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Saturday 15 June 2024

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Cannock Chemicals Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 4m 6.93s

Baskerville¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

9/2

Fair form when runner-up on the first of 2 starts in bumpers and looked to be in the process of showing more than on his hurdling debut when unseating his rider in soft fashion 2 out at Stratford 14 days ago.

Form: 205-U

Fiftyfifty^t,p1¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: K Brogan| T: L Horsfall

25/1

Hadn't achieved much back pointing since finishing down the field in 2 bumpers and ran to just a poor level sent hurdling at Southwell 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0P44-36

Jafimgoso²³

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

4/6

Left his bumper debut form well behind to score at Warwick in April prior to a good second under a penalty at Market Rasen. Interesting hurdling debutant.

Form: 91-2

Shadow's¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

100/1

Last of 3 finishers on second outing in points and made an unpromising start under Rules at Ffos Las 16 days ago.

Form: 4/3-9

Don Rafael²²

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

7/2

Minor promise in a trio of bumpers and again showed something when sixth of 14 on his Hereford hurdle debut 22 days ago.

Form: 406-6

Runaway Train¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Lily Pinchin| T: James Owen

16/1

Down the field in a pair of bumpers, but he has the pedigree for jumping and hinted at ability sent hurdling at Fakenham 13 days ago.

Form: 9-76

Near Dark²²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly

10/1

Point winner in April 2022 but has been pulled up both starts over hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Alexandra Dunn.

Form: FP31/PP-

Tara Vango^h¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: J Coulson

250/1

Last of 6 sole start in bumpers and tailed off completed start over hurdles, headstrong display when pulled up last time. Off 6 months.

Form: 67P-

Charlotte Square^h,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R Potter

250/1

Down the field in a handful of starts on the Flat for Andrew Balding and again showed nothing when pulled up on her Stratford hurdle debut 2 weeks ago.

Form: P

Non-Runners

Hard As Nails¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: Jack Hogan

Reach For The Moon²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: Jamie Snowden J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Jafimgoso (4/6), Hard As Nails (1/1), Reach For The Moon (11/8), Don Rafael (7/2), Baskerville (9/2), Near Dark (10/1), Runaway Train (16/1), Fiftyfifty (25/1), Shadow's (100/1), Charlotte Square (250/1), Tara Vango (250/1)

HARD AS NAILS went with plenty of zest when making her third hurdles start a winning one in uncomplicated fashion at Southwell and, although the bare form is nothing out of the ordinary, she looks sure to progress further and win mores races. Bumper-winner Jafimgoso is the obvious threat.