13:50 Uttoxeter

Sunday 6 October 2024

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Lin Sargeant Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 3m 47.52s

Ace Of Spades¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

10/11

Got better with each run over hurdles, signing off last season with a comfortable success at Warwick. Very much the type to make a better hurdler and could take all the beating.

Form: 521-

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Electric Mason¹⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| D

11/4

Point recruit who opened his account in bumpers at Kempton and acquitted himself well in defeat subsequently. Major player switched to hurdling after almost six months off.

Form: 2/3120-

Jim De Sarti²⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

11/1

Improved from debut when winning 7-runner amateurs maiden bumper at Loudeac in April 2023. Underwhelming for Nicky Henderson, including on hurdling debut at Newbury 8 months ago. Sold quite cheaply and has something to prove for new connections.

Form: 31/83-

Nowmelad¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dr R Newland| OR: 104

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Very good second of 10 in novice hurdle at Worcester (16f, good, 7/4) 102 days ago, no match for winner. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: F/154-22

Pooroldmackley¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Ring| T: Evan Williams

200/1

Failed to complete both starts in points (pulled up last time, Mar 24) and failed to threaten on Rules debut in a novice hurdle at Ffos Las for Laura Horsfall 4 months ago. Up against it.

Form: FP-7

The Grafter^h,t1²⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

18/1

Modest form over hurdles for Sam Allwood and will likely be suited by further over hurdles, so not an obvious sort on hurdling debut after 8 months off.

Form: 54-

Thieving Gap^t⁵⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H Dickin

200/1

Little show in bumpers/maiden hurdles to date. Hard to make any sort of case for after 19 months off.

Form: 068/

Chester Tonik¹⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Adam Wedge| T: Alexandra Dunn

200/1

Modest Flat winner who is yet to show anything over hurdles and looks up against it again.

Form: 6P-

First Cut³⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds

125/1

Modest form in minor events/a handicap on the level for William Knight and looks set for a struggle on hurdles debut for new yard.

Form:

Karaktere D'enfer²²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽³⁾| T: T Symonds| OR: 112

14/1

Close second of 11 to a useful sort in a newcomers race at Fontainebleau but regressive for this yard. Off 7 months and will need to have been turned around in a major way if he's to get involved.

Form: 2/34P-

Mon Petit Ami^t²²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Tim Vaughan

300/1

Only seventh of 9 in a bumper at Taunton for Mitchell Hunt 7 months ago and looks more one for the longer term based on pedigree.

Form: 7-

Woodstock City¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams

40/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 10.5f), won at Ripon in August, respectable effort last time. Notable if market speaks in his favour on hurdling debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Sonification⁷¹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Harry Derham J: Harry Reed

Forecasts

Ace Of Spades (10/11), Electric Mason (11/4), Nowmelad (4/1), Sonification (8/1), Jim De Sarti (11/1), Karaktere D'enfer (14/1), The Grafter (18/1), Woodstock City (40/1), First Cut (125/1), Chester Tonik (200/1), Thieving Gap (200/1), Pooroldmackley (200/1), Mon Petit Ami (300/1)

ACE OF SPADES arrives with a solid profile from bumpers and his half-brother Tahmuras took well to hurdling, so he's worth a chance to make a winning start in this sphere. Fellow hurdling newcomer Electric Mason is an obvious danger and Sonification is most appealing of those with experience.