14:58 Wetherby

Wednesday 18 October 2023

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Mary Lofthouse Supporting Spinal Research Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:58 | Winning time: 3m 57.50s

Bingley Crocker^h1,t1¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

8/1

Dam half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Albany. Has shown ability on the Flat (predominantly for Harry Dunlop) and looks an interesting recruit to this sphere.

Form:

Common Acclaim⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

20/1

Fair maiden handicapper on Flat, stays 7.5f. Stamina is a major concern on first go over hurdles.

Form:

Finn Russell^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams

50/1

Has lost his way on the Flat and didn't offer any encouragement in a juvenile at Market Rasen on hurdling debut.

Form: 8

I Still Have Faith^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse

4/7

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 1¼m), successful 4 times in 2023, runner-up last time. Trainer has done very well with similar types in short time training, so he's worth chancing on first go in this discipline.

Form:

Lukla³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley

80/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, soft, 50/1) 30 days ago. Unlikely to feature on hurdling debut.

Form:

Walk The Moon⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: A W Carroll

14/1

Closely related to smart hurdler First Street (2m-21f winner, by Golden Horn) but hard to imagine he'll make a big impact on hurdling debut given how little he has achieved on the Flat.

Form:

Capla Quest³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby

80/1

Little form in varied events on Flat. Makes little appeal on hurdling debut.

Form:

Weigh Anchor¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

9/4

Fair maiden on the Flat and showed something to work on when fourth in a juvenile at Sedgefield on hurdling debut 15 days ago. Likely to step up on that, so worthy of respect.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

Book Of Tales³²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 3

T: C E Longsdon J: Lily Pinchin

Forecasts

I Still Have Faith (4/7), Weigh Anchor (9/4), Book Of Tales (10/3), Bingley Crocker (8/1), Walk The Moon (14/1), Common Acclaim (20/1), Finn Russell (50/1), Lukla (80/1), Capla Quest (80/1)

I STILL HAVE FAITH has been progressive on the Flat this season and his stable has done well with similar types recently, so he's a confident choice to make a successful hurdling debut. Book of Tales and Weigh Anchor have an experience edge on the selection but might get outclassed.