12:25 Warwick

Thursday 12 December 2024

All11:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2515:0015:35

Heat Your Home With Alpha Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 5m 17.41s

A Force To Reckin²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: C Honour

80/1

Workforce gelding. Half-brother to fair chaser Waddingtown Hero. Dam unraced. Sean Bowen booked for NH debut and is worth monitoring in market.

Form: PU-

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As The Fella Says²¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

6/5

€24,000 3-y-o, £60,000 5-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Air Drop, stays 19f, and fair hurdler/chaser Lime Drop, stays 2½m. Won third start in Irish points earlier this year and warrants plenty of respect on NH debut.

Form: 24-1

Check The Score³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien| C

14/1

Successful on second of 2 starts in Irish points and made a winning start in bumpers in 17-runner event at Warwick (2m) in April 2023. However, yet to make an impact in a couple of starts over timber,

Form: P11/4-3

I'm A Lumberjack²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

6/5

Fairly-useful bumper performer who only narrowly failed to make a winning hurdling debut in novice at Bangor (16.7f, soft) 29 days ago. Likely more to come yet, particularly over this longer trip.

Form: 2/2639-2

Kalhandrion³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: R Hobson

100/1

Showed ability in both starts over hurdles, latest when fifth of 6 in novice at Lingfield (19.5f, good, 100/1) 30 days ago. Will likely be seen in better light when sent handicapping, though.

Form: 5-5

Libre De Choeur²⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: R Patrick| T: C Boultbee-Brooks

16/1

Choeur Du Nord gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including French hurdler/chaser La Limagne. Third in sole start in points earlier this year but yard not known for its winning debutants.

Form: 3-

Noble Park³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien| T: N J Henderson

28/1

Made little impression in Sandown bumper on NH debut 32 days ago but is bred for longer trips and is worth monitoring in market on hurdles bow.

Form: 8

Noble Recall²⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harriet Tucker⁽⁷⁾| T: A Day

300/1

Doesn't make much appeal on pedigree and finished down the field in a couple of bumpers last term. Can only be watched on switch to hurdling.

Form: 88-

Roxboro River²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss T L Cogan

50/1

€11,000 5-y-o, Ol' Man River gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including bumper winner/useful hurdler Star of Lanka. Dam maiden on Flat (stayed 1m). Third on second start in Irish points last month but is likely a longer-term prospect.

Form: 63

Beorma¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

80/1

Just modest form at best in bumpers for Thomas Gallagher this term and might be more one for handicaps in this sphere based on his first 2 starts for new yard last month.

Form: 73058

Wednesday Addams^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J M Quinlan| T: B I Case| BFWS

12/1

Made a solid start over hurdles when second at Perth (20.2f) in May but below that level at Stratford 42 days ago and finds herself in a deeper contest now. Had wind operation.

Form: 1240-26

Non-Runners

Cauvicourt⁵⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: Miss H C Knight J: Brendan Powell

Saint Kristobal²¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner

Forecasts

I'm A Lumberjack (6/5), As The Fella Says (6/5), Saint Kristobal (10/3), Wednesday Addams (12/1), Check The Score (14/1), Libre De Choeur (16/1), Noble Park (28/1), Cauvicourt (33/1), Roxboro River (50/1), Beorma (80/1), A Force To Reckin (80/1), Kalhandrion (100/1), Noble Recall (300/1)

I'M A LUMBERJACK made an encouraging start over timber at Bangor last month and looks sure to benefit from this longer trip. He can get off the mark. The chief threat may come from one of the hurdling debutants, with As The Fella Says of particular interest.