17:55 Uttoxeter

Saturday 18 May 2024

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Happy Birthday To Simon Roberts' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:55 | Winning time: 4m 59.61s

Gwash^t,p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| D

6/1

Point winner and also second in a bumper. Much improved from hurdling debut when landing a novice at Warwick with something to spare last time. Looks vulnerable under a penalty, though.

Form: 1/2671-

Ballywite^t1⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Fergus Gillard| T: D Skelton

50/1

From a good family and related to a winner but made inauspicious start when failing to beat a rival in a bumper at Huntingdon 2 months ago. Tongue tied for hurdling debut.

Form: 8-

Dexterity²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

5/4

Runner-up sole start in Irish points in March 2022. Presumably had issues after but he showed plenty to work on when second at Perth 24 days ago. Sets the standard and there's more to come.

Form: 2/2-

Disco Daisy⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

7/2

Looked potentially useful when making a winning bumper debut at Chepstow last March. Ran below that form in a Cheltenham listed event in November firmly back on track when landing a 4-runner event at Haydock on hurdling debut 49 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 1/81-

Dun Dancing

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

16/1

Dunaden gelding. Dam (c93) little show in bumpers/over fences. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Galway Reel³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams

50/1

Half-brother to numerous winners and showed more than on debut when second in bumper at Fakenham last month. Should make a hurdler, so not without hope.

Form: 02-

Miss Maverick²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: James Davies| T: G Hanmer| OR: 109| C

4/1

Fair form when runner-up on second of 2 starts in bumpers. Going the right way over hurdles now and opened her account at this course last time despite pulling hard. Should be on the premises.

Form: 72/7F21-

Scottish King³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: R J Armson

22/1

Maiden pointer who showed something to work on when fifth in novice at Market Rasen on hurdling debut. Needs to step up markedly from that, though.

Form: 3645/5-

Misting¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King

150/1

Little promise in bumpers to end 2023 and only sixth in a novice at Warwick on hurdling debut. Up against it.

Form: 00-6

Forecasts

Dexterity (5/4), Disco Daisy (7/2), Miss Maverick (4/1), Gwash (6/1), Dun Dancing (16/1), Scottish King (22/1), Galway Reel (50/1), Ballywite (50/1), Misting (150/1)

DEXTERITY has already tasted success between the flags and there was plenty of encouragement to be gleaned from his second at Perth on hurdling debut, so he's the one to beat with improvement on the cards. Penalised mares Disco Daisy and Miss Maverick are likely to emerge as the biggest dangers.