17:40 Uttoxeter

Saturday 17 June 2023

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QuinnBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 3m 58.56s

Soldat Forte^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 115| D

5/4

Fair form in bumpers and well prepared to make a successful hurdles debut at Southwell in April. Ran to a similar level in a first-time tongue strap when second under a penalty at Ludlow and holds leading claims.

Form: 7F/421-2

Our Scholar²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: Jack Jones| OR: 111

9/4

Fair Flat winner who didn't need to improve to get off the mark over hurdles in 6-runner maiden at Warwick (19f) 24 days ago. Could be up to defying a penalty.

Form: 52-31

Dee Day Landing¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: M Weatherer| OR: 70

250/1

Little sign of ability in bumpers/over hurdles.

Form: 54UP-P5

Flashy Boy^h⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Ben Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey

10/1

Point winner but looks one for handicaps at longer trips after another run.

Form: P641/5-5

Rock On Harry^h¹⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| D

9/2

Showed fairly useful form when winning on second of 2 starts in bumpers but hasn't got anywhere near that level either start over hurdles. Hood reapplied on his return to action.

Form: 751/166-

The Big Jetaway²⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 104

11/1

Immediately surpassed his hurdles form when making a successful chasing debut at Sedgefield (17f, soft) in February 2022. Too free at Bangor 10 months later and now back over hurdles after a further 6 months off.

Form: P3731/5-

Activist^p1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe

16/1

Fairly useful form on Flat in France, stays 1½m. Sold from X. Thomas-Demeaulte for €41,000 in November but dropped away quite tamely on last month's hurdling debut at Worcester. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 6

Gaazooo^h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: J M Quinlan| T: S A Harris

125/1

Poor maiden on Flat who showed a bit more than first time up over hurdles when fourth at Huntingdon 19 days ago.

Form: P-4

Love Mystery^h²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

50/1

Fair maiden on the Flat for Andrew Balding. Bought for 18,000 gns and probably needed the run when well held on last month's Huntingdon hurdle debut but it was an underwhelming start all the same.

Form: 9

Newmill Moll⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

100/1

Well held in a Limerick bumper on Rules debut in July 2022. Has been placed in points since but can only be watched on hurdle/stable debut.

Form: 9472P-3

Forecasts

Soldat Forte (5/4), Our Scholar (9/4), Rock On Harry (9/2), Flashy Boy (10/1), The Big Jetaway (11/1), Activist (16/1), Love Mystery (50/1), Newmill Moll (100/1), Gaazooo (125/1), Dee Day Landing (250/1)

OUR SCHOLAR opened his hurdles account in a thin race at Warwick, but he'd shaped well in a stronger maiden on his penultimate start at Worcester and looks up to defying a penalty at this time of the year on that evidence. Soldat Forte is the obvious threat.