13:00 Sedgefield

Tuesday 10 May 2022

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Paxtons Your Local Milwaukee Dealer Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:02 | Winning time: 3m 59.59s

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Selected odds by:

Rock Legend²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 111

10/11

Didn't need to match previous best when landing cramped odds in a Newcastle novice (16.2f) in March, asserting between last 2 and doing it comfortably. Disappointing when down the field on handicap debut at Cheltenham last time but can bounce back returned to a novice.

Form: 4D/3215-

Barranco¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford

7/1

Fair bumper winner but well held in a brace of maiden hurdles.

Form: 8/100-

Kenfromixworth^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Dowson| T: T Collier

300/1

Native Ruler gelding. Dam (h87) temperamental 2½m-23f hurdle winner. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Mrindependant^t¹⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Mulqueen| T: M A Barnes

300/1

Well held in 2 bumpers.

Form: 70-

Onesoc⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Willmott⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

11/2

Stepped up on previous efforts when fourth of 14 in a maiden hurdle at Wexford (16f, heavy, 40/1) 65 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. J. Rothwell.

Form: 88/04-

Scots Poet^h,t¹³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 94

18/1

Stratford bumper winner who showed a bit of improvement when 22 lengths second of 9 to Soft Risk in a novice hurdle at Kelso (16.2f) in December. Off since but may do better still.

Form: 681872-

Balearic²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

7/2

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1¼m, not disgraced last time. Clear pick of the hurdling debutants.

Form:

Cornell³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Callum Bewley| T: J J Davies

10/1

Poor form at best on the Flat (well held at Catterick recently). Showed more than on hurdling debut when second here in March, though it wasn't much of a race.

Form: 52-

Forecasts

Rock Legend (10/11), Balearic (7/2), Onesoc (11/2), Barranco (7/1), Cornell (10/1), Scots Poet (18/1), Mrindependant (300/1), Kenfromixworth (300/1)

An ordinary novice so it looks a good opportunity for BALEARIC, a fairly useful performer on the Flat, to get off to the perfect start over hurdles. Rock Legend is a previous winner who must be feared returning to a novice, while Onesoc may prove best of the rest.