14:40 Hereford

Sunday 25 February 2024

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Daily Racing Specials At PlanetSportBet Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 10.5s

Don Virginia

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

13/2

Walzertakt gelding. Dam fair French hurdler (17f winner). The betting should help guide to expectations with this one on debut.

Form:

Gold For Alec⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds

22/1

Better effort in bumpers when fourth here last month, showing enough to think he has a future over jumps.

Form: 54

Kalif D'airy³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore

10/3

Hinted at ability when 13¾ lengths ninth of 11 to Kel Du Large in Cheltenham listed bumper on debut and confirmed those impressions when third on his Newbury hurdle debut (2m, soft) 33 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 93

Kel Du Large⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs J Williams

8/15

Unbeaten in 2 bumpers, latterly a Cheltenham listed race on New Year's Day in which the reopposing Kalif d'Airy was behind him. Good hurdle prospect.

Form: 11

Square Du Roule⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: N J Hawke

125/1

Midfield in 2 bumpers towards the end of 2023. Likely outsider now hurdling.

Form: 86

Wonderful Delight

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling

8/1

Amaron gelding. Brother to German 1¼m winner Wonderful Starlet and half-brother to winner in Germany/Hungary Wirrwarr. Dam 1m winner in Germany. Makes debut for a stable in excellent form. Market support worth noting.

Form:

Jewel Eyed Judy⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

66/1

Badly in need of experience when last of 6 in a Wincanton bumper on last month's debut.

Form: 6

My Mate Polly¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: W G M Turner

250/1

No promise in 2 bumpers a week apart in November.

Form: 80

Raise Your Glass⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Lily Pinchin| T: C E LongsdonWS

125/1

Well held in a Doncaster bumper and Ludlow hurdle for Lucinda Russell in December. Has had wind surgery ahead of this first run for Charlie Longsdon.

Form: 96

Simply Belle¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: David Dennis

40/1

Reached the frame 3 times in bumpers but the form is only modest. Best watched now hurdling.

Form: 4337

Forecasts

Kel Du Large (8/15), Kalif D'airy (10/3), Don Virginia (13/2), Wonderful Delight (8/1), Gold For Alec (22/1), Simply Belle (40/1), Jewel Eyed Judy (66/1), Raise Your Glass (125/1), Square Du Roule (125/1), My Mate Polly (250/1)

KEL DU LARGE had the reopposing Kalif d'Airy behind him when winning a Cheltenham listed bumper on New Year's Day and is taken to stretch his unbeaten record to 3 now hurdling, most likely at the expense of Gary Moore's charge, who followed that Cheltenham run with a promising third over hurdles at Newbury. Wonderful Delight and Don Virginia are newcomers to monitor in the betting.