13:05 Lingfield

Monday 11 December 2023

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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:06 | Winning time: 4m 8.13s

Ann D'arabie⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

22/1

Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser So Scottish and winning hurdler/chaser in France up to 21f Salsa d'Arabie. Beaten a fair way starting out in a Ludlow novice in October and she's probably more one for the longer term.

Form: 6

Bleue Verte^h1,t²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: G Sheehan| T: R Hobson

50/1

Showed ability when fifth on sole outing in France but weakened quickly when a remote fifth on Warwick British debut in May. Can only watch after that.

Form: 5-5

Blue Moon Serenade^t1²⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Ben Jones| T: Ben Clarke

200/1

28/1, seventh of 10 in bumper at Chepstow (soft) on debut 8 months ago. Tongue tie added now hurdling on return.

Form: 7-

Golden Millie^h²⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: James Best| T: Simon Earle| D

8/1

Caused an upset in a Ffos Las bumper last November. Her limitations were exposed in that sphere later in the season but she should still be up to making her presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.

Form: 0165-

Jackeline²⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

150/1

Well beaten in 2 bumper earlier in the year so doesn't strike as an obvious one to make a winning start over hurdles.

Form: 88-

Jeune Belle²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham| D

8/13

Returned to win a Huntingdon bumper in October and very useful effort when second of 15 in a listed bumper at Cheltenham since. Starts out over hurdles in a very winnable contest.

Form: 34-12

Kosasiempre¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

20/1

Stepped up on hurdle debut when beaten just over 15 lengths into fourth at Uttoxeter 15 days ago. May do better again.

Form: P5-74

Madam May^h1²¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Cannon| T: Mrs L J Mongan

250/1

Well held in 3 bumpers and a maiden hurdle. First-time hood needs to transform her.

Form: 00/7-5

Madam Ryder¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson

5/1

Little better than modest form when reaching the frame in 2 bumpers in the first half of the year but she retains potential now hurdling for a top stable.

Form: 5-2

Pip Away¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

200/1

Well beaten in a bumper and maiden hurdle 8 months apart.

Form: 6-7

Tique²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Houlihan| T: J W Mullins| OR: 89

33/1

Bumper winner at the fourth attempt at Bangor in May but has managed barely modest form in her 4 hurdles, tending to make mistakes.

Form: 0-1F446

Villainess³³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey

22/1

Promise on the first of 2 bumper starts for Jamie Snowden last winter. Worth a look in the betting now hurdling for new yard.

Form: 28-

Royal Athena^h²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Lily Pinchin| T: James Owen| D

7/1

Fair handicapper on the Flat for Tom Ward. Stepped up on hurdle debut when landing a 4-runner juvenile at Fakenham in a first-time hood (retained) last month. That form is nothing special but she's still respected as a last-time-out winner.

Form: 51

Forecasts

Jeune Belle (8/13), Madam Ryder (5/1), Royal Athena (7/1), Golden Millie (8/1), Kosasiempre (20/1), Villainess (22/1), Ann D'arabie (22/1), Tique (33/1), Bleue Verte (50/1), Jackeline (150/1), Blue Moon Serenade (200/1), Pip Away (200/1), Madam May (250/1)

Plenty of runners but it doesn't look a race with much depth to it and useful bumper performer JEUNE BELLE should take a bit of stopping if taking to her new discipline. Fellow bumper scorer Golden Millie is second choice ahead of James Owen's Fakenham winner Royal Athena.