15:30 Stratford

Saturday 19 October 2024

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Mid-Warwickshire Cleaning Supplies Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 13.1s

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Selected odds by:

Came From Nowhere^h1¹⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott| D

6/1

Bumper winner who wasn't seen to best effect switched to hurdling when third of 10 in a maiden at Uttoxeter (15.8f, soft) in May, considerately handled after losing ground/momentum when short of room 2 out. Will improve. Hooded.

Form: 1-3

Diamond Geezer⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

22/1

Fair form when runner-up sole outing in bumpers but looks to be being brought along gradually in this sphere.

Form: 2-05

Helpful^t⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: B R Summers

400/1

Well held in bumpers 4 months apart for different yards and showed nothing fitted with a tongue strap on hurdle debut over C&D in July.

Form: 09-P

Pooroldmackley¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Ring| T: Evan Williams

300/1

Failed to complete both starts in points and has offered little in a pair of maiden hurdles. Needs this run for a handicap mark.

Form: FP-79

Whatsyourproblem¹⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 118

2/1

Produced a promising first effort when second in a 2m Clonmel maiden hurdle in February. Failed to reproduce that effort in a couple of bumpers and a similar event at Tramore but could get back on track for new trainer (left John Queally).

Form: 264-3

First Cut¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds

200/1

Modest form in minor events/a handicap on the level for William Knight and as well held sent hurdling at Uttoxeter 13 days ago.

Form: 0

Glynn Brae²³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| D

11/10

Overcame inexperience to win 8-runner bumper (11/2) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) on debut in March. Sold from Stuart Crawford's stable for £130,000 later that month and has to be of major interest now going hurdling for red-hot stable.

Form: 1-

Lud'or⁴⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: H Cobden| T: T Symonds

11/2

Improved on hurdling debut form when second of 11 in juvenile at Auteuil (17.4f, soft) in June 2023. Not seen since but Harry Cobden booked for UK debut and must enter calculations.

Form: 52-

Soldier's Leap²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss Gina Andrews| T: T Ellis

250/1

Runner-up in a point in May but well held both starts over hurdles.

Form: 206

Trust House³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

16/1

Fairly useful form on Flat, stays 1½m, improved when won handicap final start in 2023. Sold from Ralph Beckett 58,000 gns but didn't get home on hurdling debut at Worcester last month.

Form: 5

Ballyhiho¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: R P McLernon| T: D J Jeffreys

250/1

Placed on 2 of 4 starts in Irish points but made an unpromising start to career under Rules when well beaten in a Warwick bumper 16 days ago.

Form: 2P7-20

Ironed Out¹³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

125/1

Showed a bit from a less-than-ideal position when fourth of 9 in bumper at Southwell (15.8f, soft) on debut in June, not ideally placed. Makes a quick switch to hurdling.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

Sonification¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Harry Derham J: Non Runner

Florita¹⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: S England J: Jonathan England

Forecasts

Glynn Brae (11/10), Whatsyourproblem (2/1), Lud'or (11/2), Came From Nowhere (6/1), Sonification (14/1), Trust House (16/1), Diamond Geezer (22/1), Florita (100/1), Ironed Out (125/1), First Cut (200/1), Soldier's Leap (250/1), Ballyhiho (250/1), Pooroldmackley (300/1), Helpful (400/1)

GLYNN BRAE overcame inexperience to run out a fairly cosy winner of a Leopardstown bumper on his debut back in March and makes plenty of appeal now going hurdling for a red-hot yard, so he earns the vote. Sonification appeals as the type to make up for lost time and looks sure to pose a big threat if taking up this engagement (also declared at Uttoxeter on Friday), with Lud'or and Whatsyourproblem others to consider.