17:55 Ffos Las

Saturday 27 May 2023

All17:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:2520:55

Ian Hall Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 3m 47.65s

Blazing Hartingo¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

40/1

Runner-up completed start in points but no encouragement to glean from both starts over hurdles this month. Significantly dropped in trip but readily passed over.

Form: 2UP-94

Bright Focus⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: L Hurley

125/1

Little show in 4 career starts.

Form: 6808-

Deal Em High³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Reed| T: Mrs D A Hamer

28/1

Modest bumper winner but no show in 3 runs over hurdles.

Form: 510P/P9-

Ruby's Comet¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones| T: Mrs D A Hamer

50/1

Half-brother to 3 winners but didn't offer much in a couple of bumpers and similar story on hurdles debut earlier this month.

Form: 08-8

Juggernaut⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball

11/4

Ran to only a modest level when fourth in a bumper and better effort in this sphere came on hurdling debut when fourth at this track in January. Bounce back required after 3 months off.

Form: 443-

Astro Babe³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

22/1

Half-sister to 3 winners but beat only one home in 2 bumpers last summer and it was a similar story on hurdles bow last month.

Form: 664-

Splashing Wave¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

2/7

Modest form in bumpers and matched that sent hurdling when a close third in novice at Worcester (16f, good to soft) on 10 days ago, headed run-in having led on bridle home turn. Likely she'll prove hard to beat with a repeat.

Form: 465-3

Non-Runners

Captain Attridge¹³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Henry Oliver J: Non Runner

Moonlit Warrior²⁴⁵

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: D Pipe J: Jack Tudor

Forecasts

Splashing Wave (2/7), Juggernaut (11/4), Moonlit Warrior (7/2), Captain Attridge (5/1), Astro Babe (22/1), Deal Em High (28/1), Blazing Hartingo (40/1), Ruby's Comet (50/1), Bright Focus (125/1)

It's tough to look beyond SPLASHING WAVE, who shaped with plenty of promise when third on hurdling debut at Worcester 10 days ago and a repeat effort should be enough for Peter Bowen's mare to open her account. Moonlit Warrior is an interesting hurdling debutant on first start for his new yard, so he could be the one to offer most resistance, ahead of Captain Attridge.

Previous Winners

2022

Leading Theatre

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 6

J: Max Kendrick | T: F O'Brien

8/13

Prize Money

1st: £4,357.002nd: £2,007.003rd: £1,003.004th: £502.00