11:55 Warwick

Thursday 12 December 2024

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

Larkshill Engineering Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 4  |   2m  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 11:55  |   Winning time: 4m 5.12s
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Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Character Testingh120
Age: 3|  Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Andrews(3)| T: T Ellis| OR:  97| BF
5/2
Fair scorer on the Flat up to 10f for Tom Clover. Left that yard for £9,000 and matched that form over hurdles when second of 6 in a C&D juvenile last month. Keeping on in third when fell at the last at Cartmel 3 weeks ago. Hood on for the first time.
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2
Horse silk
9/4
Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat in France, dam unraced. Fair form over hurdles, best effort when 2½ lengths second of 8 to Sauvignon in newcomers race at Lyon Parilly in 2023/24. Ninth of 11 to Moty Marc in juvenile at Clairefontaine and having left N. George & A. Zetterholm, he sets the standard.
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Brother to bumper winner Ever Present. Fair form on first of 3 starts in Flat maidens for Mrs J. Harrington. Held back by mistakes on hurdles debut 11 days ago.
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4
Horse silk
10/1
Brother to fairly useful French 2¼m hurdle winner Quiniland. Dam (h115) 17f-19f hurdle winner. Second in what became a match on hurdles debut at Wetherby and failed to finish off his race over same C&D a fortnight ago. Certainly in the right hands, at least.
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5
Horse silk
11/4
Bred to stay well but displayed some promise in a brace of Huntingdon bumpers during the autumn. Now goes hurdling for his in-form yard.
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Modest form when getting off the mark on the Flat in a Goodwood handicap (9.9f, good) in June and not even at that level both starts over hurdles so far.
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7
Horse silk
12/1
Fair handicapper on Flat who finished mid-field on hurdling debut at Ludlow in October. No chance in listed company at Newbury latset and this far more suitable.
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8
Horse silk
Urban Hydrangea59
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-7| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien
25/1
Dam 17f chase winner (stayed 2½m), also 1¼m winner on Flat, Down the field in varied events on Flat for John Gallagher but has at least joined a successful NH yard ahead of hurdles debut.
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Forecasts

El Gavilan (9/4), Character Testing (5/2), Lion Hill (11/4), Global Eclipse (10/1), Clear Storm (12/1), Estate Planning (16/1), Urban Hydrangea (25/1), Our Papa Smurf (50/1)

Verdict

EL GAVILAN sets the standard on the pick of his French form so it's worth siding that he can achieve that sort of level on return for his new stable. Character Testing took a fall at Catterick 3 weeks ago but is a big threat if over that, with Lion Hill also of interest now hurdling.

Prize Money

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

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