14:45 Southwell

Monday 3 February 2025

All13:1013:4014:1014:4515:1815:5016:20

Grace And Dotty Fedora's And Feathers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 8.80s

Cometh The Hour⁸⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: Christian Williams

200/1

Sixth of 7 in a Ffos Las bumper for Rebecca Curtis in October 2022 and not seen since. Can only be watched.

Form: 6/

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Heart Over Head^t³⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Burke| T: F O'BrienWS

4/6

Half-brother to connections useful hurdler Alaphilippe who produced a promising first effort when second in a Market Rasen bumper just under a year ago. Has had wind surgery ahead of this switch to hurdles. Gets the vote.

Form: 2-

Little Dipper⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Mrs M Rowley

7/1

Half-brother to 3 winners, including the useful Gaitway, and had shown a fair level of ability when fourth in bumpers 6 months apart. Makes hurdle debut after a further 3 months off.

Form: 4-4

My Cullen¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: Miss H C Knight

5/1

Shaped with some promise in a brace of bumpers and shrugged aside a disappointing hurdle debut when fifth of 13 in 2m Newbury novice 19 days ago. Likely capable of better again.

Form: 6395

Rule Me In⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

12/1

£32,000 buy after finishing runner-up in an Irish point in December. Would need considering if the betting suggests he's expected to go well.

Form: 2

Spectre One³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Fergus Gillard| T: D Skelton

25/1

Never involved in a Huntingdon bumper last month but from a leading stable and no surprise were he to prove a different proposition now hurdling.

Form: 8

Watching Over You⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: K Brogan| T: O Murphy

80/1

Bumper winner for Milton Harris in February 2023 but not seen again until well held in a Uttoxeter maiden hurdle for Olly Murphy just 9 days ago. Needs to have come on a lot in a short time.

Form: 71/8

Lady Fortune⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: M Comley| D

250/1

22/1, distant fifth of 10 in bumper at Carlisle (17f, soft) on debut 50 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 15

Elforleather¹¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

11/2

Fair Flat winner for Jack Channon. Should be up to making his presence felt in a race like this now hurdling for Alan King.

Form:

Non-Runners

You Moved On²¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: J Coulson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Heart Over Head (4/6), My Cullen (5/1), Elforleather (11/2), Little Dipper (7/1), Rule Me In (12/1), Spectre One (25/1), You Moved On (25/1), Watching Over You (80/1), Cometh The Hour (200/1), Lady Fortune (250/1)

HEART OVER HEAD shaped well in a bumper last February and might prove the answer to the second division of this maiden hurdle. Flat winner Elforleather is second choice ahead of My Cullen and Irish point recruit Rule Me In.