14:30 Hexham

Saturday 12 October 2024

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L&R Pest Control Services Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 4m 13.78s

Battle Born Lad¹⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

11/2

Placed all 3 starts in bumpers (fair form), rallying late when third at Kelso on final start. Kept to 2m for hurdle debut (bred to stay well).

Form: 32-3

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Joecooker⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies

3/1

Shaped with some encouragement in a Punchestown maiden hurdle prior to winning a Wexford bumper. Has left Mary E Doyle and open to improvement for new yard.

Form: P/41

Powerofjet¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Callum Bewley| T: M Todhunter

150/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Our Dot's Baby and poor hurdler Dolly's Dot. Dam unraced. Third completed start in Irish points, pulled up last time (Apr 20).

Form: F3P-

Prince Of Perth⁶⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

25/1

Shaped like a stayer on his sole outing in bumpers and did likewise on hurdling debut. Not seen for 22 months.

Form: 45/

Red Ned²²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Lewis Dobb⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Thomson

50/1

Went backwards from a promising bumper debut when only fifth in 6-runner event at Ayr (16f, heavy). Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P8/825-

Tees Comp's Clive¹⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: G Boanas

150/1

Showed a bit on bumper debut at Newcastle but was well held in a similar event there 4 months later.

Form: 57-

Walk In The Valley⁵³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

100/1

£6,000 4-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 29f) Pettifour. Not disgraced both starts in points in spring 2023.

Form: 34/

Wendigo²⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| CD

6/5

£70,000 recruit from the Irish pointing field who built on his Worcester debut third when landing short odds in a course bumper last November. Defied a penalty at Catterick next time and is a very interesting hurdling debutant.

Form: U3/1311-

Wise Move^h1¹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley

16/1

Prolific winner in points and ran to a fair level first time up over hurdles when second in a maiden here (20.1f) in May. Held in share of third when falling at the last in a similar event at Cartmel just 4 days later. Probably worth another chance. Hood on for 1st time.

Form: 1221-2F

Chillhi¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Ellison

18/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 1¾m) who offered something to work on when 17 lengths third on Market Rasen hurdle debut in July. Stumbled and unseated rider at the second at Sedgefield since.

Form: 3U

She's Notjoeking¹⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 101| CD

17/2

Bumper winner who got off the mark over hurdles in 5-runner juvenile hurdle over C&D in April, just holding on after showing signs of inexperience. Likely has more to offer this season.

Form: 1521-

Bean Alainn²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards

33/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Milan mare. Dam (h117), 2¼m-2½m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 2¾m), half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3¼m) Perfect Man. Finished only fifth in an Irish point (Feb 2024) but has joined a quality yard.

Form: 5-

Heather Honey⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

150/1

Shaped like a stayer in bumpers and made no impact on last month's Warwick hurdling debut. One for longer trips later on.

Form: 4-59

Sunset Hill¹¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: S Corbett

100/1

Unplaced in points and ran to just a poor level when sixth of 9 in a C&D bumper (good, 25/1) on NH debut 111 days ago. Makes hurdle debut.

Form: 56-6

Forecasts

Wendigo (6/5), Joecooker (3/1), Battle Born Lad (11/2), She's Notjoeking (17/2), Wise Move (16/1), Chillhi (18/1), Prince Of Perth (25/1), Bean Alainn (33/1), Red Ned (50/1), Sunset Hill (100/1), Walk In The Valley (100/1), Heather Honey (150/1), Powerofjet (150/1), Tees Comp's Clive (150/1)

WENDIGO laid some solid foundations in bumpers and with fitness unlikely to be an issue hailing from the Jamie Snowden yard, a successful hurdling debut could well be on the cards. Joecooker shaped with some promise in a Punchestown maiden hurdle prior to winning a Wexford bumper for Mary Doyle and is open to improvement now setting out for a new yard, while She's Notjoeking is another who should have more to offer this season.