14:10 Southwell

Monday 6 June 2022

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Norma Macauley Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 3m 57.8s

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Selected odds by:

Amerdale⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Willmott⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

100/1

No impact on April's debut at Hexham.

Form: P-

Artic Breeze^h1¹⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan

10/1

Half-brother to Czech 1m winner Samruk. Dam (h81) 2½m hurdle winner. Off mark in Irish points at third attempt (Feb 26). Hooded for Rules debut.

Form: 6/51-

Culture³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien| T: T Ward

28/1

Fairly useful on Flat albeit on a lengthy losing run. Prominent in the betting but folded on hurdles debut when trained by Jedd O'Keeffe.

Form: 8-

Makthecat⁶⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

10/1

Runner-up in a bumper before making a winning Flat debut in 2020. Off the track since August of that year and has left Karl Burke but joined anther good yard.

Form: 2/

Mandocello³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 114

5/4

Shaped promisingly on hurdling debut in fairly deep race at Huntingdon in October 2020. Off the track a while after but matched that form when second at Kempton and he can progress.

Form: 4/2

The Plumber^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

5/1

Closely related to bumper winner and made a positive start when runner-up in that sphere at Market Rasen in April. Looked a shade awkward at Worcester and now goes hurdling.

Form: P/P42-5

Fountain Cross⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

9/4

Useful handicapper on Flat (stays 1¼m) winning twice in March. Has to be of major interest now hurdling.

Form:

Phyllis¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H Dickin

250/1

Has looked limited in various company, refusing late at Stratford 16 days ago.

Form: 4R

Forecasts

Mandocello (5/4), Fountain Cross (9/4), The Plumber (5/1), Makthecat (10/1), Artic Breeze (10/1), Culture (28/1), Amerdale (100/1), Phyllis (250/1)

FOUNTAIN CROSS attained a useful level of form when winning twice on the AW in March and, sure to be expertly prepared for this hurdling debut, is fancied to score. Mandocello has presumably had an issue or two but last month's return to action was promising and he's the obvious threat.