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Monday 16 December 2024

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Bet & Watch At planetsportbet.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 4m 11.1s

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Ballela Blaze⁵⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: T Gallagher

66/1

Conduit gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Clues And Arrows and modest hurdler/chaser Banna Beach, stayed 2¾m. Dam unraced. Easy winner sole start in Irish points in March 2023 but just modest form in a bumper 4 months later.

Form: 1/7-

Benmore³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: L Morgan

10/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to hurdler Shannon Gray. Dam ran once over hurdles, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Beakstown. Bred for jumping but produced a promising first effort when a keeping-on second in a bumper here last month.

Form: 2

Bond Broker^h²⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: P F Nicholls| D

8/13

Good-ground point winner who landed the odds with a hood fitted on third bumper start at Fakenham in April. Represents top yard and has to be a major player on hurdles debut.

Form: 1/371-

Educator¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Miss H C Knight

28/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 2m), operating bit below best when last seen. Has left Michael Appleby but has the raw ability to be a factor on hurdles debut.

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Elite Etoile¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby

200/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle for John Joseph Hanlon and offered nothing for new connections 3 weeks ago.

Form: 986

Gore Point^h1,t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Godfrey| T: A J Honeyball| D

9/1

Flat-bred gelding who got back on track following 10 months off when winning 5-runner bumper at Stratford in October, making all and quickening clear straight. Too free and on the retreat when falling on hurdles debut. Hood may help.

Form: 20-1F

Kapal Layar²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Harrison| T: O Murphy

3/1

Third of 7 in a bumper at Carlisle in October and quickly switched to hurdling, he again displayed ability when fourth at Kempton 3 weeks ago. Expected to build on that.

Form: 34

Les's Jersey Royal¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

18/1

Held back by inexperience in a Kempton bumper in February but, after 9 months off, he showed some promise sent hurdling when fifth of 12 in maiden at Leicester (20.5f) in November. Drop to 2m looked against him at Taunton since.

Form: 5-50

Shan't Wait¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: C E Longsdon

40/1

€35,000 3-y-o, fifth foal, half-brother to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Sea Invasion (21f winner, by Sea Moon). Dam 9f-1¾m winner. Held back by mistakes on debut over C&D a fortnight ago.

Form: 6

Sharp Distinction^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

22/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 16.5f), successful at Lingfield last time. Stamina no issue now hurdling and he's one to consider.

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Zafaan¹³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Bannister| T: Charlie Clover

150/1

Modest handicapper on Flat (stays 1m), failed to fire in 2024. Has left Kevin Philippart de Foy ahead of hurdles debut.

Form:

Alexandra Larose^h¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

40/1

Sister to bumper winner/useful 2¾m hurdle winner Shannon Royale. Minor promise on second of 2 starts in bumpers back in the spring for Georgina Nicholls but never dangerous both hurdles outings in recent weeks.

Form: 44-77

Dunstall Angel^h³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: J Mackie

200/1

Glimmers of ability in a couple of bumpers last season but no form over hurdles so far.

Form: 5-9P4

Forecasts

Bond Broker (8/13), Kapal Layar (3/1), Gore Point (9/1), Benmore (10/1), Les's Jersey Royal (18/1), Sharp Distinction (22/1), Educator (28/1), Shan't Wait (40/1), Alexandra Larose (40/1), Ballela Blaze (66/1), Zafaan (150/1), Elite Etoile (200/1), Dunstall Angel (200/1)

BOND BROKER outclassed 6 rivals in a bumper at Fakenham when last seen in April and with, this sharp 2m in his favour now hurdling, he'll take a fair bit of stopping. Kapal Layar is open to improvement, with Benmore another to consider.