14:00 Catterick

Tuesday 17 December 2024

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Horseshoe Cafe Bar Opens Today Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 4m 37.11s

Serious Chat^p1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

7/2

Bumper winner who built on an encouraging Wetherby hurdle debut when winning a weak race back there (2½m, good) last month. Cheekpieces are added now. Likely capable of better again.

Form: 52161

Wise Eagle¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Craig Nichol| T: A Nicol| OR: 123| C

1/4

Useful performer at up to 2¼m on the Flat who sauntered home in a 2m Musselburgh maiden last month. Could be plenty more to come from him in this sphere and will be hard to beat.

Form: 212/1

Frontier Force²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: P D Niven

200/1

Well beaten in 2 bumpers ahead of this hurdle debut.

Form: 75

Kiss Me D'ex^t1⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: R Hobson

125/1

Bumper winner in France but weakened quickly to finish last of 14 in a Stratford novice hurdle for new yard at the end of October. A tongue tie is quickly reached for.

Form: 0

Tanking Along³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: P Neville| OR: 91

40/1

Showed first form when 16½ lengths third of 5 to Serious Chat in novice hurdle at Wetherby (2½m, good) 31 days ago but not reason why he'll turn the tables on that one.

Form: 6P-3

Tyson Magoo¹⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

10/1

Third in a point in April. Showed a bit when fifth of 13 in 2½m Uttoxeter maiden hurdle in July. Off since. Probably more one for the longer term.

Form: 3-5

Myfavouritesister^h1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Lee Edwards| T: P Neville

80/1

Little form in 3 bumpers and hasn't fared much better in 2 hurdles at Sedgefield. Hooded first time.

Form: 55-05P

Non-Runners

Frisby²⁹⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: P Neville J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Wise Eagle (1/4), Serious Chat (7/2), Tyson Magoo (10/1), Frisby (20/1), Tanking Along (40/1), Myfavouritesister (80/1), Kiss Me D'ex (125/1), Frontier Force (200/1)

It's tough to get away from WISE EAGLE, whose easy Musselburgh win last month suggests he can match his useful Flat form over hurdles. Wetherby winner Serious Chat is the obvious danger.