13:30 Hereford

Monday 14 October 2024

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Blackmores Building Contractors Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 3m 53.8s

A Little Something²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

125/1

Offered little in 3 points. Finished third in a Stratford bumper on her first outing for this yard but well behind Leloopa in a Newton Abbot novice hurdle since.

Form: U7P37

Barra Blue¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien

11/1

Promise on first of 2 starts in bumpers but comfortably held in 2 hurdles at the start of this season. Leloopa looks the yard first string.

Form: 34-69

Granny Hawkins²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

11/4

Runner-up in a Southwell bumper on debut in June but well beaten in another bumper and novice hurdle since. Still early days, though, and her stable won this race 12 months ago.

Form: 208-

Made For Me¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: A Watson

25/1

Runner-up completed start in Irish points (March 2023) but only minor promise under Rules in the spring, including on hurdle debut.

Form: F2/5-08

Versace Twentyone²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis| D

4/1

Maiden pointer but won a Roscommon bumper for Gordon Elliott in July. Third in a Worcester bumper for Sheila Lewis the following month and made a reasonably encouraging start to her hurdle career when fourth at Newton Abbot last month, albeit Leloopa was ahead in second.

Form: U3-F134

Arctic Angel³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

66/1

Offered something to work on when third in Newton Abbot bumper in May but pulled up on Chepstow hurdle debut on Friday. This is a weaker race but she'll need to leave that well behind turned out again quickly.

Form: 3P

Formel Park³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Conor Ring| T: Evan Williams

100/1

Related to 4 winners and better effort in bumpers when third at Southwell 4 months ago. Sent off at 200/1 when unseating early on Chepstow hurdle debut on Friday.

Form: 0-3U

Leloopa^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 107

1/1

Has reached the frame in both hurdle starts for new trainer Fergal O'Brien, finishing second at Newton Abbot in a first-time tongue tie (retained) last month. Good chance she can go one better now.

Form: 43-5642

My Mate Polly^p1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Harry Kimber| T: W G M Turner| OR: 76

125/1

No promise in bumpers and poor form over hurdles. Needs first-time cheekpieces to spark improvement.

Form: 4-U404P

Talysh¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales

50/1

Fourth in hurdles 10 months apart. Better effort at Market Rasen last time but she was beaten 28 lengths and it's still barely modest form.

Form: 4-4

Forecasts

Leloopa (1/1), Granny Hawkins (11/4), Versace Twentyone (4/1), Barra Blue (11/1), Made For Me (25/1), Talysh (50/1), Arctic Angel (66/1), Formel Park (100/1), A Little Something (125/1), My Mate Polly (125/1)

A repeat of the form LELOOPA showed when second at Newton Abbot last time could be good enough to see her go one better now. Versace Twentyone was just under 6 lengths behind the selection in fourth at the Devon venue and can fill the forecast spot ahead of Granny Hawkins.