14:00 Ffos Las

Sunday 12 November 2017

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Walters Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 16.3s

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Selected odds by:

Absolute Power²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonathan Moore| T: Miss R Curtis

5/2

Yet to score but not out of the money in three starts, clear second behind well-backed favourite over 2m3½f at Carlisle last month (soft) on hurdles bow and should go close with improvement likely.

Form: 23-2

Buck Bravo²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: T E Whelan| T: D A Rees

80/1

Made the frame three times from four outings in point-to-points before leaving Ireland. Rules debut here and others hold more appeal.

Form: 7343-

Dark Invader²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| BF

20/1

Made the frame three times from four outings in point-to-points before leaving Ireland. Rules debut here and others hold more appeal.

Form: 42-

Diamond Reggie¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

25/1

Not consistent in three bumpers, though did shape as though needing the run last month at Worcester on return. Jumps bow and doesn't appeal as the likely winner.

Form: 37-8

Juge Et Parti²⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Williams

4/1

Scampered away to land wide-margin success in an amateurs' bumper at Bangor in April on good ground, commands plenty respect now sent hurdling on return and could be up to taking this.

Form: 1-

Mulcahys Hill¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex

5/2

Winning point-to-pointer, went close on bumper debut here a year ago and ended last term with decisive Stratford success in that sphere on good to soft ground. Another with potential to impress over obstacles for the first time.

Form: 1/27-1

Playful Prince⁵⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: L Treadwell| T: M Scudamore

100/1

Failed to complete both starts in point-to-points early last year and likely best watched on first start for 586 days.

Form: PU/

Trixster⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

80/1

No impression having gone off a 66/1 poke on debut at Worcester over 2m on good ground in September. One to watch for now, with likelihood he'll want further to be seen at his best.

Form: 6

Wandrin Star²⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

2/1

Flemensfirth gelding is a half-brother to three winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Hash Brown. Won an Irish point-to-point in January and changed hands for £52,000. Worth betting check on debut for new connections.

Form: 1-

Non-Runners

The Sweeney³¹⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Wandrin Star (2/1), Mulcahys Hill (5/2), Absolute Power (5/2), Juge Et Parti (4/1), The Sweeney (8/1), Dark Invader (20/1), Diamond Reggie (25/1), Trixster (80/1), Buck Bravo (80/1), Playful Prince (100/1)

It would be hard not to have been impressed with the manner in which JUGE ET PARTI won his bumper at Bangor in April on his only run to date. He moved away from the field with great ease and is a potentially smart recruit to this sphere it seems. Mulcahys Hill ended last season with a decisive bumper win at Stratford and joins Absolute Power in heading the dangers, with Rebecca Curtis' charge having made a solid start over jumps at Carlisle last month. Irish point-to-point winner Wandrin Star is also to be noted under rules for the first time having joined these connections.