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Friday 31 December 2021

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Cazoo Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:22 | Winning time: 6m 29.47s

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Selected odds by:

Carlow Farmer^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 105

5/1

Not straightforward but did get got back on track with the headgear left off returned to hurdling when second at Haydock (24.3f, soft) 30 days ago, clear of rest. Should be thereabouts with a repeat.

Form: 3PP-UP2

Goodwillhunting²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: David England| T: R Potter

150/1

Maiden Irish pointer who has made no impact in a maiden/novice hurdle 7 months apart.

Form: 36P5-0P

His Oscar⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis

9/1

€75,000 recruit from the Irish pointing field but he didn't achieve much when a remote second on his 23f Worcester hurdle debut in October. Will need to leave that well behind.

Form: F-2

Jazz King⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: S Thomas| BF

10/11

Showed a fair level of ability in a brace of bumpers last term and has found only one too good both starts over hurdles, including in 4-runner event at Ascot (21.6f) last time. The one to beat.

Form: 42-22

Jet Of Magic⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

8/1

Bumper debut winner (for Denis Paul Murphy) who has shaped better than the bare result suggests both starts over hurdles, sixth of 13 at Ayr (20.4f) last time. Remains with potential.

Form: 1-46

Manothepeople⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

4/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules who shaped like a stayer when fourth of 11 in a maiden hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, good to soft, 20/1) 42 days ago, plugging on. Entitled to do better up in trip.

Form: 1-54

Tim Pat¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 106

16/1

Placed twice from 5 starts in Irish points and very much caught the eye when third in a novice at this track (19.9f) 2 weeks ago, not knocked about. Open to further progress with handicaps in mind.

Form: 62-P953

Castkitello⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Ben Jones| T: Ben Clarke

125/1

Well beaten in a bumper/novice hurdle 7 months apart.

Form: 8-5

Non-Runners

Eppleton Collier¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D G Bridgwater J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Jazz King (10/11), Manothepeople (4/1), Carlow Farmer (5/1), Eppleton Collier (8/1), Jet Of Magic (8/1), His Oscar (9/1), Tim Pat (16/1), Castkitello (125/1), Goodwillhunting (150/1)

JAZZ KING sets a clear standard on his pair of runner-up efforts so he's clearly the one to beat. Carlow Farmer is far from straightforward, but he looks the one to follow the selection home if reproducing his Haydock second. Manothepeople is next best.