14:40 Carlisle

Tuesday 19 November 2024

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Winners Choose My Pension Expert Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 4m 31.97s

Balcomie Breeze⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: G Boanas

28/1

Placed in bumpers but has looked in need of experience so far over hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: B328/P4

Bridge Court^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

10/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving R. Mike Smith when fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at Kelso (16.2f, good to soft, 20/1) on hurdles bow 24 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Could build on that.

Form: 9/20-4

Broderick¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

15/2

Mid-field both starts in Irish bumpers for Declan Queally during the spring but more encouragement on debut for this yard when third in novice at Sedgefield a fortnight ago. Will have learned from that and could make his presence felt.

Form: 47-3

Epic West²⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

7/4

€60,000 5-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Complete Unknown, stayed 25f. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (Mar 2024). Looks the one to beat.

Form: 21-

Koukeo³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

4/1

From quite a good French family and showed more than on debut when second in a bumper at Chepstow last time. Should take to hurdling, so not a forlorn hope.

Form: 0-2

Malfoy Manor²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

14/1

Runner-up in a point but hasn't shown a great deal under Rules as yet, looking more of a long-term project. Others more persuasive.

Form: P/28-6

Prince Of Perth³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

4/1

Shaped like a stayer on his sole outing in bumpers and similar story so far over hurdles. This stiffer test is in his favour and he may feature.

Form: 45/4

Sam's Falcon⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Theo Gillard| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

150/1

Down the field in a bumper and, while there was a glimmer of promise in a novice over C&D on hurdling debut, he's more one for low-grade handicaps.

Form: 95

Swashbuckler^t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 85

250/1

Fairly useful maiden at best on Flat (stays 1¼m). Bought cheaply on the back of 3 disappointing Flat runs for Tom Lacey and not much to shout about over hurdles for present yard.

Form: 0F7-P

Winchmore Hill²⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

11/1

Runner-up sole start in points back in March 2022 and looked in need of outing when sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Kelso (20.9f, soft, 9/2) on NH debut 8 months ago. Should do better.

Form: 2/6-

Lizzie Luna³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans

150/1

Better than result first two starts in bumpers but failed to build on that encouragement last time. Likely to be brought along gradually as a hurdler.

Form: 5-57

Uokhun^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

66/1

Arcadio mare who is bred to stay well and shaped with some encouragement when fourth of 11 in bumper at Musselburgh (15.6f, good to soft) in March 2023. Limited promise in two hurdling outings subsequently, though.

Form: 4/P-4

Non-Runners

Bray Dale⁶⁵⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: C Bissett J: Bruce Lynn

Kalabana³⁷⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: S Allwood J: C J Todd

Forecasts

Epic West (7/4), Koukeo (4/1), Prince Of Perth (4/1), Broderick (15/2), Bridge Court (10/1), Winchmore Hill (11/1), Malfoy Manor (14/1), Balcomie Breeze (28/1), Kalabana (50/1), Uokhun (66/1), Bray Dale (66/1), Sam's Falcon (150/1), Lizzie Luna (150/1), Swashbuckler (250/1)

EPIC WEST has joined a good yard on the back of a point win in March and he's been found what appears an ideal starting point here, so he's fancied to make a successful Rules debut. Broderick can trouble him if improving from his hurdling debut and Prince of Perth should up his game facing a slightly stiffer test.