13:28 Kelso
Sunday 29 December 2024
All12:1812:5313:2814:0314:3815:13
Half Price RacingTV At racingtv.com/sale Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 51y  |  Good to Soft (Good in places)  |  14 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 13:31Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 4.99s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
Famous Name gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Atlantic Dancer, stays 23f. Dam (h72), lightly raced over hurdles, also 9f winner on Flat in Germany. Wears tongue strap or debut.
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Fair form in bumpers, third of 5 at Market Rasen a year ago and he showed plenty to work on when sixth of 14 sent hurdling at Chepstow in October. That race well advertised since and he's open to plenty of progress. Hood on.
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€25,000 3-y-o, £35,000 4-y-o, Milan gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner Gaillimh A Chroi out of 2½m hurdle winner (stayed 3m) Burnt Out. Third on only outing in Irish points and looked in need of the experience in a bumper at the track last month.
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€5,500 3-y-o, £20,000 4-y-o, Idaho gelding. Dam, ran twice over hurdles, half-sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser Ballyadam Approach. Won second of 2 outings in Irish points in May and stuck to his task well when runner-up on hurdles bow last month. Unable to repeat that form 3 weeks later.
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Mount Nelson gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Little Nugget and bumper winner Laoch Liam. Off mark in Irish points at third attempt and looked a nice prospect when overcoming greenness to land 11-runner bumper at Newcastle in May 2023. Off since.
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Brother to poor hurdler Jamil (2m winner) dam, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 21f) Rougham. Smart performer at best on Flat (stays 1¼m), well below form in 2024. Interesting to see what he can do over hurdles.
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Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 2m), creditable third last time. Sold for just 6,000 gns from Ralph Beckett in September and hooded, he didn't show much on hurdles debut.
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Hinted at ability in a bumper for Rose Dobbin in 2022 but missed all of 2023 and no impact both starts in recent weeks.
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Out of a bumper winner but just minor promise in a couple of races in recent weeks. Hurdles debut.
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£23,000 3-y-o, Masked Marvel gelding. Dam maiden chaser in France. Half-sister to dam of smart hurdler/chaser up to 3m Volnay de Thaix. Prominent in the betting and showed plenty to work on when second of 9 at Uttoxeter in July. In excellent hands ahead of hurdles debut.
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Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Dam lightly raced on Flat/in points. Limited impact both starts.
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Showed definite ability in 3 hurdles earlier in the year, posting his best effort when fourth at Hexham in March. Shade too free on C&D reappearance and could be one for handicaps.
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ell held in a course bumper for Sandy Thomson in May 2023. Placed on 2 of 4 point starts since. Best watched on hurdle debut unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.
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Still in touch when unseated rider 3 out in fillies maiden juvenile at Senonnes-Pouance in March on hurdling debut. Left A. Chaille-Chaille and travelled with purpose when fourth on hurdles debut over C&D 3 weeks ago.
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Forecasts
Ballyvango (2/1), Captain Butler (7/2), Jehol De Thaix (7/2), Tuppence (13/2), Cahier's Den (7/1), That One (12/1), Chichester (18/1), Burning It Up (66/1), Clan Chieftain (66/1), Gonnino (100/1), Atlantic Alfie (150/1), The Back Braes (200/1), Foreva Alfie (200/1), Split Stone (250/1)
BALLYVANGO shaped well in a pretty warm maiden at Chepstow in the autumn and fancied to build on that, so he looks the way to go. Chichester is a potentially classy recruit to this sphere, with Jehol de Thaix also of interest given his previous encouraging run in a bumper.
- Ballyvango2/1
- Chichester18/1
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00
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