12:40 Wetherby

Saturday 4 November 2023

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6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:42 | Winning time: 5m 1.23s

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Brook Bay^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J & A O'Neill

10/3

Expensive purchase after comfortably winning sole outing in Irish points. Proved to be a disappointment in a Kempton bumper but shaped encouragingly switched to hurdling in a first-time tongue strap when second at Uttoxeter (15.8f) 27 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 19-2

Empty Nest¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Theo Gillard| T: M Walford

200/1

Maiden Irish pointer who has shown little in a brace of novice hurdles.

Form: U83-9P7

Haut Berry^h²⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J Kington| T: A Crook

200/1

Looks decidedly limited and easily passed over.

Form: 309/500-

Hey Brother²⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

9/1

£75,000 buy from the Irish pointing field and offered something to work on when reaching the frame both bumper outings last season. Step up in trip will suit now hurdling.

Form: 243-

Knacker Trapper²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: A Crook

200/1

Modest in bumpers and ran as if in need of the experience sent hurdling when eighth of 10 in a novice at Hexham (16.2f, heavy) 21 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 944-8

Le Jeune Bresil¹⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: B Ellison

11/1

£36,000 6-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Vereina. Dam (c112/h98), 3m chase winner, half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 21f) Nadiya de La Vega. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt in April and Harry Cobden is a positive jockey booking for Rules debut.

Form: F1-

Letthedustsettle²³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Patrick| T: T Lacey

22/1

€11,000 3-y-o, £32,000 5-y-o, Pour Moi gelding. Dam unraced. Won sole start in points in March so requires a close look in the betting starting out under Rules.

Form: 1-

Paddy O'Mahler¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

8/1

Mahler gelding who shaped like a stayer in bumpers and did so again sent hurdling when fourth in 10-runner C&D novice 17 days ago, finishing with running left.

Form: 325-4

Rolling River^p1,t²³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy| OR: 82

28/1

Fair bumper winner but hasn't got close to that level over hurdles so easily opposed in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 10P703-

Time Theft⁵⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryan Carver| T: N P Mulholland

66/1

€6,000 3-y-o, Valirann gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Light N Strike. Runner-up sole start in points (Apr 2022). Has taken a bit of time to make it to the track but worth a market check nonetheless.

Form: 2/

Treaty Boy^h1³²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies

50/1

Well Chosen gelding. Dam, lightly raced over jumps, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Three Faces West. Placed both starts in Irish points, runner-up latest (Dec 2022). Wears hood.

Form: 32-

Wild Side Of Life¹⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed| T: L Morgan

18/1

€55,000 3-y-o, £60,000 5-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam (c126/h115), 17f-2¾m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stays 3¼m) Young Buck. Easily off mark in Irish points at third attempt in April and needs a market check on Rules debut.

Form: 331-

Patrick's Wells¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Henry Brooke| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

25/1

£30,000 4-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Half-brother to French 19f chase winner Elitburg. Dam third in French bumper. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (Apr 30).

Form: 6-11

Tune In A Box^t1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Cameron Iles⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey

66/1

Looks one for low-grade handicaps after this.

Form: 45-6

Cherie D'am²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

6/5

Great Pretender mare. Beat only other finisher sole start in points and looked a good prospect when drawing clear to land a weakly-contested bumper at Uttoxeter in April. Type to do well over jumps for her top yard.

Form: 11-

Dontyawantme¹⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: M G Nolan| T: Craig Lidster| BF

14/1

Dead-heated in a point and improved to make second bumper start a winning one at Huntingdon in January before posting an excellent third in a listed event at Sandown. Disappointed at Cheltenham on final outing but a step up in trip and a return to softer ground look positives on hurdle/stable debut.

Form: 1/3137-

Miss Controversia²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Bannister| T: Ruth Jefferson

100/1

Milan mare. Closely related to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Burtons Well. Has shaped like the stayer she's bred to be in a brace of bumpers 6 months apart so longer trip an obvious plus now hurdling.

Form: 0-5

Brasingaman Bella¹⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

200/1

Hinted at ability in bumpers but has shown little all 3 starts over hurdles.

Form: 5056-P

Forecasts

Cherie D'am (6/5), Brook Bay (10/3), Paddy O'Mahler (8/1), Hey Brother (9/1), Le Jeune Bresil (11/1), Dontyawantme (14/1), Wild Side Of Life (18/1), Letthedustsettle (22/1), Patrick's Wells (25/1), Rolling River (28/1), Treaty Boy (50/1), Tune In A Box (66/1), Time Theft (66/1), Miss Controversia (100/1), Knacker Trapper (200/1), Brasingaman Bella (200/1), Empty Nest (200/1), Haut Berry (200/1)

CHERIE D'AM probably didn't beat a great deal in a Uttoxeter bumper on her Rules debut back in April, but she had the others well strung out and appeals as the type to do well over jumps for her top stable. Dontyawantme, a bumper winner for Fergal O'Brien, will be suited by the step up in trip on this switch to hurdling, while Wild Side of Life requires a close look in the betting having opened his account in points in easy fashion in April.