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Saturday 20 July 2024

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William Hill ITV Opener Special Today Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 5m 17.91s

Carrigmoorna Rowan^t⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: R P McLernon| T: H Fry| OR: 116

3/1

Irish point winner who struck at fourth time of asking over hurdles in 20.5f Market Rasen maiden in April. Fell 8th in novice hurdle at Ffos Las (21.9f, good to soft) 74 days ago so he's worth another chance.

Form: 6/3631-F

Cindysox²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: William Featherstone⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 104

14/1

Got off the mark in 2m novice hurdle at Newton Abbot in May before posting a solid third of 11 there (21.6f, good) 25 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 6/3-13

Dinoland^v,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 102

3/1

Remains a maiden after 13 runs but visored when a good second of 14 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good to soft) 8 days ago. The form choice.

Form: P7P-2P2

My Friend Yeats²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies

25/1

Irish points winner who came in sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Hexham (20.1f, good) on his NH debut 27 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: P4F-P16

Peekaboo Paddy⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: D Bourke

40/1

£10,000 5-y-o, Recharge gelding. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/no impact over hurdles, half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (2½m-23f winner) Monteforte. Placed on last of 3 starts in Irish points in May and much respected now going hurdling.

Form: 85-3

Sam's Amour⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 100| D

10/3

Fair hurdler who comes here on the back of a career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Fontwell (21.8f, good) 55 days ago. Must enter calculations.

Form: 33P48-1

You Will Be Found^t1,p1⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: A B Hamilton

125/1

Placed in Irish points but failed to build on his hurdling debut when tenth in novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good, 100/1) 6 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time now.

Form: PP3-P50

Brave Jen^t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss Gina Andrews| T: T Ellis| OR: 105WS

9/1

A fair hurdler for Nicky Henderson and he wasn't discredited for his new yard when fourth of 12 in novice at Market Rasen (18.6f, good) 43 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 2P3P-F4

Sky Luna²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt

9/2

Winning Irish pointer who came in second of 9 in novice hurdle over C&D (good) on NH debut 22 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 3PP-212

Forecasts

Dinoland (3/1), Carrigmoorna Rowan (3/1), Sam's Amour (10/3), Sky Luna (9/2), Brave Jen (9/1), Cindysox (14/1), My Friend Yeats (25/1), Peekaboo Paddy (40/1), You Will Be Found (125/1)

Irish-challenger DINOLAND holds the edge on form so is fancied to gain an overdue maiden victory at the chief expense of Fontwell-scorer Sam's Amour. Carrigmoorna Rowan can also have a say along with Brave Jen and Sky Luna.