13:20 Musselburgh

Friday 24 March 2023

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Racing Post Supports Go North Weekend Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 4m 15.24s

Artiste D'ainay^t⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford

2/1

Showed little in 2 bumpers but shaped with much more promise when third in 24-runner maiden at Naas (18.8f, soft) on hurdles debut in December. Unsuited by the drop in trip when below that level at Newcastle next time but still merits respect in a weak race.

Form: 0-433

Don't Look Back¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

66/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1m) but well held completed starts over hurdles.

Form: 4-6F

Garde Des Champs²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Billy Garritty| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 108

5/4

Fair maiden who arrives in excellent heart having been placed in his last 3 handicaps, including at this venue the last twice. Form choice.

Form: 7-P4232

Jimmy's Jet¹⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny McMenamin| T: A M ThomsonWS

14/1

Landed an Ayr bumper on debut in October 2021, but the wheels have come off subsequently. Has had a breathing operation ahead of hurdle debut.

Form: 1UP-8

Quaresome¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

5/2

Hooded when 28/1 winner of 10-runner bumper at Roscommon (15.4f, good) on debut in September for Kieran Purcell. Since changed hands for £85,000 and should have more to offer now going hurdling for his new stable.

Form: 1

Shantou's Temple³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Henry Brooke| T: Miss P Robson

40/1

Unplaced in bumpers for Tim Reed and comfortably held both starts over hurdles. Handicaps presumably up after this.

Form: 58-75

Donso Star¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Dowson| T: R M Smith

80/1

Unplaced in bumpers and made an extremely inauspicious start over hurdles at Ayr 2 weeks ago. Can only be watched.

Form: 456U

Jims Apple^h,t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ewart

150/1

Runner-up a couple of times in points, but well held in a brace of bumpers/novice hurdles under Rules, including in a first-time tongue strap last time.

Form: 24-7587

Forecasts

Garde Des Champs (5/4), Artiste D'ainay (2/1), Quaresome (5/2), Jimmy's Jet (14/1), Shantou's Temple (40/1), Don't Look Back (66/1), Donso Star (80/1), Jims Apple (150/1)

It wasn't an especially strong bumper QUARESOME won at Roscommon, but he really impressed with how much he found for pressure and starts out over hurdles in winnable race, so is taken to maintain his unbeaten record. Garde des Champs and Artiste d'Ainay are the obvious threats.