12:25 Huntingdon

Friday 28 January 2022

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Pertemps Network Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 3m 53.7s

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Selected odds by:

Judicial Law²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

7/4

Irish bumper winner who surpassed previous hurdles exploits for present yard when readily landing an Exeter novice (16.7f) 4 weeks ago. Looks a big player again under a penalty.

Form: 4-1551

Captain Broomfield²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

10/11

Brother to very smart chaser Captain Guinness. Bought for £65,000 after winning an Irish point and made an encouraging start over hurdles when second at Haydock (15.6f) 4 weeks ago. Should improve.

Form: 312

Dibble Decker²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

8/1

Won sole start in Irish points. Reasonable start under Rules, some promise in a Cheltenham bumper prior to finishing third in a Newcastle novice hurdle (20.3f) latest. Should improve.

Form: 163

Gold Souk^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: D Steele

50/1

Fair on the Flat but only minor promise on second of 2 starts over hurdles at Fontwell (17.7f) on Boxing Day. Likely type for low-grade handicaps further down the line.

Form: 74

Kellahen¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Coleman| T: T Symonds

11/2

Useful on Flat in Germany/France (stays 11f), winner twice in 2021. Acquired for €67,000 on back of final start in November and well worth a second look if market vibes are positive now hurdling.

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Lucky Bounce²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽³⁾| T: R Potter

250/1

€8,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Sent off at 100/1 and never a threat on Chepstow hurdles bow (2m) earlier this month. Rates a likely longer-term project on that evidence.

Form: 9

Time Please^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁷⁾| T: C Fryer

300/1

Successful sole start in points but fairly low-key start under Rules. last of 3 in a bumper during the spring and pulled up both starts over hurdles this winter. Can only be watched.

Form: 1-3PP

Twistedfirestarter¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: R Spencer

80/1

Modest form at best in a couple of bumper outings and not threatened either start in novice hurdles in recent weeks. Another likely to be seen to better effect in low-grade handicaps.

Form: 37-07

Sherella⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Corey McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Jenkins

300/1

Related to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 2½m) Hi Tide. However, she's established as a poor maiden on Flat (stays 7f) and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

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Morani Kali²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Martin Smith

125/1

Caused a shock when off the mark on the level at Kempton (12f) in November and not disgraced twice thereafter. However, his previous exploits in juvenile hurdles don't inspire confidence ahead of this

Form: 7P

Forecasts

Captain Broomfield (10/11), Judicial Law (7/4), Kellahen (11/2), Dibble Decker (8/1), Gold Souk (50/1), Twistedfirestarter (80/1), Morani Kali (125/1), Lucky Bounce (250/1), Time Please (300/1), Sherella (300/1)

CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD shaped with definite encouragement when runner-up in a Haydock novice hurdle 4 weeks ago and, with progress highly likely, he's fancied to make a bold bid to make it second time lucky. That said, impressive Exeter scorer Judicial Law should give him plenty to think about under a penalty, whilst useful Flat recruit Kellahen demands market attention now hurdling.