13:15 Carlisle

Monday 20 February 2023

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Pelissier Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 25.17s

Aone Ally⁴⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

14/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1¼m) but absent since finishing second in a Doncaster handicap in autumn 2021. Betting perhaps the best guide to expectations given the length of the absence.

Form:

Ebendi¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C O'Farrell| T: A Wilson

10/1

Fairly useful Flat performer for Joseph O'Brien. Offered nothing on heavy-ground hurdle debut last month but showed more when seventh of 11 over this C&D a fortnight ago.

Form: P7

Hallwood^t1⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: M G RimellWS

40/1

Has offered little in a bumper/maiden hurdle nearly 22 months ago. Has had wind surgery (also tongue tied first time here).

Form: 8/7

Icarat²⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

7/2

Fair form in French bumpers for Nick Littmoden, winning once and placed on 2 other occasions. Interesting recruit to hurdles for new stable.

Form: 1-2

Lincoln Burrows¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: Micky Hammond

66/1

Maiden Irish pointer showed a bit when eigthh (Ebendi 6 lengths ahead in seventh) on his C&D hurdle debut 14 days ago. May do better.

Form: 4P-2638

Robynson⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

17/2

In top hands but didn't show a great deal in a bumper/maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter towards the end of 2022.

Form: 80

Some Scope²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien| T: R Hobson

3/1

Irish point winner. Better effort in maiden hurdles for new yard in recent months when fourth of 14 at Uttoxeter 23 days ago. Won't need to step up too much on that to play a prominent role here.

Form: 154

Urblereagh

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R T Dunne| T: T R Gretton

150/1

£18,000 3-y-o. Dam lightly raced on Flat/over jumps, half-sister to French 15f/17f hurdle/chase winner Funny des Cotieres. Betting perhaps the best guide to expectations with this newcomer.

Form:

Whitehaven⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

7/4

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 16.5f) for Hughie Morrison. Showed an aptitude for hurdling when third over 2m at Catterick on New Year's Day. Likely to improve and major player for a leading trainer/jockey pairing with a good record in this race.

Form: 3

Diamand De Vindecy²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Burke| T: R Bevis

22/1

Fair performer on the level in France but never involved on last month's Wetherby hurdle debut.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Lunar Glow⁴²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: G Boanas J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Whitehaven (7/4), Some Scope (3/1), Icarat (7/2), Robynson (17/2), Ebendi (10/1), Aone Ally (14/1), Lunar Glow (16/1), Diamand De Vindecy (22/1), Hallwood (40/1), Lincoln Burrows (66/1), Urblereagh (150/1)

WHITEHAVEN can build on his Catterick hurdle debut third and provide the Donald McCain/Brian Hughes combination with a third successive win in this race. French bumper winner Icarat is a possible threat now hurdling for new trainer Venetia Williams. Some Scope may prove best of the remainder.