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Thursday 29 November 2018

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Play Your Racing Pools At Colossus Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:08 | Winning time: 5m 8.9s

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Awesomedestination⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

50/1

Dubai Destination gelding that went unsold as a three-year-old at €5,500. Dam was a winner of a point-to-point, hurdle and chase. Made little impression in either start, significant improvement needed.

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Captain Drake^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N D Fehily| T: H Fry| BF

4/1

£115,000 buy following his lone point-to-point start (second) and began to pay that when making a winning debut in a Towcester bumper in March. Third this this month at Aintree (2m4f, good to soft) on hurdles bow and should be competitive.

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Ector²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: W Greatrex

50/1

Coastal Path half-brother to useful chaser Up To Something and fairly useful chaser Nitrat out of an unraced sister to smart staying chaser Innox. Moderate effort in Newbury bumper this month, step up in distance looks a positive.

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Generation Gap⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

50/1

Cost £45,000 after winning a point-to-point but didn't show much on rules debut at Uttoxeter in October. Was outpaced in the closing stages on that occasion before unseating rider at the first over 2m here earlier this month. Work to do.

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Imperial Nemesis²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

12/1

Stowaway gelding who cost €26,000 as a three-year-old, and is a half-brother to the Willie Mullins trained Next Destination. Poor in bumpers but runner-up at Perth (2m, soft to heavy) on hurdles bow in the spring and should be in the mix up in trip.

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Kilbrew Boy^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: B I Case

33/1

Picked up for £75,000 on the back of third in Irish point-to-point 12 months ago. Held here in a spring bumper and beaten 15L on hurdles bow at Wincanton (2m, good) recently. Jumped badly left at times so return here to suit and potential improver.

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Loud As Lions¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: T Symonds

33/1

Improved on bumper form to be third in Hereford novice hurdle (2m, good) earlier this month back from a break and going over jumps first time. Up in distance and may have more to offer with experience under his belt.

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Native Soldier^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J L Flint

100/1

59-rated middle distance handicapper on the Flat, who was tailed off at Ffos Las 18 days ago and looks out of his depth here.

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Nestor Park¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling

6/4

Bumper winner last year at Ascot who was then set a couple of stiff tasks in the same sphere; ran with credit on both occasions. Again had question asked on hurdles bow in Cheltenham Grade 2 recently, raced keenly but showed promise. Chance.

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Newlands Cross⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C Poste| T: O Murphy

100/1

Irish point-to-point winner, unfancied and failed to beat a rival home in two starts for this handler. Market will likely speak when more is anticipated.

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Rambling River⁴³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: G Fierro

100/1

Tailed off in low-grade Worcester bumper in September 2017 on sole outing. Watching brief seems safest on return from 437-day absence for hurdling bow.

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Realt Or¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: M D Grant| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

100/1

€32,000 son of Gold Well and half-brother to a winning point-to-pointer/hurdler. Soon beaten on stable bow at Taunton (2m3f, good to firm) in a maiden hurdle this month. Hard to be confident in.

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Redzor¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

5/2

Improved in each of his three point-to-points, winning the last of them. Bought for £80,000 in April and finished clear second on hurdles bow at Aintree (2m4f, good, good to soft) this month (Captain Drake third). On the shortlist.

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Samburu Shujaa²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 125

8/1

Placed in novice events early in 2018 at Taunton and Exeter over slightly shorter trip and with give underfoot. Reappearance at Chepstow (2m3½f, soft) was characterised by jumping errors and weak finish, rather tempering enthusiasm.

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Sam Chisolm²⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: S-J Davies

100/1

Held in three starts in bumpers in Ireland. Beaten 36L at Kilbeggan (2m, soft) last time out and interesting to see how he fares switched to hurdles on debut for this yard.

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Silent Assistant¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss E C Lavelle

20/1

Good winner of an Irish point-to-point in May in sole start in that sphere, since switched to this yard and worth paying some attention to on rules bow.

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Hot Smoked¹⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Stan Sheppard⁽³⁾| T: R Walford

50/1

Mare showed some ability at a big price on second start in Wincanton bumper back in May, off since and makes hurdles bow here. Has more going for her than some of these.

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Non-Runners

Zee Man²²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: David Dennis J: David Bass

Forecasts

Nestor Park (6/4), Redzor (5/2), Captain Drake (4/1), Samburu Shujaa (8/1), Imperial Nemesis (12/1), Silent Assistant (20/1), Kilbrew Boy (33/1), Loud As Lions (33/1), Generation Gap (50/1), Ector (50/1), Awesomedestination (50/1), Hot Smoked (50/1), Zee Man (50/1), Realt Or (100/1), Newlands Cross (100/1), Native Soldier (100/1), Sam Chisolm (100/1), Rambling River (100/1)

Nestor Park was highly-tried in bumpers and again was posed a tough question in graded company at Cheltenham on his hurdling bow. Ben Pauling's charge wasn't disgraced there and should have a say now eased in class. Irish point-to-point winner REDZOR made a solid start at Aintree (second) on his hurdling bow for the Skelton's and may be able to improve a place here. Samburu Shujaa has yet to really impress and Richard Johnson's mount is still one to be wary of. Captain Drake, Kilbrew Boy and Silent Assistant all have their merits.