13:30 Wincanton

Monday 27 March 2023

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Xtratherm & CRS Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 3m 49.2s

Brentford Hope^t1⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| OR: 114| BF

1/6

Smart Flat performer who was second again in 2m Wetherby handicap hurdle on Boxing Day but once more did little wrong, having to work to close down a well-placed winner who didn't come back. That race has worked out well and he can strike for new yard (90,000 gns buy) in first-time tongue tie.

Form: 222

Democritus³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: Miss J S Davis

150/1

Some promise in bumpers but well beaten on hurdles debut at Warwick (19f) last month.

Form: 67P

Gun Runner Cash^h⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: James Best| T: B Lund

80/1

Perth bumper winner for Gordon Elliott last April but all downhill since, not taking to hurdling (swerved markedly right at the first, slamming his rider into the hurdle on his first outing for 3 months last week at Taunton).

Form: 4486FU

King Of The Lake

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott

11/2

£15,000 3-y-o, Kayf Tara gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser It's Jennifer and fairly useful hurdler Miss Mash. Not overfaced for debut and worth a look.

Form:

New Beginnings⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & A O'Neill

16/1

Didn't look the finished article but produced a fairly useful effort when winning his sole start in bumpers at Worcester in May. Weak in the betting and no show in 2 runs over hurdles since, however.

Form: 180

Time To Smile⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins

250/1

80/1 and showed nothing in Fontwell bumper on debut 8 weeks ago.

Form: P

Ventara²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

16/1

Failed to complete on recent hurdles debut at Taunton (19f), departing too far out to discern any promise. Bred to stay well and likely to come into his own in time but place claims in a thin event here.

Form: F

Anne Bonny¹³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P MulhollandWS

100/1

40/1, little promise in Warwick bumper on debut in November. Has had a breathing operation.

Form: P

Well Paid Soldier

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: N P Mulholland

14/1

Soldier of Fortune mare. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler General Mahler, and half-sister to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdle winner/chaser Roll The Dough. Starts out in a thin maiden and she couldn't be dismissed.

Form:

Atlantic Breeze^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: James Davies| T: N J Hawke

100/1

Superbly-bred but not gone on from his Flat debut (trained in Ireland), showing little in 2 races over hurdles for new yard.

Form: P5

Milton Boy¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Tom Buckley⁽³⁾| T: N J Hawke

200/1

Little impact in a couple of 4-y-o hurdles.

Form: 8P

Non-Runners

Get With The Times²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: N P Mulholland J: Non Runner

Asian Spice¹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: J D Frost J: Bryony Frost

Forecasts

Brentford Hope (1/6), King Of The Lake (11/2), Asian Spice (12/1), Well Paid Soldier (14/1), New Beginnings (16/1), Ventara (16/1), Get With The Times (33/1), Gun Runner Cash (80/1), Anne Bonny (100/1), Atlantic Breeze (100/1), Democritus (150/1), Milton Boy (200/1), Time To Smile (250/1)

Smart Flat performer BRENTFORD HOPE remains with plenty of potential over hurdles for his new handler, who has made a fine start to his training career, and he can surely open his account in this sphere now fitted with a tongue tie. Asian Spice showed a bit more on her hurdling debut at Exeter and could hit the frame again, as could Ventara if none the worse for his Taunton spill. Well Paid Soldier has an appealing pedigree and is worth a look.