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Friday 25 November 2022

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Kelly's Ice Cream Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:24 | Winning time: 4m 0.3s

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Cawthorne Cracker

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

13/2

Frammassone gelding. Dam unraced out of useful 2½m-3m hurdle winner Catch Ball. Well worth a check in the betting for clues ahead of debut.

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Chief Hopper^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Patrick Cowley⁽³⁾| T: L Morgan

66/1

The Anvil gelding. Dam, 11.2f winner on Flat in France. Badly in need of the experience when pulled up on debut in a juvenile maiden at Southwell 2 weeks ago and this ought to reveal more.

Form: P

Ghyll Manor^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Max Kendrick| T: D J Jeffreys

40/1

Gleneagles gelding who jumped none too fluently when well held third of 4 on debut in a junior national hunt hurdle at Bangor (16.6f, heavy) 16 days ago.

Form: 3

Ice N Slice⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: K Woollacott

28/1

5,500 gns New Approach gelding. Dam, 1m/8.4f winner who stayed 10.3f, half-sister to smart hurdler (stayed 21f) Thomas Hobson. Went with little promise when last of 4 on hurdles debut at Newton Abbot (16.7f) in October.

Form: 4

Karavomylos⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: K Brogan| T: P & M Bowen

9/1

Milan gelding who is bred to need time and distance and shaped in kind when 12 lengths fourth of 5 on hurdles debut at Ffos Las (15.8f) in October. This should reveal more.

Form: 4

Nickelforce^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: B I Case

11/4

€20,000 3-y-o, Workforce gelding. Dam, point winner, half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stays 2½m) Glencassley. Yard amongst the winners and he's one to note in the betting for clues on debut. Hooded.

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Our Follet¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: R Hobson| BF

16/5

Kapgarde gelding who had yet to be asked for his effort when falling 3 out in a steadily-run affair on debut at Bangor (16.6f) 16 days ago. Very strong in the betting then and he's likely worth another chance here.

Form: F

Solomoon²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: David England| T: D Skelton

22/1

Pether's Moon gelding. Dam (h111), lightly raced over hurdles in France. 4/1, fifth of 6 in juvenile hurdle at Wetherby (16f, good) on NH debut 28 days ago, held up and making no impression.

Form: 5

The Likely Lad

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: T R George

5/2

Great Pretender gelding. Dam, 17f-2¾m hurdle/chase winner, sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3¾m) Tarquinius. Wouldn't have to be anything out of the ordinary to figure on debut.

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Lady Hobbs^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Ross Chapman| T: Paul Collins

100/1

Jack Hobbs filly. Half-sister to bumper winner Brushed Up. Dam (b91) placed on first of 2 starts in bumpers. Wears hood.

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Forecasts

The Likely Lad (5/2), Nickelforce (11/4), Our Follet (16/5), Cawthorne Cracker (13/2), Karavomylos (9/1), Solomoon (22/1), Ice N Slice (28/1), Ghyll Manor (40/1), Chief Hopper (66/1), Lady Hobbs (100/1)

Very little form to go on but OUR FOLLET was strong in the betting and yet to be asked for his effort when falling 3 out on debut at Bangor earlier this month, so he could be the way to go. That said, The Likely Lad makes some appeal on paper and market support would need to be viewed positively. Cawthorne Cracker and Nickelforce are another couple of debutants to note.