13:03 Carlisle

Tuesday 19 November 2024

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My Pension Expert: Your Trusted Advisers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:03 | Winning time: 5m 17.24s

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Selected odds by:

Balking²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

66/1

Showed ability when fourth of 12 in a bumper at Kelso and probably needed the run starting out over hurdles here 8 months on.

Form: 4-0

Blue Plan¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies

250/1

Well beaten in novice hurdles.

Form: 003

Gatsby Blue²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Barnes

250/1

Well beaten in 2 novice hurdles (tongue tied at Ayr latest).

Form: P/87

Ira Hayes²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

5/6

Point winner impressive when making his second start in bumpers a successful one at Wexford 3 weeks ago. Should have a decent future over jumps.

Form: 1-61

Maggies Boy³²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

33/1

Went with little immediate encouragement for bumpers at Haydock at the end of last year but bred to do better now jumping up in trip.

Form: 4-

Monty Bodkin²⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: J & A O'Neill

15/8

Expensive as a store (out of Grade 1 winning mare) and improved when winning Doncaster bumper when last seen in February. Smashing looker sure to have a good future over jumps for new yard.

Form: 261-

Orkney Blue²¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander

14/1

Promising start in Hexham bumper in the spring, essentially beaten by lack of experience. Sold from Toby Lawes £35,000 in May and should make his mark over jumps like his brother, the fairly useful hurdler Bertie Blue.

Form: 2-

Shadow Chaser¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd

16/1

Point winner who was third in a 19f Cork bumper for John Gleeson and has shown a bit in a couple of novice hurdles in the North this autumn. Can do better when handicapping.

Form: 4513-35

Skuna Bay³¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

10/1

From a jumping family and placed both starts in Irish points, runner-up latest (Jan 2024). One to consider on hurdles debut.

Form: 32-

Alltalknoaction²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

66/1

Third sole start in point bumpers/runner-up sole start in points in early-2024.

Form: 32-

Dazzlelikethis³⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: R T Dunne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

22/1

Cost a bit and every chance when fell last sole start in Irish points (Dec 2023). One to note on hurdling bow.

Form: F-

Forecasts

Ira Hayes (5/6), Monty Bodkin (15/8), Skuna Bay (10/1), Orkney Blue (14/1), Shadow Chaser (16/1), Dazzlelikethis (22/1), Maggies Boy (33/1), Balking (66/1), Alltalknoaction (66/1), Blue Plan (250/1), Gatsby Blue (250/1)

IRA HAYES created a good impression when landing a bumper at Wexford recently and should have a good future over jumps. He gets the vote over the similarly promising Monty Bodkin, who won a Doncaster bumper for Ben Pauling when last seen in February. Orkney Blue also starts out for a new yard and boasts plenty of potential.