14:35 Sedgefield

Tuesday 3 October 2023

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JTC Pizzalicious Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 4m 53.27s

Ballyquin Bay²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 100

18/1

Fair maiden hurdler for Gordon Elliott who has plenty to prove having run below form both starts for current yard.

Form: 46-5344

Blue Bear³⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

50/1

Failed to justify support in a Warwick bumper on debut for Mel Rowley and jumped none too fluently prior to being pulled up on Stratford hurdle bow last October.

Form: 6P-

City Vaults³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 106

10/3

Fair stayer on the Flat who ran to a similar level sent hurdling after 8 months off when third in a 17.2f Cartmel novice in May. Matched that form when runner-up in a maiden there 12 weeks later and seems likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 32

Wholeofthemoon³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 105

9/4

Showed an aptitude for hurdling when making the frame in a couple of juvenile events for Richard Hughes last winter and has opened his account on the Flat subsequently. Posted a respectable effort on stable debut at Chester last month and looks interesting now returned to hurdling.

Form: 23-

Jumping Susie²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Ben Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 101| BF

7/4

Fair hurdler who finished a close second for the third time this season in 8-runner maiden at Kelso (20.9f, good to firm) 21 days ago, sticking to task. Leading player.

Form: F5-2252

Le Fou's Keep²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: H Burns| OR: 78

300/1

Poor maiden hurdler who showed nothing after 10 months off (had breathing op) at Kelso (20.9f, good to firm) 21 days ago.

Form: 60/6P7-6

Riccirella^h1,t³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

80/1

Showed fair form when reaching the frame in a pair of Southwell bumpers in June, but offered little on Flat debut at Carlisle the following month and ran out at the fourth on Market Rasen hurdle bow 3 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: P32R

Bradford Lady²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Bradley Harris⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Harris| BF

50/1

Best effort in bumpers when second of 3 in a weak contest at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good to soft, 1/3) 22 days ago, running green. Makes hurdles debut. More required.

Form: 0-62

My Chiquita^h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁷⁾| T: B Brookhouse

4/1

Dam closely related to useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Tower Bridge. Fair handicapper on Flat, stays 1¾m, respectable third last time. Interesting hurdling newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

Bushmill Boy¹⁰⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: D Thompson J: Joshua Thompson

Trick Of The Tail³⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D McCain Jnr J: Non Runner

Lexie's Moon²¹²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: L Horsfall J: R P McLernon

Forecasts

Jumping Susie (7/4), Wholeofthemoon (9/4), City Vaults (10/3), My Chiquita (4/1), Trick Of The Tail (8/1), Ballyquin Bay (18/1), Bushmill Boy (33/1), Bradford Lady (50/1), Blue Bear (50/1), Lexie's Moon (50/1), Riccirella (80/1), Le Fou's Keep (300/1)

JUMPING SUSIE is proving a little expensive to follow but she showed a good attitude in defeat at Kelso 3 weeks ago and is worth one more chance to get off the mark. Wholeofthemoon makes appeal back over hurdles and is second choice, with City Vaults and hurdling-debutante My Chiquita others to note.