16:00 Uttoxeter

Saturday 4 May 2024

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Carlsberg Danish Pilsner 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 4.19s

Brother Boris⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: L Wadham

28/1

Showed a bit sole outing in bumpers but was well held sent hurdling over a longer trip at Wetherby 65 days ago. Most likely one for later.

Form: 54-

Came From Nowhere²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: H Cobden| T: J Scott| D

4/1

Made a winning start in good style in 8-runner bumper at Taunton (16.5f, soft) on NH debut 23 days ago. Interesting hurdling debutant.

Form: 1-

Golden Identity^t1³⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim VaughanWS

100/1

Kayf Tara gelding who showed more than first time up when fourth of 6 in a bumper at Plumpton (17.8f) a year ago. Off since. Makes hurdles debut in a first-time tongue strap (also had a breathing op).

Form: 7/4-

Illegal D'ainay³⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Freddie Gordon⁽⁵⁾| T: C Gordon

14/1

Montmartre gelding. Dam fairly useful staying chaser in France. Runner-up both starts in Irish points in spring 2023. One to monitor in the betting making Rules debut.

Form: 22/

Kap Ouest^h1¹⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: H Fry

8/1

From a decent French NH family and produced a promising first effort when third in a Chepstow bumper in October (12/1), staying on gradually and best of those held up. Makes a quick switch to hurdling and should win races in due course. Hood goes on.

Form: 3-

Legostar⁶⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: William Shanahan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Coulson

200/1

Winning pointer but has shown little promise under Rules.

Form: 412/0PP-

Lightningupourdays⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jay Tidball⁽⁵⁾| T: A Ralph

25/1

Some promise when in frame all 3 starts in bumpers but more needed if he's to play a leading role on hurdle debut.

Form: 4/33-

Seek Him There³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Quinlan| T: B I Case

50/1

Out of a bumper winner and showed ability when second at Market Rasen in November. However, has failed to reproduce that form twice since.

Form: 267-

Valgrand²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

4/9

Runner-up sole start in Irish points and built on his bumper debut promise when fourth of 18 Grade 2 at Aintree (17f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Of obvious interest on hurdle debut.

Form: 2/24-

Floating Line⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Paul O'Brien| T: N J Henderson

18/1

Runner-up in a bumper for Olly Murphy and shaped with encouragement sent hurdling for new yard when fourth of 10 in a 2m novice (2/1) at Kempton (16f, soft) in November. Lost action when pulled up at Chepstow last time and retains potential.

Form: 2/4P-

Non-Runners

Can't Resist It¹⁰⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: J J Burke

Honey Jack³³

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: J Tizzard J: Brendan Powell

Wild Grouse¹⁴⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: D McCain Jnr J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Valgrand (4/9), Came From Nowhere (4/1), Kap Ouest (8/1), Can't Resist It (10/1), Illegal D'ainay (14/1), Floating Line (18/1), Lightningupourdays (25/1), Brother Boris (28/1), Wild Grouse (33/1), Seek Him There (50/1), Honey Jack (50/1), Golden Identity (100/1), Legostar (200/1)

VALGRAND showed plenty on both starts in bumpers and will no doubt have been well schooled ahead of this switch to hurdling, so he's fancied to make his class tell. Can't Resist It is entitled to improve on his opening effort in this sphere at Huntingdon, while Came From Nowhere was quite impressive in a Taunton bumper last month and warrants respect, also.