16:20 Worcester

Wednesday 19 October 2022

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Cal's Birthday Present Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 5m 48.5s

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Selected odds by:

Cuddly Dudley²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Patrick Cowley⁽³⁾| T: L Morgan

50/1

Comes from an excellent family and showed more than he did in a bumper when second on last month's hurdles debut, albeit a remote one.

Form: 8-2

Galassian¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley

16/5

£10,000 3-y-o, Schiaparelli gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Ilovemints and fair hurdler Oksana. Successful only completed start in points (May 7), fell both previous outings.

Form: FF-1

Golden Cosmos²⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 116

10/3

Hit the frame in a couple of handicaps for Philip Fenton last winter. Well held when last seen in February but joined a yard adept at improving new inmates. Has to be considered on reappearance with stamina assured.

Form: 479240-

Lepashe¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Johns| T: S Allwood

33/1

£2,200 3-y-o, £22,000 5-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Theatre Mill. Successful on third of 3 starts in points (Apr 18).

Form: U21-

Milfolhas Has¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

80/1

Minor promise only in 4 starts but now upped markedly in trip.

Form: 6/P-6748

Powder Trick¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R T Dunne| T: S Drinkwater

20/1

Looked rough around the edges while showing ability in a brace of bumpers in May and now goes up in distance for hurdles debut.

Form: 44

Seinesational^b⁴²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 108| BF

15/2

Useful handicapper on Flat who is proving expensive to follow over hurdles, though he did confirm his stamina for this far when runner-up over C&D in August 2021. Off since.

Form: 42/4222-

Thomas Mor¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

5/4

£45,000 5-y-o, Dylan Thomas gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Erne River and fair chaser Statistical. Successful on last of 5 starts in Irish points in May and joined good yard.

Form: 2435-1

Non-Runners

Fame And Concrete²⁴¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Getupearly¹⁸⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P Hobbs & J White J: T J O'Brien

Grave La Klass¹⁸⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: David Bass

Indianapolis²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: Ian Williams J: C J Todd

Rouge De L'quest²⁹³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Miss R Curtis J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Thomas Mor (5/4), Galassian (16/5), Golden Cosmos (10/3), Fame And Concrete (9/2), Getupearly (5/1), Seinesational (15/2), Grave La Klass (8/1), Rouge De L'quest (10/1), Powder Trick (20/1), Indianapolis (20/1), Lepashe (33/1), Cuddly Dudley (50/1), Milfolhas Has (80/1)

The market will be revealing with several leading hopes recruitied from points or returning from a break. FAME AND CONCRETE showed plenty in bumpers and now upped markedly on trip is the most compelling option at this stage, with Getupearly and Thomas Mor both having something to recommend them.