12:35 Ludlow

Monday 27 November 2023

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Racing TV Club Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 3m 54.58s

Ask Me Out¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

200/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle at Ffos Las (15.8f, heavy, 66/1) on NH debut 15 days ago. Needs a big step forward.

Form: P

Bingo Little¹⁹

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

150/1

Had wind op and tongue strap on for 1st time before coming in fourteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Warwick (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 19 days ago. Lots more is required.

Form: 6-0

Crossbeau⁶

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

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 250/1, sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Hereford (16.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 6 days ago. Significantly more is needed.

Form: 6

Crystal Mer¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: P R Webber

80/1

Fair form shown in bumpers but (80/1) twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle at Newbury (16.3f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 18 days ago.

Form: 7526-0

Dundory²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J G M O'Shea

80/1

Fairly useful Flat winner who comes here fit from that sphere. Much respected now making his hurdles debut. Worth a market check.

Form:

Dusautior^t1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

50/1

Winning Irish pointer but yet to offer much in two runs over hurdles at Ludlow and Warwick. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 133-80

Gentleman Jacques²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien| T: C E Longsdon

5/1

Fair form shown in bumpers and he made a promising start over hurdles when third of 8 in novice hurdle at Hereford (19.7f, good) 21 days ago. Should improve. Considered.

Form: 49-33

Imperial Saint²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White

13/2

£40,000 5-y-o, Saint Des Saints gelding. Brother to 2 winners, and half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful French chaser Cri d'Amour and fairly useful French hurdler Golliath. Easily off mark in Irish points at third attempt (May 8) so he's a respected debutant.

Form: 35-1

James Baie¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: James Davies| T: M Young

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 300/1, last of 12 in novice hurdle at Chepstow (16f, heavy) 19 days ago.

Form: 56-300

Mersey Street²²⁵

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

22/1

Cost £46,000 after finishing second in an Irish point last spring. Fair form shown when in the frame in a pair of Huntingdon bumpers so one to consider now going hurdling.

Form: 2/34-

Nathanael Greene⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: A Ralph| BF

9/4

Useful winner on Flat (stays 2m) for William Haggas. Changed hands for 45,000 gns and he's an interesting recruit to hurdling.

Form:

Prairie Diamond²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley| D

14/1

Debut winner of Hereford bumper in February and shaped with encouragement when fourth of 8 in novice hurdle there (19.7f, good) on hurdles bow 21 days ago. Can build on it.

Form: 1-44

The Famous Five¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

15/8

Fairly useful 10f Flat winner in France in 2021 and changed hands for €250,000 after. Only twice raced for current yard over hurdles since but showed promise after 21 months off when third of 6 in minor event here (21.2f, soft) 18 days ago. The form pick.

Form: 9/3

Time Interval^h,t1¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe

15/2

Fairly useful 10f winner on Flat for John Flint. Hood/tongue strap on for yard/hurdling debut and he can't be ruled out, especially if the market vibes are positive.

Form:

The Gambler¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Charlie Hammond| T: M Young

50/1

Easy winner on last of her three starts in Irish points in April and comfortably off the mark on bumper debut at Market Rasen in June. Needs considering on her hurdles debut.

Form: F31-1

Whitehall Flyer^h²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: David Noonan| T: M Young

250/1

150/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Stratford (16.3f, heavy) 25 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 456P

Forecasts

The Famous Five (15/8), Nathanael Greene (9/4), Gentleman Jacques (5/1), Imperial Saint (13/2), Time Interval (15/2), Prairie Diamond (14/1), Mersey Street (22/1), The Gambler (50/1), Dusautior (50/1), Crystal Mer (80/1), Dundory (80/1), Bingo Little (150/1), Crossbeau (200/1), Ask Me Out (200/1), Whitehall Flyer (250/1), James Baie (300/1)

THE FAMOUS FIVE has been very lightly raced for Venetia Williams since being bought for €250,000 but showed enough when a recent third here to suggest he can add to his two French Flat successes. Nathanael Greene was a useful winner in that sphere and is feared most now switched to hurdling, while Gentleman Jacques and debutants Dundory, Imperial Saint and Mersey Street need factoring in too.