13:15 Hereford

Tuesday 4 January 2022

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Off The Fence On youtube.com/attheraces Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 0.0s

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Big Boy Bobby⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

7/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1½m, not disgraced last time. Has left Roger Charlton and looks an interesting hurdling newcomer.

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Hayedo³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

9/2

Fair ex-French maiden on the level. Much improved from hurdling debut when third in 2m juvenile at Sandown 32 days ago and there may be more to come.

Form: 73

Krypton Gold²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 118

13/2

Half-brother to very smart hurdler Aspire Tower. Modest maiden on Flat (sold for 4,000 gns), but in the frame both starts over hurdles and should remain competitive.

Form: 24

Line Of Descent²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex

13/8

Fairly useful on Flat for the Crisfords and, having changed hands for 135,000 gns in October, he shaped pretty well when fourth on hurdles debut at Newbury (16.3f). Improvement on the cards.

Form: 4

My Ticketyboo

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: C Gordon

50/1

Shirocco gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 21f) Last Goodbye. Market perhaps best guide to expectations on debut.

Form:

Pride Of Nepal²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott

22/1

Fair and proven at 1½m on the Flat. Showed a bit of promise on Fontwell hurdles debut in November but ran to only a similar level at Newbury next time. More needed.

Form: 56

Sand In My Shoes^v1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: Miss J S Davis

300/1

Offered little in three runs on the level for Roger Charlton and showed nothing on last month's hurdling/stable debut at Sandown. Visored for 1st time.

Form: P

Saveasea^t1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

50/1

Little impact in an Aintree bumper on debut and didn't fare any better on recent hurdling debut at Warwick. Tongue tie quickly added.

Form: 67

Winterwatch^h¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry

16/5

Fairly useful on the Flat for Andre Balding, stays 13f, won 2 of 6 starts and improved further when third last time. Hood retained for hurdle debut and one to consider.

Form:

Rattling Rosie³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Lee Edwards| T: J Groucott

200/1

Boasts some fair form on the Flat for Tom Dascombe, but has been well held in 2 juvenile events over hurdles, refusing to settle.

Form: 58

Unfinished Busines^p1⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke

33/1

Boasts a good pedigree but looked one for longer term on hurdling debut at Leicester in November. Cheekpieces on for the 1st time.

Form: 5

Forecasts

Line Of Descent (13/8), Winterwatch (16/5), Hayedo (9/2), Krypton Gold (13/2), Big Boy Bobby (7/1), Pride Of Nepal (22/1), Unfinished Busines (33/1), My Ticketyboo (50/1), Saveasea (50/1), Rattling Rosie (200/1), Sand In My Shoes (300/1)

LINE OF DESCENT shaped pretty well starting out over hurdles at Newbury recently and is the percentage call to build on that performance and strike at the second time of asking in this sphere. Winterwatch and Big Boy Bobby are a couple of interesting hurdling debutants who require close market attention, while Hayedo may yet have more to offer.