14:25 Uttoxeter

Sunday 6 October 2024

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Century Racing Club Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 52.76s

Diamond Dealer^h,t1²⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse| D

13/2

Point winner but hasn't looked an easy conveyance under Rules, tailed off after a breathing op at Cheltenham in January. Tongue tie added to hood.

Form: 1R/445-

Disco Davis²⁰

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

5/2

Point winner who built on debut promise 12 weeks on when third of 16 in a bumper at Ludlow in May. Looked set to make a winning hurdles debut until a crashing fall 2 out at Worcester 3 weeks ago and one to beat if over that.

Form: 3/153-5F

Don't Ask Fitz⁹⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H Dickin

80/1

£17,000 3-y-o, £16,000 5-y-o, Ask gelding. Brother to useful hurdler Ask Ben, and half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Goodgirlteresa, stays 2¾m. Dam placed in point. Placed both starts in points, but latest run was back in February 2022.

Form: 23/

Holy Legend^h⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: Alexandra Dunn

33/1

Made little impression in 3 bumper starts but showed a bit tried hurdling in a first-time hood when third of 11 in a 2m course novice in July, keeping on gradually. Longer trip can help but handicaps likely to be more his bag.

Form: 8/47-3

Je Viens Du Large¹⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

15/8

€80,000 3-y-o, second foal, brother to French chaser Invincible Power (19f winner). Dam well beaten sole start in French bumpers. Easily off mark in Irish points at third attempt (Apr 13) and this looks a good starting point under Rules.

Form: 421-

Largy Valley^t³⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Lily Pinchin| T: C E Longsdon

125/1

Overcame greenness to make a winning debut in Ayr bumper (2m) for Stuart Crawford in 2022. Well held both starts for this yard and off further 10 months.

Form: P16/9-

Traveling Soldier¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

7/2

€17,500 3-y-o, £40,000 5-y-o, Mahler gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Silk Run, probably stayed 3¼m, and fair hurdler Empty The Tank. Runner-up sole outing in Irish points and showed more than in a bumper when second of 7 at Perth in May.

Form: 24-2

Bredon Hill¹⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

8/1

Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdle winner/smart chaser Magic Daze and bumper winner/fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner Magic Seven. Modest form in a brace of bumpers during the spring but now goes hurdling with yard in excellent order.

Form: 84-

Livy's Lad^t1¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

150/1

Kayf Tara gelding. Dam useful 2m-2½m hurdle winner. Fourth of 6 sole start in points and tongue tie on for hurdles debut.

Form: 4

You Say Its Over²²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 77

50/1

Still looking for first success but runner-up 4 times last season. They were in low-grade handicap company though so she's vulnerable on return to action.

Form: P22264-

Porridge⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: James Best| T: Tracey Leeson

300/1

Fourth on sole outing in points but has yet to show any ability under Rules.

Form: 4-56U0P

Forecasts

Je Viens Du Large (15/8), Disco Davis (5/2), Traveling Soldier (7/2), Diamond Dealer (13/2), Bredon Hill (8/1), Holy Legend (33/1), You Say Its Over (50/1), Don't Ask Fitz (80/1), Largy Valley (125/1), Livy's Lad (150/1), Porridge (300/1)

JE VIENS DU LARGE was an easy winner of a point in the spring and if he translates that ability to hurdling, he could well be the answer to this. Disco Davis would likely have landed a novice at Worcester had he negotiated the second last and he's an obvious danger, along with Traveling Soldier.