16:25 Worcester

Monday 18 September 2023

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Amber Beverley-Smith Rideforamber Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 4m 2.4s

Alright Dai⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: N P Mulholland

4/1

Confirmed debut promise when runner-up in a Warwick bumper back in February and filled that same position on return/debut for this yard on return at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good) 7 weeks ago. Wouldn't need to be a superstar to go close on hurdles bow here.

Form: 42-2

Bowmans Dream¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Gray

250/1

Sent off at huge prices and offered nothing on both starts over hurdles at Newton Abbot this summer. Impossible to fancy.

Form: 84

Rock House¹²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

8/13

Easy winner of sole start between the flags last spring and looked a good prospect when readily landing bumper at Huntingdon back in April. Ran at least as well in defeat when runner-up a month later at Warwick and representing a top yard, he's sure to be popular on hurdling debut.

Form: 1/1-2

Black Occ¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis

33/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam (b75), ran twice in bumpers, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Justpourit. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (May 20).

Form: 2

Corporal Jackjones⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: M G Nolan| T: S Hosie

7/1

Left debut behind when winning a 3-runner bumper at Newton Abbot in June and followed up under a penalty there (16.8f, good to firm) a week later for his new stable. Makes hurdles bow after 3 months off and he needs considering.

Form: 9-11

Mr Mackay¹⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

4/1

Made the frame on his first 3 starts in bumpers, including in a listed contest at Cheltenham on New Year's Day. However, proved a let-down faced with more testing conditions at Taunton (16.5f, heavy) when last seen 6 months ago and could get back on the up now hurdling.

Form: 2435-

Ruith Le Tu¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: P Gundry

200/1

Fair handicapper on Flat but refused to race on his last 2 starts 5 months apart, latest at Bath back in May. Has since left Stan Moore and it's tough to have any confidence backing him.

Form:

Luckie Money¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr

50/1

Achieved little on hurdles debut at Stratford in July but showed more 9 weeks on when third in maiden at Bangor (16.7f, good) just less than a fortnight ago. That form nothing special however, so will need to take another step forward.

Form: 53

Princess Unique²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

150/1

Poor in bumpers and well held both starts over hurdles.

Form: 76388

Non-Runners

Lone Soldier²⁴⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Tristan Durrell

Forecasts

Rock House (8/13), Mr Mackay (4/1), Alright Dai (4/1), Corporal Jackjones (7/1), Lone Soldier (8/1), Black Occ (33/1), Luckie Money (50/1), Princess Unique (150/1), Ruith Le Tu (200/1), Bowmans Dream (250/1)

The trio with hurdling experience hardly set a high bar to aim at, so bumper-winner ROCK HOUSE is selected to make a successful start in this sphere for the prolific Dan & Harry Skelton combination. Corporal Jackjones won a pair of Newton Abbot bumpers in the space of a week back in June so he could emerge as the main threat, with Alright Dai and the selection's stablemate Lone Soldier rounding off the shortlist.