13:40 Doncaster

Thursday 9 February 2023

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Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 3m 58.90s

Achnamara⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: K Brogan| T: H Fry| BF

4/1

Useful 14f winner on Flat in 2022 for Charlie & Mark Johnston. Changed hands for 50,000 gns but was badly let down by his jumping on his Fontwell hurdling/stable debut. Can obviously do better if he's learnt from that.

Form: 5

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Bluegrass¹¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

17/2

Useful on Flat (stays 10.5f), laboured effort last time but placed in Dante Stakes earlier in season. Sold from Aidan O'Brien for 50,000 gns later in October and gelded. Interesting recruit to hurdling.

Form:

Choirmaster³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

40/1

Fairly useful on Flat for the Johnstons but stopped to nothing on last month's C&D hurdling debut.

Form: 0

Ghasham^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams

66/1

Fairly useful at best on Flat but has run below that level both starts over hurdles, including in first-time cheekpieces last time.

Form: 66

Grifter⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: D Brooke

100/1

Winner of just one of his 17 starts on the Flat and made a promising start over hurdles at Musselburgh in December.

Form: 5

Montregard

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: T Lacey

4/1

Joshua Tree gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/top-class chaser Protektorat and 2¼m chase winner Protektrice. Dam useful hurdle/chase winner up to 2¾m. Makes plenty of appeal on paper, so well worth a market check.

Form:

Play By The Rules^t⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: N J Hawke

50/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who showed an aptitude for hurdling in first-time tongue strap when third of 5 at Exeter in November. Went backwards at Wetherby last time, however.

Form: 37

Ring Of Beara¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 104

7/2

Fairly useful on the Flat and has run well all 3 starts over hurdles (fair form), including when third at Wetherby 2 weeks ago, despite being a bit keener than ideal. Should give another good account.

Form: 253

Sanitiser³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: A Watson

10/1

Useful handicapper on Flat (stays 1¼m) for Paul & Oliver Cole. Shaped as if in need of the experience sent hurdling when a well-held third at Musselburgh (15.6f) 39 days ago and is capable of better.

Form: 3

Sarsons Risk¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: B BrookhouseWS

7/2

Fairly useful on the Flat for Ian Williams, stays 12.5f, landed back-to-back handicaps in August and improved further when second last time. Likeable type who rates an interesting hurdling debutant. Had breathing op.

Form:

Tidal Storm⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: E Walker

9/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1½m). Below form last 2 starts in that sphere but is related to a couple of winning hurdlers and offered something to work on when third of 14 at Taunton (16.5f) 41 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Greatness Awaits¹⁵⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sarsons Risk (7/2), Ring Of Beara (7/2), Montregard (4/1), Achnamara (4/1), Greatness Awaits (7/1), Bluegrass (17/2), Tidal Storm (9/1), Sanitiser (10/1), Choirmaster (40/1), Play By The Rules (50/1), Ghasham (66/1), Grifter (100/1)

An interesting race of its type and a chance is taken on SARSONS RISK, a progressive and likeable type on the Flat who should do well over hurdles. Bluegrass and Montregard are a couple of others to note.