14:32 Carlisle

Monday 5 February 2024

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Rhino.Bet British Stallion Studs EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 5m 12.02s

Lunar Discovery⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 126

11/8

Dual bumper winner last season. Also won first 2 starts over hurdles (both 2m Hexham) and acquitted herself well stepped up to listed level at Haydock (19f, heavy) before Christmas, finishing 2 lengths second of 9. Double penalty here but should still go well.

Form: 1D0-112

Blue Baloo⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

9/2

Fairly useful in bumpers and made a successful debut over hurdles in 12-runner maiden at Newcastle (2½m, good to soft) in November. Well behind Lunar Discovery in a Haydock listed race since, though.

Form: 414-17

Bluebell Glen³¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander

150/1

Best effort in bumpers last season when runner-up on heavy at Hexham in March but the form is nothing special. Starts out over hurdles in a decent race and a watching brief is advised.

Form: 572-

Dontyawantme⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 107

5/1

Fairly useful bumper winner for Fergal O'Brien. Promise in 2 hurdle starts over 2½m at Wetherby for new connections, going down by only ½ length on heavy ground latterly. Open to further improvement.

Form: 3137-42

Drumlee Spud⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling

3/1

Successful in sole point and promising second in a bumper and novice hurdles on first 2 starts under Rules. In front when falling at the last in Stratford novice since. Given a bit of time to get over that. Should be winning soon.

Form: 1-22F

Houxty Reiver³⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: D W Whillans

300/1

Well held in 2 Newcastle bumpers last winter. Outsider now hurdling back from a year off.

Form: 00-

Parkin Fine³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton

22/1

Promising return from a long absence when second on 2m Huntingdon hurdle debut (good to soft) in November. Not in the same form when a remote second on testing ground at Catterick just after Christmas.

Form: 65/22

Reinitinruby⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: K Scott

125/1

21,000 gns purchase after finishing placed on second of 2 starts in Irish points (Dec 10). Brian Hughes booked for hurdle debut but she'll need to be pretty useful to come out on top here.

Form: P3

Rialannah²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

17/2

Shaped better than result when ninth in listed bumper at Doncaster on debut in December and showed promise when third of 11 in 20.5f Huntingdon novice hurdle since. Capable of better again.

Form: 93

Sky's Your Limit²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: T Collier

400/1

Well held in bumpers ahead of this switch to hurdles.

Form: 778

Smart Lady^t⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Callum Bewley| T: I A DuncanWS

400/1

Hasn't offered much in 3 hurdles. Wind surgery since last seen in December needs to spark major improvement.

Form: PP1/5P4

Non-Runners

Ask Lileen⁵⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: A J Honeyball J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lunar Discovery (11/8), Drumlee Spud (3/1), Blue Baloo (9/2), Dontyawantme (5/1), Ask Lileen (8/1), Rialannah (17/2), Parkin Fine (22/1), Reinitinruby (125/1), Bluebell Glen (150/1), Houxty Reiver (300/1), Smart Lady (400/1), Sky's Your Limit (400/1)

DRUMLEE SPUD may have won at Stratford last time but for crashing out at the final flight and is taken to make the most of the weight she receives from the useful Lunar Discovery. Rialannah made an encouraging start to her hurdle career at Huntingdon recently and looks best of the remainder.