14:40 Huntingdon

Monday 27 May 2024

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Daily Offers At Rhino.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 3m 40.6s

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Inca¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: C Hobson

200/1

£20,000 purchase after finishing runner-up on his completed start in Irish points but seemed amiss in a novice at Market Rasen on hurdling debut. Others make more appeal.

Form: B/2-7

Killomeroe⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: C Fryer

33/1

Cloudings gelding. Dam modest 21f/3m chase winner. Maiden Irish pointer, third last time (Mar 24).

Form: 3/F3343-

Ropeman^h³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Mrs D O'Neill

150/1

Down the field in bumpers and showed nothing in a novice at Warwick on hurdling debut. Easily opposed.

Form: 6/05P-

Sunset In Paris⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: J R Jenkins

28/1

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. Pulled too hard back over hurdles over C&D last time but not one to write off.

Form: 5-9

Cusano¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Skelton| BF

10/3

Fairly useful on the Flat in France/Italy and, while he didn't come up to expectations on hurdling/stable debut at Ludlow, he should have learned from that and he's worth another chance.

Form: 4

Ikigai Star²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Lily Pinchin| T: C E Longsdon

4/1

Fairly useful maiden on Flat, stays 1½m. Sold from Joseph Patrick O'Brien 25,000 gns and better effort over hurdles when fourth of 8 in a juvenile at Fakenham in April. Disappointed at Hereforrd last time but could bounce back.

Form: 4-6

Spitfire Bridge⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West

16/5

Showed ability in bumpers but no impact on the Flat since and not certain to take to this discipline, so others preferred.

Form: 567-

Zodiac Star^h¹²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A KingWS

9/2

Fair maiden on the Flat, albeit not at his best last time. Dam is related to a fairly useful hurdler, so could take to this discipline.

Form:

Dreaming Diamond²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| D

9/2

Bumper winner earlier in her career but doesn't appear to retain much ability based on recent efforts in hunters. Has rejoined former yard.

Form: 07/34P-P

Made For Me²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Nick Scholfield| T: A Watson

25/1

Runner-up completed start in Irish points (Mar 2023). Only fourth in Southwell bumper on debut and followed it with a tame display at the same course. Up against it on hurdling bow.

Form: F2/5-0

Non-Runners

Realistic Optimism⁶¹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: Jamie Snowden J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Solution¹⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: J & S Best J: Thomas Bellamy

Forecasts

Realistic Optimism (11/4), Spitfire Bridge (16/5), Cusano (10/3), Ikigai Star (4/1), Dreaming Diamond (9/2), Zodiac Star (9/2), Solution (13/2), Made For Me (25/1), Sunset In Paris (28/1), Killomeroe (33/1), Ropeman (150/1), Inca (200/1)

CUSANO underperformed on hurdling debut at Ludlow but he showed plenty on the Flat and is in good hands, so he's worth a chance to improve on that and open his account over hurdles. Realistic Optimism is a threat despite a lengthy absence and Ikigai Star isn't one to rule out.