14:40 Southwell

Wednesday 1 July 2020

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signsolutions.org Offering Retail Solutions Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 3m 54.8s

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Ashutor¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 125| D

5/4

125-rated; won in a hack canter (long odds-on) at Catterick (1m7½f, heavy) in late February, but flopped in a much stronger Class 3 handicap at Fakenham a few weeks later; finished in rear in the Ascot Stakes (2m4f) 15-days ago.

Form: 3/28210-

Captain Tom Cat⁴¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland

12/1

Fairly mixed fortunes (3PF7) in point-to-points for Mouse Morris; switches to hurdles off a 416-day absence for rules (& stable) debut; others with far less to prove at present.

Form: 3PF/7-

Let Rip²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Miss E C Lavelle

7/1

75-rated AW regular; never better than the midfield rank in a Class 4 handicap at Wolverhampton (1m1½f) three weeks ago; makes his hurdles debut at a realistic level.

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Sangha River⁸⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| BF

6/4

Considered more than a shade unfortunate not to score when bidding to follow up his Doncaster bumper win on the AW at Lingfield (2m NHF) in February 2018; interesting to gauge the market vibes on hurdles bow off a 863-day absence.

Form: U12/

Thirsty Farmer²⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: R G Hawker

150/1

Sulamani gelding from a winning pointer; always behind (tailed off from an early stage) on hurdles debut at Wincanton (1m7½f, good) last October; very easily ignored.

Form: P-

Unique Company⁴⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: Stef Keniry

150/1

Poor Flat maiden (0-6); refused at the third flight on hurdles debut at Market Rasen (2m½f, good) in May 2019; now in the care of Stef Keniry (ex-David Thompson); needs a minor miracle.

Form: R-

Bashful Boy¹⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: J & S Best

25/1

Kept on well in the closing stages when winning a Dundlak maiden (1m4f) for John James Feane in late 2019; hasn't a great deal of miles on the clock as he switches to a hurdles campaign for Suzi Best; place chance.

Form:

Kitty's Light²⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams

100/1

Nathaniel gelding (5,000gns yearling); faded in the home straight on debut in a Huntingdon bumper (1m5½f, good) last October; essentially very difficult to swoon over now switched to hurdling.

Form: 9-

Seeusoon²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

14/1

Sole Flat win for Andrew Balding came at prohibitive odds at Newcastle (1m4½f) in March 2019; makes his first start over jumps (second overall) for the ever astute Dan & Harry Skelton; merits a basic market check.

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You Name Him¹⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: T Lacey

20/1

Proclamation gelding; easy to back on debut (8-1) when finishing fifth of nine (to One True King) in a soft-ground Ludlow bumper (January 2020); hurdles debut with Richard Johnson in the plate.

Form: 5-

Harbour Sunrise^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: S A Harris

250/1

Poor Flat maiden (0-7); raced far too freely when folding meekly on C&D hurdles debut 13 months ago; no real reason as to why a constructive case can be built regarding her chances; look elsewhere confidently.

Form: P-

Someone You Love

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

150/1

First foal from a moderate dam (Perjury); receives weight-for-age fillies' allowance from all of her rivals; that said, is thought to be an unlikely candidate (unless market support arrives).

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Forecasts

Ashutor (5/4), Sangha River (6/4), Let Rip (7/1), Captain Tom Cat (12/1), Seeusoon (14/1), You Name Him (20/1), Bashful Boy (25/1), Kitty's Light (100/1), Thirsty Farmer (150/1), Unique Company (150/1), Someone You Love (150/1), Harbour Sunrise (250/1)

Seemingly the weaker of the two divisions of this novices' hurdle, and that augurs well that Olly Murphy can complete the double with the returning SANGHA RIVER. This ex-Irish pointer can be regarded as unfortunate not to remain unbeaten under rules - the gaps didn't arrive until too late when a fast-finishing second on the AW (bumper) at Lingfield 863-days ago. He switches to a hurdles career at a realistic level, and given his lengthy absence from the track could offer more value at the prices than the Paul Nicholls-trained Ashutor, who has a solid level of previous hurdles form (125-rated) and was thought good enough to compete on the Flat at Royal Ascot a fortnight ago.