14:32 Carlisle

Thursday 17 October 2024

All13:2213:5714:3215:0715:4216:1516:5017:22

Whitehall Turret Club Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 4m 29.00s

Chasingouttheblues¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

28/1

£22,000 5-y-o, first foal, dam unraced sister to very smart hurdler/top-class chaser (stays 25f) The Storyteller. Placed all 4 starts in Irish points, third latest (May 18).

Form: 223-3

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Country Park¹²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

9/2

£150,000 purchase after winning sole start in Irish points. Failed to finish his race off either start in bumpers but much more like it completed start over hurdles when runner-up at Uttoxeter in June. That puts him in the mix.

Form: 189-B2

Jeune Prince²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

22/1

£65,000 Al Namix gelding. Half-brother to useful bumper winner/useful hurdler Festival d'Ex, stays 2¾m, and fair hurdler Good Look Charm. Showed plenty to work on when fourth of 10 in a course bumper in February and still looked green a month later. In good hands ahead of this hurdles debut.

Form: 45-

Junker D'allier¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

5/4

Found only one too good all 3 starts in bumpers last season, best effort at Warwick in April. That is a good platform now hurdling.

Form: 222-

Malicash¹⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

9/4

Malinas gelding who bettered previous bumper efforts when runner-up at Kelso in February. Fared as well as could be expected in Grade 2 contest 2 months later and he's since joined Donald McCain. Very interesting hurdles debutant.

Form: 3628-

Zephlyn³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Ewan Whillans

40/1

Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Aliomaana (winner around 2m). Dam sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2¾m) Celestial Force. Fair handicapper on Flat, stays 2¼m, ran up to best from 6 lb out of weights last time. Bred to take to this sphere but lack the class/speed.

Form:

Rocket Rufus¹⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

100/1

£28,000 3-y-o: third foal: dam unraced, closely related to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Sir Abbot and fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3¼m) Our Reward. Third of 4 finishers in point (Apr 20), sold £30,000 following month.

Form: 3-

Disco Annie^h,t¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

14/1

Surpassed bumper form when finding only one too good at Cartmel in May. That sets the solid if unspectacular standard.

Form: 2/797-62

Lola Blue

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

14/1

Fourth foal, sister to bumper winner/useful 21f hurdle winner Choccabloc. Dam (h114), bumper/17f hurdle winner, closely related to fairly useful hurdler (stays 25f) As I See It out of smart 2m-21f hurdle winner Chomba Womba. Newcomer for top yard.

Form:

Star Contact¹⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Callum Bewley| T: M Todhunter

200/1

Limited impact both starts in Ireland for S. Curling.

Form: P8-7

Non-Runners

Foreva Alfie⁶⁸⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: Paul Robson J: Craig Nichol

Forecasts

Junker D'allier (5/4), Malicash (9/4), Country Park (9/2), Disco Annie (14/1), Lola Blue (14/1), Jeune Prince (22/1), Foreva Alfie (25/1), Chasingouttheblues (28/1), Zephlyn (40/1), Rocket Rufus (100/1), Star Contact (200/1)

Those with hurdles experience do not set an exacting standard so above-average bumper performers MALICASH and Junker d'Allier may come to the fore on reappearance. Marginal preference before market clues is with the former, starting out for a new yard. Lola Blue is also a likely-looking newcomer on paper.