16:20 Southwell

Tuesday 4 June 2024

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Prestige Safety Fire Risk Assessments 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 5m 35.00s

Backmersackme²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: E Mullins| BF

4/7

Bumper winner on Rules debut in April who shaped better than distance beaten suggests pitched into a Grade 1 on hurdles debut at Punchestown (23.9f) next time. Couldn't replicate that at Tipperary since but he remains with obvious potential.

Form: 4/116-6

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Fiftyfifty^t1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: K Brogan| T: L Horsfall

33/1

Well held in 2 bumpers and hasn't set the world alight in points either.

Form: 70P44-3

Glen Road¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

150/1

Unpromising in 4 Rules starts so far.

Form: 98-P6

Hell Hound^t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: N P Mulholland

2/1

Runner-up in an Irish point and left his bumper debut form well behind in a first-time tongue strap when 16-runner event at Ludlow 41 days ago, overcoming positional bias. Interesting hurdling debutant.

Form: 2/01-

Skyjack Hijack²¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

15/2

Third on only start in Irish points but looks one for handicaps later on judged on his Aintree hurdling debut back in October.

Form: 3/7-

Timetotalk⁵²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: Fionn McSharry| OR: 90

50/1

Modest in bumpers and similar form over hurdles. Off 17 months.

Form: 743750/

Tumble Tumbleweed

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: William Shanahan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Candlish

80/1

€4,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Half-brother to modest chaser O Mio Babbino, stays 25f. Dam (c93/h101) 19f/2½m hurdle winner.

Form:

Kauto Castillo³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley

66/1

No impact both starts over hurdles 4 months apart. Up in trip.

Form: P7-

Line Out³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan

50/1

Saint Des Saints gelding. Half-brother to French hurdler Foret Vierge. Dam, French chaser (2¼m winner), half-sister to French hurdler (2¼m/19f winner) Rosy de Cyborg. Unplaced completed start in Irish points but still worth a precautionary check in the betting on Rules debut.

Form: P6-

My Dream²⁶

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

125/1

Well held in 2 bumpers for Tim Vaughan and showed nothing sent hurdling for new yard at Huntingdon last month.

Form: 94/P

Traditude Tara²³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

18/1

Showed fair form on the first of 3 outings in bumpers for Willie Mullins and longer trip ought to suit now hurdling.

Form: 207-

Non-Runners

Noble Cave⁴⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Kuma Beach¹³

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: L Morgan J: Harry Reed

Forecasts

Backmersackme (4/7), Hell Hound (2/1), Skyjack Hijack (15/2), Noble Cave (16/1), Traditude Tara (18/1), Fiftyfifty (33/1), Kuma Beach (33/1), Timetotalk (50/1), Line Out (50/1), Kauto Castillo (66/1), Tumble Tumbleweed (80/1), My Dream (125/1), Glen Road (150/1)

Bumper-winner BACKMERSACKME disappointed bearing in mind his hurdling debut promise at Tipperary last time but he retains obvious potential and is well worth another chance. Hell Hound overcame a positional bias to land a Ludlow bumper in April and is an interesting hurdling newcomer, while Traditude Tara may fare best of the rest.