14:30 Doncaster

Friday 25 January 2019

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Sky Bet Top Price Promise Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 2.49s

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Bint Chattleya²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: D E Mullins| T: J M Barrett

11/1

Maiden on the Flat in France (0-7) and 0-2 over hurdles in Ireland; mildly interesting that she makes the journey across the Irish Sea but plenty more improvement is required against these rivals.

Form: /5S

Chica Buena²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 136| BF| D

Form: 211112

Fabianski³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies| OR: 122

9/4

Cost just £2,000 in September 2018 and that is already looking like money very wisely spent; 2-2 over hurdles (both 2m, good to soft) and this race was outlined as her next objective after landing the odds at Catterick in December.

Form: 11

Filipine^p1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: R Hobson

150/1

Shown only modest form in bumpers and raced keenly in rear on hurdles debut over C&D in December (sixth of ten); well out of her depth in this company; cheekpieces added.

Form: 6F86

Club Tropicana⁵³

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: R Spencer

Form: /-

Giving Glances⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| BF

11/4

Effortless winner (30/100F) on her hurdles debut at Hereford in November but bombed out badly on soft ground at Aintree (2m1f Listed) latest; merits plenty of respect in this race, albeit isn't necessarily a nailed on winner either.

Form: /1P

Lady Cylla²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: R Johnson| T: T Lacey

11/2

Half-sister to the bumper/2m3f hurdle winner Before Midnight; stayed on from the rear to finish 1¾L third to stablemate Via Delle Volte over C&D on her introduction to hurdling last month; capable of better with Richard Johnson now in the saddle.

Form: 53

Sparky Valentine³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Lizzie Kelly| T: Mrs J Williams

20/1

Half-sister to five winners including the useful hurdler Qualando (2m-2m2f); shaped with promise on debut when finishing a staying on third to 40/1 winner Who What When in a 1m4f+ Newbury bumper (soft) in December; hurdles debut.

Form: 3

Tazka²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 120

8/1

Boasts plenty of hurdles experience (1-4), although beat little of any real note when scoring at Fontwell (2m1f+, good to soft) in November and struggled in the Grade 1 Finale Juvenile Hurdle at Chepstow latest; vulnerable.

Form: /3124

Golden Image²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: T Symonds

Form: /4

Via Delle Volte²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien| T: T Lacey| CD

5/1

Modest on the Flat (64-rated), yet made a winning hurdles debut over C&D last month when beating Gemologist and re-opposing stablemate Lady Cylla; 2lb worse off today, so could potentially struggle to confirm those placings.

Form: 1

Lady Camelot³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: P A Kirby

Form: /963U

Tomorrow's Angel¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: I Jardine

Form: 52

Forecasts

Fabianski (9/4), Giving Glances (11/4), Via Delle Volte (5/1), Lady Cylla (11/2), Tazka (8/1), Bint Chattleya (11/1), Sparky Valentine (20/1), Filipine (150/1)

The Alan King-trained Giving Glances fits the more established profile of the winner of such a contest and there's no denying that she was impressive on her hurdles debut at Hereford in November. Assuming her subsequent Aintree defeat was solely attributable to the very soft ground conditions, she rates as short-list material back on a sound racing surface. However, there is also scope to take her on and that we will do with the bargain buy FABIANSKI. Her trainer Rebecca Menzies saddled her 100th career winner earlier this week and this race has been on the agenda since her front-running Ravens Pass filly maintained an unbeaten record over hurdles at Catterick 38-days ago.