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Thursday 23 January 2025

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Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 12:12 | Winning time: 4m 0.1s

Dinofromberlais⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

10/1

Encouraging fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Southwell (15.8f, good, 11/2) on hurdles bow 58 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 6-454

Diskatek^h⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 105

50/1

Last of 16 in novice hurdle (18/1) at Warwick (16f, soft) 63 days ago. Lots more is required.

Form: 25-0

Dynamic Talent^t⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Freddie Gordon⁽³⁾| T: J & S Birkett

200/1

Last of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 50 days ago on his final run for Darryll Holland. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code with more needed now going hurdling.

Form:

Ilitch²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

12/1

9/4, first run since leaving Stuart Crawford when fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Fakenham (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 22 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 43P-3F4

Nap Hand²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

5/2

Fairly useful winner at 10f on Flat who was considerately handled when third of 9 in novice hurdle at Kempton (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 28 days ago. Open to plenty of progress. Likely player.

Form: 3

Thickthorn Tom⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton

50/1

Seventh of 10 in bumper (18/1) at Sandown (16f, good) on NH debut 74 days ago. In excellent hands so remains with potential on his hurdles debut.

Form: 7

Walden⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

12/1

Fair maiden hurdler who advanced his form when third of 7 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Leicester (15.5f, heavy) 53 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 55-383

La Pinsonniere³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 125| BF

8/15

Useful maiden hurdler in France for Francois Nicolle last season and made an encouraging start for her new yard after 9 months off when second of 11 in 2m novice hurdle at Windsor 39 days ago. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 2336-2

Ramaah⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: James Best| T: S-J Davies

250/1

Modest winner at 13f on Flat but yet to match that form in two runs in this sphere, a well-held fourth of 5 in juvenile hurdle at Market Rasen (16.6f, soft) 49 days ago. A big step forward is needed.

Form: 44

Non-Runners

Most Wanted⁵¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: D G Bridgwater J: Brendan Powell

Forecasts

La Pinsonniere (8/15), Nap Hand (5/2), Dinofromberlais (10/1), Walden (12/1), Ilitch (12/1), Diskatek (50/1), Thickthorn Tom (50/1), Most Wanted (50/1), Dynamic Talent (200/1), Ramaah (250/1)

NAP HAND brings lots of potential to this sphere (a fairly useful Flat scorer) and is fancied to take a sizeable step forward from his hurdling debut Kempton third and get off the mark. Nicky Henderson's useful French recruit La Pinsonniere rates a big threat though with Dinofromberlais, Ilitch and Thickthorn Tom all worthy of consideration for minor honours.