14:40 Perth

Friday 26 April 2024

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

AK Bets Chat To A Trader Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 4m 9.05s

Stoke The Fire²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 130| BF

1/5

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat and easy winner on hurdles debut at Tramore (21.6f, heavy) in January. Not disgraced in a Thurles Grade 3 and a 2m Naas novice the last twice and should prove too strong for these rivals.

Form: 134

Bellslea⁹⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: R M Smith

80/1

Didn't show much in 3 starts on the Flat for Keith Dalgleish in 2021 and best watched starting out over hurdles for new yard on the back of a mammoth absence.

Form:

Jingle Du Gouet¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Callum Bewley| T: S Waugh

25/1

Successful on the second of his 2 starts between the flags but little to shout about on recent hurdles debut at Market Rasen.

Form: 217

Racquet Club¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

100/1

Failed to trouble the judge in 3 runs on the Flat for Johnny Murtagh in 2022 and pulled up on hurdles debut at Kelso 11 days ago.

Form: P

Tommys Law^t⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

10/3

Runner-up both starts in points and stepped up on previous Rules efforts when failing by a whisker in an Ayr maiden hurdle (2m, good to soft) last month. Likely to emerge as the main danger to Stoke The Fire.

Form: 22-572

Twoplacesatonetime¹⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

50/1

Maiden pointer who hasn't offered much in 2 starts under Rules.

Form: PP3-37P

Uncle Mac^h1,t1¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: R Dobbin

25/1

Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Antunes. Didn't shape too badly when third of 8 on hurdles debut/first run following a wind op on return at Hereford (19.7f, good) in November. Absent since but each-way chance for new yard here in a first-time hood/tongue tie.

Form: F67-3

Justwatchmedance^h²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: B S Hughes| T: D Bourke

33/1

No show 3 starts over hurdles in Ireland last year and big step forward will be needed on debut for new yard.

Form: 797

Forecasts

Stoke The Fire (1/5), Tommys Law (10/3), Uncle Mac (25/1), Jingle Du Gouet (25/1), Justwatchmedance (33/1), Twoplacesatonetime (50/1), Bellslea (80/1), Racquet Club (100/1)

STOKE THE FIRE wasn't beaten far in a stronger novice than this at Naas last time and he looks set to make a small contribution to Willie Mullins' bid for the British jumps trainers' championship. Tommys Law took a step forward when going close at Ayr and he is clear second choice ahead of Uncle Mac.