14:05 Sedgefield

Thursday 21 February 2019

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Bishop Aucklands Temptations Cafe Opening Soon Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:07 | Winning time: 4m 22.0s

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Ettila De Sivola⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart| CD

9/4

2-2 so far, having won a bumper and then produced a very promising effort to win over C&D on his hurdles debut. Should go very well under a penalty.

Form: 1-1

Ingleby Hollow^t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: R Johnson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 126| CD

10/11

Tasted success on the Flat at trips up to 2m, and has begun well over hurdles. Destroyed his field here last time, and with the champion back for the mount again, he is probably the one to beat under his penalty.

Form: 53-31

Bobndave⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

33/1

Ran well in a bumper last summer (good), but well held in that discipline last time. Switch to hurdles should help with improvement, although probably in time and over further.

Form: 436

Darsi's Jewel⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

150/1

100-1 and beaten a long way on his hurdles debut in Ireland and couldn't complete on his British debut last time. Others preferred.

Form: 0P

Tour De Pub³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

25/1

Cost £18,000 after a recent point-to-point win. Probably wants further than this, but worth a market check on rules debut.

Form: 81

Groveman²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Colliver| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 124

10/3

Dual firm ground Flat winner for Charles Hills last year. Won at Catterick on his hurdles debut and again ran well under a penalty last time, despite not jumping fluently. Makes the short list.

Form: 12

Jo Cashflow³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Callum Bewley| T: C Grant

200/1

200-1 and pulled up in the race won here by Ingleby Hollow last month. Can only watch.

Form: 47P

Madam Scully²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: Miss T Jackson

200/1

Respectable effort here on debut in a bumper, but well beaten in all three starts since, including on last month's hurdles debut.

Form: 7-806

Piccalilli Pie⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

200/1

Well beaten at big prices in all three starts so far, so impossible to recommend her at present.

Form: 9P0

Duba Plains⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: C J Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson

250/1

0-15 on the Flat/AW. Well beaten on both starts for this yard so far. Others preferred.

Form: 78

Thunder Boy¹³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond

66/1

Not beaten far in a 1m3f claimer on the Flat in France last year. Cost 9,000gns in November and probably one to watch on hurdles/stable debut.

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Crimson Skies¹³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J J Davies

33/1

Went close in a 1m3½f Flat maiden last year, when with Tom Dascombe. Cost 10,000gns in October, and does have a bit of ability. Market check on hurdles/stable debut.

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Forecasts

Ingleby Hollow (10/11), Ettila De Sivola (9/4), Groveman (10/3), Tour De Pub (25/1), Crimson Skies (33/1), Bobndave (33/1), Thunder Boy (66/1), Darsi's Jewel (150/1), Madam Scully (200/1), Jo Cashflow (200/1), Piccalilli Pie (200/1), Duba Plains (250/1)

A cracking contest in prospect, where the three previous winners look to have a considerable amount more ability than the rest of the field and can probably battle it out. Ettila De Sivola is feared in taking him on with INGLEBY HOLLOW, who looked useful when scoring here last time. Groveman is far from discounted, but needs to hurdle with more fluency than last time.