12:45 Ludlow

Monday 25 November 2024

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Hazlin's 50th Anniversary Year Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 3m 58.01s

Arkendale⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: S-J Davies

40/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 10.5f), ran better than for a while last time. Sold from Edward Bethell 13,500 gns later in September and now goes hurdling.

Form:

Meetmebythesea²³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

6/4

Fifth foal dam (h112) 2¾m hurdle winner, also 12.3f-16.5f winner on Flat. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Mar 2024) and looks a likely type in a race like this.

Form: 2-

Oakley's Way²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Godfrey| T: A J Honeyball| BF

11/4

Prominent in the betting all 3 starts in bumpers, matching debut form when fourth of 6 at Ascot 3 weeks ago. Makes hurdles debut for good yard so has to be of interest.

Form: 3F-4

Rascallion¹⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Kieran Burke

11/1

Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdlers Hot Diamond and The Twisler. Fairly useful handicapper on Flat in France (stays 1½m), recorded hat-trick in 2023, well below form last time. Has left Sophie Leech ahead of hurdles bow.

Form:

Realistic Optimism^h,t1³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: Jamie Snowden| D

4/1

Fairly useful bumper winner in Ireland in 2022. Off the track for over 2 years and hooded for stable/hurdles debut, he was given a considerate ride at Plumpton last month. Sure to do better.

Form: 92152/5

Unleash The Beast²⁷

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

11/2

Malinas gelding showed some promise when fifth of 12 in bumper (13/2) at Chepstow on his debut last month. In good hands but bred to be a stayer and is kept to 2m here.

Form: 5

Yorgunnabeplucky²⁵

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

80/1

€17,000 3-y-o, £20,000 4-y-o, Yorgunnabelucky gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chaser Pougne Bobbi, stayed 2¾m. Placed on second of 2 starts in Irish points in April but low-key start under Rules.

Form: 50

Dontworrywegotthis²⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: G Howell

250/1

Schiaparelli mare. Dam (c82/h94) 2m-21f hurdle winner. Last in a bumper on debut in May.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Meetmebythesea (6/4), Oakley's Way (11/4), Realistic Optimism (4/1), Unleash The Beast (11/2), Rascallion (11/1), Arkendale (40/1), Yorgunnabeplucky (80/1), Dontworrywegotthis (250/1)

Not a lot of worthwhile form to go on so in the hope the market vibes are positive, MEETMEBYTHESEA is taken to go one place better than he did in his point. Oakely's Way showed enough in bumpers to make him second choice, with Realistic Optimism also of some interest.