12:10 Doncaster
Thursday 29 December 2022
All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:4015:1015:40
bet365 British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4YO to 6YO | Class 4 | 2m 3f 88y | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 15 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 12:10 | Winning time: 4m 41.26s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
Comfortably off mark in points at second attempt and made a successful debut over hurdles with a bit up his sleeve at Wetherby (19.7f) 47 days ago. Sure to improve and highly respected under a penalty.
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Showed fair form when placed both starts in bumpers. Proved no match for the useful Hermes Allen on his Stratford hurdling debut but showed improved form to go one better at Hereford (19.7f) 36 days ago, unchallenged. Likely to progress further.
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Runner-up in a bumper and made second hurdles start a winning one at Bangor (19.6f, heavy) 33 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Penalty makes life harder but he's open to further progress.
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Hasn't shown enough in bumpers to warrant interest on hurdling debut.
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Looked in need of the experience when well held in Southwell bumper on debut 18 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.
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Successful on second of 2 starts in Irish points and bought for £140,000 after but was well held on his hurdling debut at Chepstow just over a year ago.
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Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Scorpion Sid. Failed to meet market expectations when mid-field in a Warwick bumper but fared much better sent hurdling when runner-up at Ascot (19.3f) 41 days ago. Sure to improve.
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Successful on the second of 2 starts in points but failed to meet expectations switched to Rules when pulled up in a maiden hurdle at Worcester back in October. Clearly thought capable of better.
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Made an encouraging start to his career when second of 8 in bumper (6/1) at Ascot (15.7f, good) 40 days ago. Upped in trip for hurdles debut and one to consider.
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Strong in the betting when making a winning bumper debut for Stuart Crawford in May 2021. Swamped for pace faced with less testing ground under a penalty at Wetherby in March and has since left Paul Nicholls for £26,000.
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Off mark in Irish points at second attempt in May and shaped like a stayer when third of 7 in maiden hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, heavy, 6/4) on Rules debut 42 days ago. Entitled to do better.
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Off mark in Irish points at second attempt and shaped better than the bare result when well held on Market Rasen hurdle debut. Should do better in time, most likely in handicaps.
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Third in a well-contested novice at Newbury in March and filled same position in a similar event at Lingfield on his return. However, went backwards at Leicester last time (possibly amiss).
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Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle.
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Confirmed her debut promise at the second attempt when landing a Newcastle bumper in January. Struggled in listed/Grade 2 company thereafter but should have a future over obstacles.
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Non-Runners
15
Harkangel48
Weight: 10-7| Age: 4
T: T R Gretton J: Stan Sheppard
NR
Forecasts
Theatre Man (9/4), Hands Off (5/2), Moon Hunter (4/1), Val Dancer (6/1), Hermino AA (12/1), Scene One (14/1), Lunar Contact (18/1), Coachman (33/1), Heads Or Harps (33/1), Walk In The Storm (66/1), Prince De Juilley (80/1), Harkangel (100/1), Largy Train (150/1), Barley Breeze (200/1), Bob Delaney (250/1), Bear A Hand (300/1)
HANDS OFF shaped with plenty of encouragement under considerate handling when runner-up on his hurdling debut at Ascot last month and is sure to have derived plenty from that experience, so he gets the nod to go one better. Moon Hunter was nicely on top of a subsequent winner at Wetherby so is highly respected under a penalty, as is Theatre Man, who dominated from start to finish at Hereford.
- Hands Off5/2
- Moon Hunter4/1
- Theatre Man9/4
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,520.002nd: £2,082.003rd: £1,041.004th: £521.00
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