13:15 Sandown

Friday 3 December 2021

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Pinsent Masons Introductory Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:19 | Winning time: 4m 7.8s

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Forever Blessed³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry| D

4/9

Son of Zoffany who made a promising start when impressively landing 9-runner juvenile hurdle at Ffos Las (15.8f, heavy, 17/2) 36 days ago. Could have plenty more to come.

Form: 1

Romeo's Bond^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Reed| T: M F Harris

12/1

Modest maiden on Flat who (cheekpieces on) made winning hurdling bow in 8-runner juvenile at Exeter (16.7f, good to soft) 12 days ago. May do better still.

Form: 1

Buxted Too^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams| BF

5/1

Fair Flat winner who arrives on back of good fourth in 12f handicap at Newcastle 21 days ago. Usual tongue strap on for hurdling bow and he's considered.

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Hayedo¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

10/1

Fair ex-French maiden on the level. Off 5 months before never-dangerous seventh of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Fontwell (17.7f) on NH debut 19 days ago. Sort to do better in due course.

Form: 7

Many Words²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: A W Carroll

25/1

Fair ex-Irish maiden on Flat for Sheila Lavery. 8/1, only sixth of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Ludlow (15.8f, good) on NH debut 29 days ago. Should have more to offer though.

Form: 6

Optimistic Belief¹³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: N F Houlihan| T: P Phelan

11/1

Fair 11f Flat winner in Ireland. Off since below-par eleventh at Galway in July, so he needs to hit the ground running on his hurdling/yard debut.

Form:

Sand In My Shoes³⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Page Fuller| T: Miss J S Davis

200/1

Offered little in three runs on the level for Roger Charlton. Back for hurdling bow now after 10 months off with plenty to prove.

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Storm Catcher⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: S Pearce

40/1

Fair 7f Flat winner but he came in last in 1m handicap at Pontefract in October. More needed now he starts out in this sphere.

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Eva Icon²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West

200/1

Poor maiden on Flat for Mick Channon. 200/1, last of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Warwick on NH debut 28 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Forever Blessed (4/9), Buxted Too (5/1), Hayedo (10/1), Optimistic Belief (11/1), Romeo's Bond (12/1), Many Words (25/1), Storm Catcher (40/1), Sand In My Shoes (200/1), Eva Icon (200/1)

FOREVER BLESSED looked a useful prospect when going in at the first time of asking over hurdles at Ffos Las last month and Harry Fry's son of Zoffany can make light of a 5 lb penalty and go 2-2 here. Romeo's Bond has more to do than when scoring at Exeter but is still next on the list ahead of hurdling-debutant Buxted Too, a fair and in-form Flat performer.