13:50 Huntingdon

Friday 12 January 2024

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Weatherbys Private Bank Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 8.9s

Baby Shally³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: A J Honeyball| D

10/1

Point winner who made a successful start in this sphere in 7-runner novice at Wincanton (21.4f, heavy) a month ago. Could do with brushing up his jumping but she's open to progress.

Form: 1-71

Coco Mademoiselle⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 121

1/3

Off mark in Irish points and comfortably followed up in a bumper at Wetherby 9 months ago. Confirmed the promise of November's hurdles debut when landing the odds at Lingfield later that month and she'll take some stopping.

Form: 611-21

Ann D'arabie³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

80/1

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 both hurdles starts and is probably a long-term project.

Form: 69

Giver The Hollie⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

16/1

€18,000 3-y-o, £15,000 4-y-o, Shirocco filly. Placed both completed starts in Irish points. Shaped like a stayer in her bumpers so no surprise were she to show more now hurdling up in trip.

Form: 3P-353

Harrys Hope^t1⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

40/1

Off mark in Irish points at third attempt (Apr 23) but well-held sixth in novice at Ludlow on hurdling debut. Needs to take a marked step forward fitted with a tongue strap.

Form: P51-6

Moonlit Potter⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly

25/1

Showed something to work on when fourth in a bumper at Wetherby in November and given her pedigree, this distance will suit now tackling obstacles.

Form: 4

No No Fizz^p1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Lily Pinchin| T: C E Longsdon

250/1

£30,000 3-y-o, Getaway mare. Dam, fair bumper/2¼m hurdle winner, is a half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 33f) Golden Chieftain. No short-term promise on last month's debut. Cheekpieces on.

Form: P

Northern Reel¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Reed| T: Anthony Charlton

100/1

£38,000 buy after winning an Irish point but little to get excited about in a brace of bumpers 9 months apart.

Form: FU13-5

Of Course You Can²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

11/1

Runner-up in a big-field bumper here on debut in February. Unable to match that form since and now goes up in trip switched to hurdling.

Form: 26-35

Rialannah²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: H Cobden| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

40/1

Shaped better than result when ninth of 13 to Avakate in listed bumper at Doncaster (16.6f, good to soft) on debut a month ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9

Springtime Promise⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

11/1

Minor promise only so far and presumably hasn't been the easiest to train. Joined a successful stable.

Form: 327/511

Forecasts

Coco Mademoiselle (1/3), Baby Shally (10/1), Springtime Promise (11/1), Of Course You Can (11/1), Giver The Hollie (16/1), Moonlit Potter (25/1), Rialannah (40/1), Harrys Hope (40/1), Ann D'arabie (80/1), Northern Reel (100/1), No No Fizz (250/1)

COCO MADEMOISELLE landed the odds with the minimum of fuss at Lingfield last month and a penalty is unlikely to prevent the follow up. Baby Shally also won last time and can do better, particularly if brushing up her jumping, with Giver The Hollie another to note.