12:42 Newcastle

Thursday 8 December 2022

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Hirestreet UK Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:47 | Winning time: 4m 0.41s

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Selected odds by:

A Shining Moon⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Midgley

28/1

Showed fair form when runner-up on the first of 2 starts in bumpers but failed to progress on the Flat for Eve Johnson Houghton and sold for just 1,000 gns in October.

Form: 28-

Ballabawn²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| BF

13/8

Cosily off mark in Irish points at the second attempt in May and shaped as if better for the run (despite being well backed) when fourth on hurdling debut at Ayr 29 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 3-14

Blame The Farrier^h¹⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum Bewley| T: D Thompson

200/1

Unplaced in bumpers and went with little promise sent hurdling at Cartmel in July.

Form: 56-78

Crebilly²⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

15/8

£100,000 buy for top connections after finishing third in an Irish point and showed plenty starting out under Rules when third in a Huntingdon bumper (heavy) in March. Should make his mark over jumps.

Form: 33-

Hashtag Lord^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: J Ewart| OR: 111

7/2

Showed fair form first time out when fifth of 25 in maiden hurdle at Navan (15.8f) in February. Not quite at same level both starts for new yard but it remains early days and may yet do better.

Form: 5-62

San Roch⁵²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

25/1

Showed some ability in bumpers but makes his hurdling debut after 17 months off and maybe best watched.

Form: 434-

Tommy's Fortune¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Dowson| T: T Collier

66/1

Modest in bumpers and not given a hard time when well held in a pair of novice hurdles. Handicaps presumably up after this.

Form: 2-4586

Top Cloud²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: C Grant| D

8/1

Successful in a point bumper and produced a promising first effort under Rules when third at Hexham in March. Not so good on hurdling debut there 8 months later but probably needed the run.

Form: 213-6

Peppermill^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: C O'Farrell| T: M A Barnes

300/1

Well held completed start in novice hurdles (in tongue strap latest outing).

Form: 9P

She's A Steal¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin

40/1

Modest in bumpers for Tim Reed and looks a longer-term project over hurdles.

Form: 305-7

Turbulent Power⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: B Rothwell

150/1

Poor maiden on Flat who offered little in 2 bumpers in late 2021.

Form: 56-

Non-Runners

Commander Of Ten²³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: M Scudamore J: Non Runner

Tarquin Stardust⁴⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Ewan Whillans J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Ballabawn (13/8), Crebilly (15/8), Hashtag Lord (7/2), Commander Of Ten (5/1), Top Cloud (8/1), San Roch (25/1), A Shining Moon (28/1), She's A Steal (40/1), Tommy's Fortune (66/1), Tarquin Stardust (66/1), Turbulent Power (150/1), Blame The Farrier (200/1), Peppermill (300/1)

CREBILLY showed plenty of ability when third in a Huntingdon bumper back in March and starts over hurdles in what looks a very winnable affair, so he receives the vote. Ballabawn should improve on his hurdling debut form, while Hashtag Lord is another capable of having a say.