13:50 Hereford

Monday 6 November 2023

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NAF Racing Best Turned Out League 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 54.93s

Baltray³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

8/13

Third in Limerick bumper before posting a promising second of 8 in novice at Fontwell (19.2f, good, 10/3) on hurdles bow 30 days ago. Has more to offer. The one to beat.

Form: 3-2

Divilskin^t1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

15/2

€245,000 purchase following success only start in points. Modest form at best in a couple of bumpers and pulled up in 2m Worcester novice on hurdling bow 25 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 1/45-P

Saint Jaguen^t⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 98

15/2

Showed ability in bumpers and made a promising hurdling debut when third of 7 in 16.5f novice at Market Rasen in June. Not in quite the same form over the same C&D 2 months later but he retains a bit of potential.

Form: 5-433

Uncle Mac²⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: B PaulingWS

20/1

Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Antunes. Hinted at promise when seventh of 10 in bumper (11/1) at Huntingdon (15.8f, good to soft) 8 months ago. Makes hurdles debut on the back of a wind op and not discounted.

Form: F67-

Black Occ³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 102

14/1

Point runner-up who build on his debut effort when second of 8 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Bangor (16.7f, soft) 33 days ago. May do better still. Place claims.

Form: 242

Saxons Lane²³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: G Sheehan| T: A King

9/2

Malinas gelding who hinted at promise when seventh of 17 in bumper at Kempton (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 7 months ahead of his hurdles debut but he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 7-

Conniegetaway¹⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Max Kendrick| T: J Coulson

250/1

Modest form shown in three bumpers, staying-on fifth of 8 at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft) 142 days ago. Can take a step forward upped in trip for his hurdles debut.

Form: 025

Mo Zola^h1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Lee Edwards| T: B Clarke

200/1

Won sole start in point bumpers but pulled up in novice hurdle at Ludlow (15.8f, soft) on NH debut 11 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 1-P

Non-Runners

Illogical Logic²⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Christian Williams J: Jack Tudor

Wexford Park³³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Hanmer J: K Brogan

Ballynaheer²⁰⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: David Dennis J: R Patrick

Strackan²²¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: H D Daly J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Forecasts

Baltray (8/13), Saxons Lane (9/2), Saint Jaguen (15/2), Divilskin (15/2), Strackan (12/1), Black Occ (14/1), Ballynaheer (16/1), Uncle Mac (20/1), Wexford Park (25/1), Illogical Logic (25/1), Mo Zola (200/1), Conniegetaway (250/1)

BALTRAY shaped well on his debut for Emma Lavelle when runner-up at Fontwell and with improvement very much on the cards he can go one better. Bangor-second Black Occ is next on the list ahead of hurdling-newcomers Strackan and Uncle Mac.