12:45 Wetherby

Friday 1 November 2024

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Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 4m 56.5s

Kart D'Estruval^t1²¹⁷

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

1/3

Showed plenty of promise in 2 starts over hurdles in France, building on abundant debut promise when landing a juvenile event at Fontainebleau in March. Interesting recruit for the Skelton yard (responsible for the winner of this race last year and in 2020) and he's very high on the shortlist.

Form: 31-

Express Run⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: Justin Landy| BF

22/1

Failed to complete both starts in maiden points and safely held on Rules debut in a Kelso bumper.

Form: FF-6

I Play County²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: T Lawes

11/4

Winner of sole start in Irish points and off the mark at the third attempt in bumpers at Taunton (16.5f, soft) when last seen in March, making all. Appeals as the type to make his mark in this sphere and it'll be interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting.

Form: 1/431-

Lathan^t¹³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

18/1

Cost €90,000 as a 3-y-o and was originally in the care of Dan Skelton (unraced for that yard). However, failed to make an impact on debut in a Hexham maiden during the summer and will need to leave that form well behind if he's to have a say here.

Form: 6

Telemetry¹⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby

33/1

Ran to a fair level when 12 lengths second of 8 on his debut in a bumper here in April 2023 but has failed to build on that since, last seen finishing a distance tenth starting out over hurdles at Kelso during the spring.

Form: 2/85-0

The Geordie Ginge¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: H McMahon| OR: 95

50/1

Fair hurdler at best but, having been sold out of Nigel Twiston-Davies' yard for just 4,800 gns, he didn't show much on debut for this yard back from almost a year off at Sedgefield 12 days ago.

Form: 23233-6

Elusive Shine²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

50/1

£15,000 half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Palmers Hill. Made frame all 3 starts in Irish points, runner-up on latest start in that sphere in May 18, but he was beaten a long way on hurdles debut at Uttoxeter.

Form: 44-29

Bea My Shadow²³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

66/1

Some appeal pedigree-wise but not judged on what she showed starting out in a mares' bumper at Sedgefield in March.

Form: 7-

Dunstall Angel^h¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: J Mackie

40/1

Glimmers of ability in a couple of bumpers last season but not enough to suggest that she will be a significant threat on this hurdles debut.

Form: 5-9

Non-Runners

Battle Born Lad²⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: M Walford J: Jamie Hamilton

Forecasts

Kart D'Estruval (1/3), I Play County (11/4), Battle Born Lad (7/2), Lathan (18/1), Express Run (22/1), Telemetry (33/1), Dunstall Angel (40/1), The Geordie Ginge (50/1), Elusive Shine (50/1), Bea My Shadow (66/1)

French recruit KART D'ESTRUVAL is taken to provide the Skelton yard with its third winner in this novice since 2020. The 4-y-o looked highly promising in a couple of runs in France and he is not short of potential. Battle Born Lad made a positive start to his hurdles career at Hexham and, with the promise of better to come from him now upped in trip, he is second choice ahead of bumper winner I Play County.