14:55 Huntingdon

Thursday 9 May 2024

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Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 4m 57.8s

Champetre^p¹³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: James Davies| T: O Signy

80/1

Fair bumper performer for Harry Whittington but no show in 2 runs over hurdles this season.

Form: 724/PP-

Dontaskchris²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M Goldstein| T: Mrs D Grissell

250/1

Well held in bumper/novice hurdle 11 months apart and then refused to race at Fontwell.

Form: P/7R-

Juan Bermudez¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

8/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat for Andrew Balding, stays 2m. Ran poorly final 2 outings in that sphere and just a fair start over hurdles having transferred to another top yard, third at Fakenham and then sixth at Warwick.

Form: 36-

Mop's A Legend^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: M Appleby

200/1

Poor form in 2 bumpers/over hurdles so far.

Form: 48/4R9-

Pottersjetamay¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 102

16/1

Well held in trio of bumpers but did at least show a bit making hurdles debut when third of 7 in a Market Rasen maiden (20.6f) in March. Built on that when occupying same spot at Kempton, not given a hard time and there may well be more to come.

Form: 6/0033-

Reallyntruthfully³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

3/1

€26,000 3-y-o, £48,000 4-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Gold Smoke. Dam (h106), bumper winner. Runner-up sole outing in points last spring and fair start to Rules career when fourth in a course bumper last month. This trip will suit now hurdling.

Form: 2/4-

Tarras Wood⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 110

6/4

Overcame inexperience when making a winning debut in a bumper in 2022. Runner-up effort in December flanked by a brace of heavy defeats (folded at Wetherby in February) but he sets the standard if he's back on his game.

Form: 1/P26-

Blue The Money^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien

150/1

From a leading stable but she looked limited in bumpers and fared no better switched to hurdling last month.

Form: 799P-

Chooch^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

10/1

Showed more than she had in 2 bumpers when fourth of 10 in a novice at Huntingdon (20.7f, good to soft) on hurdles bow, finishing with running left. Unable to build on that at Southwell but capable of better at some point.

Form: 0745-

Imperious Star⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

13/2

Flemensfirth mare who has shown ability in 2 novice hurdles around 2m and promises to be suited by this step up in trip. Won't need to raise her game much to figure in this.

Form: 56-

My Dream⁴⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: James Best| T: Mrs S J Humphrey

150/1

Proclamation mare who didn't show a great deal in a brace of bumpers early in 2023. Up in trip for hurdles debut having left Tim Vaughan.

Form: 94/

Implied⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

200/1

Oasis Dream gelding. Brother to a winner and half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including smart 1m-9f winner Pocket Square. Modest form at best in handful of outings on the level and always behind on hurdles debut.

Form: 6-

Secret Des Dieux^h³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Ben Jones| T: James Owen

6/1

Hooded last 2 starts in bumpers and achieved fair form, plugging on for second at Uttoxeter last month. Hurdles debutant for in-form yard.

Form: 562-

Prairie Queen²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Mrs S Gardner

200/1

Has looked limited in bumpers over hurdles.

Form: 70P7-

Forecasts

Tarras Wood (6/4), Reallyntruthfully (3/1), Secret Des Dieux (6/1), Imperious Star (13/2), Juan Bermudez (8/1), Chooch (10/1), Pottersjetamay (16/1), Champetre (80/1), My Dream (150/1), Blue The Money (150/1), Prairie Queen (200/1), Mop's A Legend (200/1), Implied (200/1), Dontaskchris (250/1)

REALLYNTRUTHFULLY made an encouraging start to his Rules career when fourth in a course bumper a month ago and with this trip sure to suit now hurdling, he could be the answer. Tarras Wood isn't easy to weigh up but is a big danger on the form he displayed when second at Wincanton, with Secret des Dieux also considered for his in-form yard.