12:40 Hereford

Wednesday 25 November 2020

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Dreams Come True At OldGoldRacing.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 5m 3.6s

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Fancy Foundations⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R M Power| T: G Elliott

9/4

Left his previous efforts behind when running out a comfortable winner of 7-runner novice at Downpatrick (21.5f) in September. Looks the sort to progress again.

Form: 4/4P-1

Presentedwithwings²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| CD

11/2

All the better for his reappearance when making a winning hurdling debut over C&D 23 days ago, driven out. That form unlikely to prove strong but yard continue to churn out the winners.

Form: 43/41

Blood Eagle¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys

200/1

Fairly useful on Flat for Andrew Balding, stays 1½m. Sold for 17,000 gns but made an unpromising start over hurdles after more than a year off when pulled up at Warwick 19 days ago.

Form: P

Fiddlers Tracker^h1²⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis

28/1

Boasts a cracking pedigree but ran to just a poor level in a Uttoxeter bumper on Rules debut in December. Has run twice in points subsequently, pulled up last time. Wears first-time hood.

Form: 43P-

Galan Des Planches²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J McGrath| T: N J Henderson

25/1

Appears a stable lesser light on early evidence. Yard's other runner Rapid Flight looks much more interesting.

Form: 56

Glance From Clover²⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: A Ralph

50/1

Just modest form in bumpers so makes little appeal now going hurdling.

Form: 58-

Hoi Polloi²⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: Miss E C Lavelle

1/1

€120,000 Shantou gelding. Settled matters in the style of a good one in a Kempton bumper in February and looks the type to go on to better things over hurdles.

Form: 1-

Honorary Colonel³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

50/1

From a top yard but offered little in a Ffos Las bumper on last month's debut.

Form: 9

Rainbow Storm²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Kai Lenihan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: O Sherwood

66/1

Signs of ability but handicaps will be more his bag.

Form: 487

Rapid Flight

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

15/2

Midnight Legend gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler Sunshade. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) Close Touch. Trainer’s newcomers command respect.

Form:

Smartmandarcy²⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R Bandey

250/1

Well held in a Newton Abbot bumper in 2019 and a faller sole outing in points subsequently.

Form: 6F-

Snowpiercer¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss L Brooke⁽⁷⁾| T: Lady S Brooke

200/1

Regressive in bumpers and offered little on C&D hurdle debut 15 days ago.

Form: 44440-3

Sinistry^h,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke

250/1

Well held in bumpers and both starts over hurdles, in hood latest.

Form: 86-008

Forecasts

Hoi Polloi (1/1), Fancy Foundations (9/4), Presentedwithwings (11/2), Rapid Flight (15/2), Galan Des Planches (25/1), Fiddlers Tracker (28/1), Honorary Colonel (50/1), Glance From Clover (50/1), Rainbow Storm (66/1), Snowpiercer (200/1), Blood Eagle (200/1), Smartmandarcy (250/1), Sinistry (250/1)

HOI POLLOI had several subsequent winners behind in a Kempton bumper in February, so he looks an exciting recruit to hurdling for Emma Lavelle. Fancy Foundations is the sort to progress again now he’s up and running, with Rapid Flight a newcomer worthy of great respect.