

Amrons Sage⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 115

Won sole start in Irish points and promise both starts in novice hurdles for leading yard, noted finishing with running left over 15.7f here in December. Highly likely he can do better now tackling 2½m+ and sound claims.

Form: 1-22

Call Me Rafa⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Burke| T: T R George

€19,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Come On Gruff. Easy to back and ultimately shaped like a longer-term project when well held ninth of 13 in Hereford novice (19.6f) in November.

Form: 9

Cloudy Hills^t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: James Bowen| T: P R WebberWS

No impact in a bumper/trio of maiden hurdles to date. Passed over once more on back of a wind op.

Form: 9P4-P

Emotional Memories^h1⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys

Showed some ability when fifth in a Huntingdon bumper on debut last January. However, he may be one for handicaps in this sphere judged on pair of exploits in maiden hurdles so far this winter. Hood fitted now upped in trip.

Form: 5-P9

Keable³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

Fame And Glory gelding. Sixth on his only start in Irish points but plenty of encouragement to glean from last month's fifth in a C&D maiden hurdle, keeping on gradually. Rates a sure-fire improver moving forward.

Form: 6-4

Piper Tom^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

£60,000 4-y-o, Presenting gelding. Half-brother to modest 3¼m chase winner On Time. Third sole start in Irish points but shade disappointing he couldn't make an impact on yard/bumper debut at Huntingdon on Boxing Day. Still, it's early days ahead of hurdles bow.

Form: 3-9

Technology⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Adrian Heskin| T: A King

Fair in bumpers and promising start over hurdles when fifth in 15-runner Chepstow maiden (19.5f) over Christmas, every chance when untidy 2 out (running green). In good hands and he's very much the type to improve.

Form: 43-5

Tzarmix³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: S Thomas

Gemix gelding. All the better for hurdles debut experience when third in a C&D maiden 33 days ago, headed entering straight but rallying. In good hands and he may yet have more to offer.

Form: U3

Finescope³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: M Keighley

Minor promise in trio of bumpers spread over 9 months and likely she'll strip fitter for her reappearance display here in January now attentions switch to timber. Up in trip.

Form: 7-37

Forecasts

Amrons Sage (5/4), Tzarmix (3/1), Keable (7/2), Technology (8/1), Piper Tom (12/1), Finescope (25/1), All A Struggle (33/1), Emotional Memories (66/1), Call Me Rafa (66/1), Cloudy Hills (100/1)

AMRONS SAGE has displayed promise both starts in novice hurdles to date, noted finishing with running left over shorter here in December. In leading hands, he's the type to progress further in line with this step up in trip and earns the vote to come out on top. Keable, Tzarmix and Technology are a trio of others to consider.