17:10 Worcester

Thursday 25 July 2024

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FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 58.56s

Ebony Warrior^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

15/2

Made little impact in a brace of bumpers but shaped quite encouragingly sent hurdling after 5 months off when third of 14 in a C&D event 42 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 85-3

Fourtowns^t1⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 106

11/10

Fair in bumpers and similar form over hurdles, finishing third of 14 in a maiden at Warwick (19f, good) 91 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Sets the standard.

Form: 534333-

Light Dragoon^t1²⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

40/1

Failed to justify support when down the field in a bumper (6/1) at Chepstow (16f, soft) on NH debut. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0-

R S Ambush^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 105| BF

4/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Went backwards from reappearance in first-time cheekpieces when fourth of 12 in maiden at Stratford (16.3f, good, 5/2) 11 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 4248-24

Rubies Or Gold^t1⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

33/1

Improved on debut form when of 13 in bumper at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 69 days ago. Makes hurdles debut on first run for yard after leaving Ms Margaret Mullins. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 63

Cannon Rock¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen

7/2

Dual winner on the Flat (fairly useful form) who brings plenty of potential to this sphere. Interesting.

Form:

Moab¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: Miss H C Knight

66/1

Fair maiden on Flat, stays 1½m, well held in handicap last time. Makes hurdle debut.

Form:

Till You Can't²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed| T: Daisy Hitchins

150/1

Pulled up only start in points and well held in 2 bumpers.

Form: P-55

Hurley Girly⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

100/1

Went backwards from debut when tenth of 11 in bumper at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good to firm) 66 days ago, looking a hard ride. Switches to hurdles now with something to prove.

Form: 3-0

Suitably Surprised¹²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

66/1

Walk In The Park mare. Dam, ran once in bumper, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 25f) As I See It out of smart 2m-21f hurdle winner Chomba Womba. Maiden Irish pointer, runner-up last time (Mar 24). Market for clues.

Form: 4/542-

Lady Wormsley²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss Olive Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: G Nicholls

14/1

Fair form when winning 2 handicaps on the Flat in 2023 (both at 1m) and offered something to work on switched to hurdles after 8 months off when a well-held third of 10 in a C&D maiden in June. Entitled to do better.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Junior Des Mottes⁴⁰⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: C Brace

Forecasts

Fourtowns (11/10), Cannon Rock (7/2), R S Ambush (4/1), Junior Des Mottes (5/1), Ebony Warrior (15/2), Lady Wormsley (14/1), Rubies Or Gold (33/1), Light Dragoon (40/1), Moab (66/1), Suitably Surprised (66/1), Hurley Girly (100/1), Till You Can't (150/1)

CANNON ROCK, a dual winner on the Flat, brings plenty of potential to this sphere and is taken to make a successful start, perhaps at the main expense of standard-setter Fourtowns. Ebony Warrior made an encouraging start to his hurdle career over C&D 6 weeks ago and can fill the places.