13:50 Sedgefield

Tuesday 14 March 2023

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Le Raaj Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 4m 10.89s

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Selected odds by:

Chase A Fortune¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: C Grant| OR: 114

2/7

Consistent sort who made the most of a good opportunity to get off the mark in 9-runner maiden at Catterick (15.7f, good) 14 days ago, easily. Looks capable of defying a penalty in another weak event.

Form: 5-22321

Forcing Bull^t1⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain JnrWS

14/1

Comfortably off mark in Irish points at sixth attempt but went off too hard in a Haydock bumper on Rules debut in December. Fitted with a first-time tongue strap for hurdle debut (also had breathing op).

Form: 3P-3318

Halpha Soleil²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 110

4/1

Successful twice in French bumpers (tongue tied second time) and wasn't disgraced in a slowly-run event at Wetherby (19.7f) on stable/UK debut last month. May build on that.

Form: 15/2515

Heeztheboy²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Craig Nichol| T: Miss P Robson

125/1

Has offered little in a bumper/novice hurdle so far.

Form: 09

Percy Willis²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

17/2

In reasonable heart on the level of late and showed more than on hurdling debut when fourth of 7 in a Doncaster novice 20 days ago.

Form: P-4

Third Avenue¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J Kington| T: A Crook

66/1

Poor on Flat nowadays (respectable effort last time) and showed nothing sent hurdling after 7 months off at Wetherby in December. Easily opposed.

Form: P

Blooming Fortune^h,t1⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Paula Smith

125/1

Maiden Irish pointer who offered little in a Wetherby bumper on Rules debut back in December. Best watched on the back of that now hurdling with a tongue strap added.

Form: 32U5-20

Grifter³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: D BrookeWS

40/1

Winner of just one of his 17 starts on the Flat and just poor form over hurdles to date.

Form: 50

Forecasts

Chase A Fortune (2/7), Halpha Soleil (4/1), Percy Willis (17/2), Forcing Bull (14/1), Grifter (40/1), Third Avenue (66/1), Heeztheboy (125/1), Blooming Fortune (125/1)

CHASE A FORTUNE easily opened his account at Catterick a fortnight ago and a penalty may not prevent the follow up in another weak race. Halpha Soleil wasn't beaten far on last month's UK/stable debut at Wetherby and is feared most ahead of Forcing Bull, who went off too hard in a Haydock bumper on his Rules debut in December.