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Saturday 6 May 2023

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Marston's Brewery 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 4m 1.65s

Clody Flyer³⁰

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

5/4

Point winner in December and encouraging start under Rules when second in a 13-runner Wetherby maiden hurdle (2m, soft) last month. Obvious claims here with improvement on the cards.

Form: 0/72P12-

Even Break²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson

80/1

Unplaced sole start in Irish points and little to shout about in 2 starts under Rules either.

Form: 8/60-

Hidol Du Livet¹⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland

15/2

Made the frame on the second of his 2 starts in Irish points. Has joined a shrewd yard ahead of this Rules debut and it'll be interesting to see what the market has to say.

Form: P/4-

Out Of Focus⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| D

10/3

Showed plenty to work on when fourth in a bumper at Ffos Las on debut in January. Improved when scoring at Hereford (16.2f, good to soft) since and could have a part to play now switched to hurdles.

Form: 41-

The Punt³³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Jacob| T: A E Jones

11/1

Promise when finding just one too good on debut in a Newton Abbot bumper (16.8f, good) last summer and, though absent since. he is well worth a second look.

Form: 2-

Smart Deal^h,t1¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Dylan Kitts⁽⁷⁾| T: James Owen

22/1

Beaten a fair way when fourth on his introduction in a Ayr juvenile hurdle in December. Will need to leave that form well behind in order to take this.

Form: 4-

Stowaway Jess⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien| D

7/2

Sent off odds-on and duly obliged in 7-runner bumper at Southwell on debut last April. However, her jumping left much to be desired on debut in this sphere at Market Rasen.

Form: 1/45-

Non-Runners

Ballyrashane²¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: Christian Williams J: Nick Scholfield

Cuban Court⁴²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: N B King J: Non Runner

Genovese¹⁵⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: M Keighley J: S Bowen

Hugueneau³⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: Mrs L Hill J: Mr Ben Sutton

Forecasts

Clody Flyer (5/4), Out Of Focus (10/3), Stowaway Jess (7/2), Genovese (4/1), Hidol Du Livet (15/2), Cuban Court (8/1), The Punt (11/1), Smart Deal (22/1), Ballyrashane (33/1), Hugueneau (33/1), Even Break (80/1)

CLODY FLYER made a promising start in this sphere when chasing home Resplendent Grey (winner again since) at Wetherby and is taken to go one better here. Bumper winners Genovese and Out of Focus are appealing types, while The Punt is also shortlisted.