16:35 Bangor-on-Dee

Wednesday 4 October 2023

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Nightingale House Hospice Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 145y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:37  |   Winning time: 4m 22.37s
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Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Point runner-up made the frame in 2 bumpers last season, shaping encouragingly when third in a good Musselburgh contest on debut before going off too hard when fourth at Doncaster. Respected hurdles newcomer.
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Timeform
Multiplex gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Silva Eclipse, and half-brother to poor chaser Catlin. Dam unraced. Others make more appeal.
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5
Horse silk
100/1
Backed at long odds but showed nothing when last of 9 in bumper at Ffos Las (15.8f, soft) on debut in January. Gelded/had breathing op since.
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6
Horse silk
Wordsworth71
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| BF
10/11
Smart Flat stayer shaped encouragingly on hurdles debut when second of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17f, good). Will take all the beating having since left Josh Halley.
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Timeform
7
Horse silk
14/1
Point runner-up showed aptitude when fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Worcester (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 16 days ago, just too keen to see race out thoroughly. Sound place claims on that effort.
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Timeform
8
Horse silk
Tune In A Box178
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-3| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey
11/1
Prominent in the betting on both outings but looked badly in need the experience when mid-field in a bumper and ran to just poor level when fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Plumpton (15.9f, good) on hurdles bow 178 days ago.
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Timeform
9
Horse silk
Wise Guy165
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-3| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| BF
13/2
Point bumper winner travelled as well as any when fifth of 9 in bumper (10/3) here (good to firm) on NH debut 165 days ago. Should have more to offer now hurdling.
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Timeform
10
Horse silk
14/1
Showed some promise when third in a Southwell bumper for Peter Niven in spring 2022 and shaped as if needing the run after 18-month absence when fourth of 5 in novice hurdle at Newton Abbot (16.8f, heavy) on hurdles bow 12 days ago. Interesting to see what market makes of her now.
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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Book Of Verse35
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 5
T: S-J Davies  J: Cillin Leonard
NR
4
Horse silk
Gentle Victor141
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 5
T: O Greenall & J Guerriero  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Wordsworth (10/11), Easter Junction (9/4), Wise Guy (13/2), Tune In A Box (11/1), Black Occ (14/1), Chantilly Rose (14/1), Gentle Victor (50/1), Fat Harry (66/1), Specialagent Mcgee (100/1), Book Of Verse (100/1)

Verdict

WORDSWORTH would be hard to oppose on the form of his hurdling debut second even without acknowledging the quality he showed on the Flat, so is a strong fancy to get the better of hurdles debutant Easter Junction and Black Occ, who made an encouraging start at Worcester last month.

Previous Winners

2022
Keep Running
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 4
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,805.002nd: £2,211.003rd: £1,106.004th: £553.005th: £275.00

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