12:20 Hereford

Tuesday 21 November 2023

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Bet & Watch At planetsportbet.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:21 | Winning time: 3m 57.0s

Adjuvant²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: M L W Bell

11/10

Useful Flat winner at up to 14f who shaped a lot better than the distance beaten suggests sent hurdling when fourth in 16-runner novice at Ludlow (15.8f) 26 days ago, just over a length down when all but came down last. Sure to improve.

Form: 4

Blow Your Horn⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams| D

28/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 2¼m), recorded hat-trick earlier in year but down the field last 3 starts. Market can guide now switching to hurdling.

Form:

Court In The Act⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

5/2

Progressed with each run in bumpers, running away with a weak event under a more positive ride after 5 months off at Fontwell (17.7f) 45 days ago. Must enter the reckoning on hurdle debut.

Form: 5-31

Crossbeau²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

250/1

Modest maiden handicapper on Flat, stays 1½m, clipped heels and unseated rider in early stages last time.

Form:

Evenwood Sonofagun¹⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien| OR: 107| BF

12/1

Made the frame on plenty of occasions when trained in Ireland but wasted what looked a good opportunity at Worcester when last seen in June.

Form: 22B7-54

Fiercely Proud²²⁰

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

7/2

Won first 2 bumpers, including a listed contest at Cheltenham on New Year's Day. Down the field in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham and Grade 2 at Aintree subsequently but he retains potential now hurdling.

Form: 1100-

Mambo Beat⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn

300/1

Fair on Flat (stays 1¼m), had irregular heartbeat when well held last time. Sold from Clive Cox's yard for only 2,000 gns in October.

Form:

Mount Olympus⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

10/1

Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2m winner) Ile de Re. Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 1¾m), successful 3 times this year, creditable third last time. Yard going well, so worth a second look on hurdle debut.

Form:

Nimbus Boy²⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 85

200/1

Little sign of ability in maiden/handicap hurdles. Has left Paul Nolan

Form: 0/0000-

Pearlymoon¹⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lee Edwards| T: B Clarke

250/1

Finished last of 10 in bumper at Worcester (16f, soft) on debut in May. Has since left John Groucott.

Form: 0

Thatza Dazzler^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brace| T: D Brace

300/1

Didn't show much in a couple of bumpers for Fergal O'Brien last term and a similar story both starts over hurdles for new yard.

Form: 55-9P

Bob O Rhino¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Gearoid Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: Katy Price

250/1

Winning Irish pointer who was too free when well held in a Warwick bumper (16f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 5-10

Inchiquin Spirit²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: C Gethings| T: A Ralph

250/1

Maiden Irish pointer who had a breathing problem when well held on last month's hurdling debut at Ludlow.

Form: 233P6-8

Non-Runners

Heerathetrack⁸⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: M D I Usher J: Brendan Powell

Forecasts

Adjuvant (11/10), Court In The Act (5/2), Fiercely Proud (7/2), Mount Olympus (10/1), Evenwood Sonofagun (12/1), Blow Your Horn (28/1), Heerathetrack (100/1), Nimbus Boy (200/1), Crossbeau (250/1), Inchiquin Spirit (250/1), Bob O Rhino (250/1), Pearlymoon (250/1), Mambo Beat (300/1), Thatza Dazzler (300/1)

Useful Flat winner ADJUVANT would've finished much closer on his Ludlow hurdle debut but for a significant late error, so he's very much fancied to build on that opening effort and make it second time lucky in this sphere. Court In The Act ran out with a Fontwell bumper on his debut for Harry Derham and must enter calculations, while others to consider are Fiercely Proud and Mount Olympus.