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Sunday 8 December 2024

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EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 5m 34.11s

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Nellie Bluesky²⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans

8/1

Modest form at best in a trio in bumpers but a different proposition sent hurdling when springing a surprise at Perth (2½m) in May. That wasn't a great race but she should still be competitive under a penalty on return.

Form: 8/76-1

Roaring Home³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly

4/7

Plenty of promise in 3 bumper starts and marked herself out as a good prospect in this sphere when winning 9-runner mares' maiden at Exeter (16.7f) on return. Struck into when pulled up at Newbury next time, so remains with potential.

Form: 24-21P

Bluebell Glen²²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander

25/1

Showed a bit in bumpers but no impact over hurdles last season, refusing to race here when last seen in April.

Form: 572/6PR-

Love That²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 97

25/1

Just modest form so far over hurdles and fell at Ayr last time. Has something to find.

Form: 13F-4FF

Reflection Of You³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

6/1

Won sole start in Irish points (Oct 2023) and followed up in 6-runner bumper at Musselburgh first time out under Rules in April. Hasn't built on that since, including in novice at Ayr on hurdling debut. Needs to up her game.

Form: 110-6

Royal Creek⁸³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd

25/1

Sister to bumper winner Benign Dictator, and half-sister to fair hurdler West Is Awake. Made a winning debut in a Ballinrobe bumper for Edmond Kent and bought for £90,000 since. That was over 2 years ago, however.

Form: 1/

Stopwouldya⁵⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith

66/1

£8,000 4-y-o, Mount Nelson mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Catch Him Derry and fair hurdler In A Pinch. Runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points in May 2023.

Form: 62-

Sunset Hill³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: S Corbett

11/2

Unplaced in points and just modest form so far under Rules, runner-up in a weak novice hurdle at Hexham last time. Up in trip now but this demands more.

Form: 56-652

Non-Runners

Holly Bird⁴¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania

Jasmine D'airy²¹³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Harry Derham J: Non Runner

Sagonige²⁴⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Ruth Jefferson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Roaring Home (4/7), Jasmine D'airy (13/8), Sagonige (4/1), Sunset Hill (11/2), Reflection Of You (6/1), Nellie Bluesky (8/1), Holly Bird (12/1), Love That (25/1), Royal Creek (25/1), Bluebell Glen (25/1), Stopwouldya (66/1)

Hurdling-debutante SAGONIGE is a bumper winner with the scope to take to hurdling. Roaring Home is another one to consider.