15:15 Uttoxeter

Sunday 8 October 2023

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Winter Ladies Day Friday 20th October Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 5m 0.3s

Atacama Sky^p1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M G Nolan| T: G Hanmer

200/1

Showed ability amidst greenness when fourth starting out in bumper at Stratford but temperament is firmly under suspicion after running out at Worcester. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 4R

Captain Copper¹⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁵⁾| T: R Potter

100/1

£3,500 5-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to point winner Man On The Run and fair staying hurdler/chaser Kilcullen Flem. Maiden pointer, unplaced last time (Mar 25).

Form: 4F46-

Chankaya^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Houlihan| T: M Hunt| OR: 96

33/1

Fair form at best on Flat and first form over hurdles when second at Newton Abbot 16 days ago. That was a very thin race, however, and easy to oppose once again.

Form: 98-2

Emotional Memories^h²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 103

10/1

Showed ability in a bumper and first form over hurdles when third of 9 in novice at this C&D (good to soft) 25 days ago, closing all way to line. Should improve again.

Form: 5/P9F-3

Goonhilly²⁰⁴

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

15/8

fairly useful form in 2 bumpers. From the family of Oscar Whisky so respected now going hurdling.

Form: 24-

Itsnoteasy¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

5/2

£100,000 5-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Dam made frame in points. Easily off mark in Irish points at fourth attempt (May 7). Interesting newcomer.

Form: 352-1

Noche Negra⁴⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. Better effort when eighth of 16 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Killarney (20f, good to soft) on debut. Off 16 months. First run for yard after leaving Colin Bowe.

Form: 32/80-

Willwekeephim^h1⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: J Coulson

150/1

Well held in 3 bumpers in Ireland for Peter John Flood. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: P-549

Yes Day¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

6/1

€17,000 3-y-o, £80,000 4-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (2m-2½m winner) Back To Bracka. Third of 9 in bumper at Chepstow (16f, good to soft, 13/2) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Successful sole start in Irish points (Nov 2022).

Form: 13-

Magical King²¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

10/3

€12,500 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 2¾m) Eamon High. Third sole start in Irish points (Mar 5).

Form: 3-

Side Stepper⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams

250/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdles.

Form: 669

Forecasts

Goonhilly (15/8), Itsnoteasy (5/2), Magical King (10/3), Yes Day (6/1), Emotional Memories (10/1), Noche Negra (25/1), Chankaya (33/1), Captain Copper (100/1), Willwekeephim (150/1), Atacama Sky (200/1), Side Stepper (250/1)

ITSNOTEASY fetched £100,000 after winning an Irish point and has been found a winnable maiden on debut. Emotional Memories sets the standard after a strong-finishing third over C&D last month so rates the main threat, while Goonhilly and Yes Day both showed ability in bumpers.