13:10 Huntingdon

Sunday 6 March 2022

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Play tote Cheltenham Ten To Follow Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 7.4s

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Accidental Legend¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

25/1

25/1, hinted at promise when fourth of 10 in novice at Newbury (16.3f, heavy) on hurdles bow 14 days ago. Likely to do better.

Form: 74

Arctic Lodge²⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D J Jeffreys

18/1

£17,000 5-y-o, Arctic Cosmos gelding. Dam, fair bumper winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Oconnells Pike. Market can prove a good guide for this newcomer.

Form: P-2

Blenkinsop²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Hugh Nugent⁽³⁾| T: H D Daly

14/1

6/1, not knocked about when fifth of 15 in novice at Ludlow (15.8f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 25 days ago. Sort to do better in longer term.

Form: 885

Bucephalus¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: G Sheehan| T: Mrs L J Young

5/1

Fairly useful 1m Flat winner for Chris Wall who made encouraging start over hurdles when third in 2m Newbury novice last month. Sure to do better, and well in the mix.

Form: 3

Gold Conti^t1¹³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Nick Scholfield| T: T Gallagher

66/1

Only modest form shown in two runs over hurdles at Auteuil last March for Mlle Rosa. Wears tongue strap. More needed for his new yard.

Form: 608-2

Head Law^t⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

10/11

French bumper winner in November 2020. Bought for €150,000 and showed fairly useful form on only his second run in this sphere when fourth in novice at Newbury in December. Leading claims.

Form: 1-54

Matchmaking²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey

125/1

Fairly useful 12f Flat winner. Has offered little both runs over hurdles though, last of 11 in novice at Newbury 22 days ago. Has it to prove now.

Form: P0

Rikoboy^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 120

7/2

Unreliable type who made mistakes when only seventh of 8 in handicap chase at Sandown (15.5f) 29 days ago. Back over hurdles, and not ruled out if it sparks a resurgence.

Form: 12PF-27

Toradora²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Burke| T: A M Hales

250/1

66/1, only eighth of 10 in novice at Uttoxeter (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 22 days ago. Big step forward is required.

Form: 8

Getaway Tom⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| BF

10/1

9/4, ran green when fourth of 7 in bumper at Wincanton on NH debut 45 days ago. Makes hurdles debut, and type to do better in due course.

Form: 4

Raqisa^h,t1³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

100/1

Fair 12f winner on the level for Jedd O'Keefe but she came in well held on her hurdles bow in 2m Plumpton maiden in January. Tongue strap goes on now with lots to find.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Head Law (10/11), Rikoboy (7/2), Bucephalus (5/1), Getaway Tom (10/1), Blenkinsop (14/1), Arctic Lodge (18/1), Accidental Legend (25/1), Gold Conti (66/1), Raqisa (100/1), Matchmaking (125/1), Toradora (250/1)

HEAD LAW has been seen out only twice since landing a French bumper back in 2020 but he showed enough when fourth at Newbury to suggest he can open his account in this sphere now. Bucephalus rates a big threat if, as expected, building on his debut third at the same track, with Rikoboy and Accidental Legend worth considering for place purposes.