Actuate Marketing 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 4m 33.25s

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Boomarang⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: L P Aspell| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 116| BF| C

7/4

Landed bumper here in June on second racecourse appearance. Shown fair form in two starts over timber although repeatedly jumped left when third at Doncaster last time. This tighter track may help and he should be thereabouts.

Form: 4133

Dontcounturchikens^t⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Coleman| T: David Dennis

16/1

Place din 2-3 bumpers so far including runner-up at Doncaster last month, although well held. Should win a race or two over timber so interetsing to see if he attracts any market support for a yard in respectable form at present.

Form: 3-02

Falco Blitz³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J McGrath| T: N J Henderson| OR: 128| BF

4/7

Second at Warwick in February and when a short-priced favoruite at Ludlow last month where may not have got home over 2m5f. This trip looks more suitable and top yard has impressive 30% winning strike rate at this venue.

Form: 2P22

Lucky Finnegan³²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: A Stronge

66/1

Dr Massini gelding beaten a very long way on only start so far in bumper at Worcester last summer when trained by Ivan Furtado. Makes debut for new stable and looks to have a very tough task.

Form: 8

Not Going Out^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: Mark Gillard

14/1

Mostly modest form but did appear to improve somewhat for first-time cheekpieces when 66/1 third in Wincanton maiden hurdle a couple of weeks ago. Much more required here but may have turned the corner and not completely out of it.

Form: 4P4883

Non-Runners

Champagne Mist⁴²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: A Ralph J: Lee Edwards

Elton Des Mottes¹⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Steady Away⁶¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Nicky Martin J: Matt Griffiths

Russian's Legacy¹⁰³²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 9

T: Miss G Haywood J: Kieron Edgar

Forecasts

Falco Blitz (4/7), Boomarang (7/4), Elton Des Mottes (8/1), Not Going Out (14/1), Dontcounturchikens (16/1), Steady Away (25/1), Champagne Mist (50/1), Lucky Finnegan (66/1), Russian's Legacy (66/1)

This is only a modest event and may be within the compass of FALCO BLITZ who has shown some ability and whose top yard has a 30% strike rate at this track. Boomarang is a danger and could make life tough for the selection if jumping straighter than at Doncaster last time, while Dontcounturchikens and Champagne Mist are others who could improve and take a hand in proceedings.