18:10 Worcester

Wednesday 28 August 2024

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Peter Dawson Forget-Me-Not Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 4m 57.7s

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Selected odds by:

Al Gasparo^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 131

6/4

Produced a useful effort when making all in a Killarney maiden in May. Raced too freely when fifth in listed hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good, 3/1) 11 weeks later but big shout here if back to the Killarney form.

Form: 4242-15

Ebony Warrior^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 110| C

10/1

Made little impact in a brace of bumpers but different story in 2m hurdles here this summer, building on debut third when scoring by 4 lengths 5 weeks ago. Up in trip. Likely has more to offer.

Form: 85-31

Full Monty³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 110| D

11/2

Progressive form over hurdles, winning 2½m Uttoxeter maiden (good to firm) last month. From a leading stable so there could be more to come.

Form: 47-821

Connolly⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: S-J Davies

150/1

Well held in bumpers and over hurdles. Booked for another struggle.

Form: 08/97-0P

Matchadam^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Cameron Iles⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey| D

33/1

Point winner. Tongue tied and showed promise when fourth of 13 in a Hereford bumper on Rules debut last autumn but well held in 2 outings over hurdles this summer and probably more one for handicaps after this.

Form: 1/4-68

Letterston Lily³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 113

6/5

Bumper winner at the third attempt who followed up in 6-runner mares' novice (3/1) at Cartmel (17f, good to soft) on hurdle debut in June. Chased home the useful Gale Mahler at Market Rasen (20.5f) since. Likely capable of even better.

Form: 0-3112

Hurley Girly⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland

150/1

Third on bumper debut in April but beaten a long way in another bumper and 2 course hurdles since.

Form: 3-097

Absence Of Malice¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Ben Jones| T: P & M Bowen

125/1

Well beaten in 2 bumpers ahead of this switch to hurdles. Letterston Lily looks very much the stable first string.

Form: 08

Non-Runners

Leave Her To Me⁴²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: Nick Slatter

Noble Cave⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Forecasts

Letterston Lily (6/5), Al Gasparo (6/4), Full Monty (11/2), Ebony Warrior (10/1), Leave Her To Me (12/1), Noble Cave (16/1), Matchadam (33/1), Absence Of Malice (125/1), Connolly (150/1), Hurley Girly (150/1)

Gavin Cromwell Irish raider AL GASPARO gets a narrow vote ahead Letterston Lily, who bumped into the useful Gale Mahler at Market Rasen last time. Last month's 2m course scorer Ebony Warrior may prove best of the remainder.