13:15 Huntingdon

Sunday 8 December 2024

All12:1312:4313:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 171y  |   Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 3m 57.12s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
HMS President27
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR:  120| D
7/2
Useful handicapper on Flat, albeit lightly raced in recent times. Landed the odds with the minimum of fuss on second hurdles start at Kempton a month ago and sure to leave bare form behind.
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Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Terresita. Promise when hitting the frame both starts in bumpers in October.
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€140,000 3-y-o, Authorized gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Eternal Army and a winning jumper in USA. Dam maiden on Flat. Well backed and made a promising start when second of 6 in a bumper at Ascot a month ago. Has to be of interest now hurdling.
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5
Horse silk
Laurens Bay30
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR:  121| BF
8/11
Runner-up sole start in points and made a winning start under Rules when taking 6-runner Fontwell bumper (13.7f, heavy) in March. Runner-up both starts over hurdles despite not looking the finished article and there should be plenty more to come.
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6
Horse silk
Sergeant Fury12
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| BF
22/1
Successful sole outing in points and showed plenty to work on when third of 4 in bumper at Wincanton (15.2f, good) last month. Sent hurdling and looked in need of a stiffer test of stamina when occupying same spot at Southwell.
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7
Horse silk
Tarbat Ness40
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: John Berry| D
100/1
Modest handicapper on Flat (stays 17f), gaining deserved success at Catterick in October. Stamina no issue but he may just need this experience now hurdling.
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Dam unraced sister to high-class hurdler (stayed 3m) Kilcooley. Belied odds of 18/1 to make a comfortable winning debut in a bumper at Ayr for Donald Whillans. Sold for £90,000 and a shade disappointing in a course bumper. Yard going better now and he was fourth on last month's hurdles bow.
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9
Horse silk
40/1
Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including useful hurdle winner/chaser Monbeg Charmer and useful hurdle winner/fairly useful chaser Tokay Dokey. Already had a breathing operation but yard's newcomers command respect.
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11
Horse silk
100/1
Runner-up in a Southwell bumper on debut in June 2023 but well beaten in another bumper and completed start over hurdles since.
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12
Horse silk
400/1
Took a keen hold and tailed off in well-contested 3-y-o Newbury bumper last Christmas for Tom Lacey. Third in a point in April but didn't achieve a great deal on last month's hurdles debut.
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Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Camacho Man25
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 7
T: L Horsfall  J: Non Runner
NR
10
Horse silk
Calli Black66
Weight: 10-9|  Age: 6
T: D Weston  J: James Davies
NR
13
Horse silk
Piper Park309
Weight: 10-9|  Age: 5
T: T Lacey  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Laurens Bay (8/11), HMS President (7/2), Eternal Angel (11/2), The Hardest Geezer (17/2), Piper Park (12/1), Sergeant Fury (22/1), Brixson (25/1), Wotter Trotter (40/1), Calli Black (50/1), Tarbat Ness (100/1), Granny Hawkins (100/1), Camacho Man (100/1), Order Of Progress (400/1)

Verdict

HMS PRESIDENT outclassed his rivals at Kempton a month ago and given his Flat ability, there should be plenty more to come from him in this sphere. He's therefore fancied to defy a penalty, possibly at the chief expense of Laurens Bay and Eternal Angel.

Prize Money

1st: £3,540.002nd: £1,631.003rd: £815.004th: £408.00

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