18:40 Huntingdon

Tuesday 21 May 2024

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My Pension Expert Your Trusted Advisers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:40 | Winning time: 3m 51.83s

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Barbarosa^h,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

150/1

Pulled up both starts over hurdles during the winter and recent efforts on the Flat haven't been overly inspiring either.

Form: PP-

Bristol Hill²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Lee Edwards| T: K Frost

80/1

Modest handicapper on the Flat nowadays and, having shown little spark in recent appearances on the AW, he doesn't make a great deal of appeal now switched to hurdles.

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Jack The Law^t1³⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: C Hobson

150/1

Beaten a fair way on debut when last of 4 in a Market Rasen bumper last June. Tongue strap enlisted for this hurdles bow.

Form: 4-

Mostly Sunny¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| BF| D

4/11

Fairly useful handicapper on the Flat for Heather Main, successful at Kempton in January (sold for 32,000 gns the following month). Bad mistake at the last proved costly on recent hurdles debut at Southwell (2m, good) and, granted a clean round of jumping, he will prove hard to beat here.

Form: 2

Natchez Trace²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R T Dunne| T: D Carroll

14/1

Didn't show much sole previous hurdles start back in 2021 and recent efforts on the Flat hardly augur well.

Form: 9/

Sunset In Paris¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: J R Jenkins

25/1

Hinted at promise on debut in this sphere last June and in good form on the Flat since, winning 3 times on the AW between December and March. Each-way shout if able to continue the good work back hurdling.

Form: 5-

United Front¹²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

5/1

Originally trained by Aidan O'Brien before winning 4 times for at up to 1¼m for Michael Appleby. Has joined a good yard as he embarks on a career over hurdles and it'll be interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting.

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Golden Moonshake^t⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke

100/1

Hasn't shown enough in a couple of bumpers to make him of interest now switched to hurdles.

Form: 49-

Midnight Lion^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: I Jardine

6/1

Pulled up on sole hurdles start to date at Aintree in December but that was in a listed contest and he has won on the Flat since, taking a 1¼m Newcastle handicap last month. Open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: P-

Vivid Pink^h¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

28/1

Best effort in bumpers when second of 5 at Market Rasen last summer and she was given a considerate introduction to hurdling when fourth of 8 in a mares' maiden at Exeter in October. However, she was in the process of running poorly when unseating rider 3 out at Ludlow next time.

Form: 60/24U-

Saved Lizzie⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: C J Todd| T: R Eddery

250/1

Well held in a pair of bumpers and tailed off on hurdles debut at Kempton in March.

Form: 970-

Forecasts

Mostly Sunny (4/11), United Front (5/1), Midnight Lion (6/1), Natchez Trace (14/1), Sunset In Paris (25/1), Vivid Pink (28/1), Bristol Hill (80/1), Golden Moonshake (100/1), Barbarosa (150/1), Jack The Law (150/1), Saved Lizzie (250/1)

MOSTLY SUNNY's achievements on the Flat don't quite match those of United Front but the 5-y-o already has a run under his belt in this sphere, and it was a very promising effort, too, at Southwell where he probably would've run out a convincing winner but for a bad mistake at the final flight. It will be interesting to see what the market makes of United Front and he is clear second choice ahead of Midnight Lion and Sunset In Paris.