December 19 / 12.10 Fakenham

12.10

Good To Soft

Nar Valley Bloodhounds Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4629.1
  • 2m 4f 1y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Nar Valley Bloodhounds Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.20
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 76-87

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Brother to owner's Arkle winner Western Warhorse; not beaten far in any of his three bumpers but made low-key hurdle debut when well-held seventh at Huntingdon (2m, good) last month and will almost certainly need to improve.
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2

3rd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

13:10 Southwell

West Warhorse

11st 10lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: B F Brookhouse

didn't always jump with fluency, midfield, pecked on landing 2nd, mistake 9th, lost ground and dropped to last before 10th

12/1

2

3rd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

13:10 Southwell

West Warhorse

11st 10lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: B F Brookhouse

didn't always jump with fluency, midfield, pecked on landing 2nd, mistake 9th, lost ground and dropped to last before 10th

12/1

5th

2

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 65y

Class 4

14:45 Sedgefield

West Warhorse

11st 13lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: B F Brookhouse

took keen hold, didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders

6/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 9-

Last run: 599 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Out of a half-sister to smart jumper Dedigout; shaped with significant promise before fading into ninth in good bumper at 2022 Punchestown festival and looked set to win an Irish point before last-fence fall the following November; bought for £57,000 just over a year ago; hooded for today's stable debut; will need to be taken very seriously if strong in the betting.
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2

2nd Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:15 Southwell

Ballyvaughan Bay

11st 13lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: D J Jeffreys

Made all off today's mark over C&D (good) in spring 2024 and ran well in defeat over C&D this April; sure to be suited by the return to this track but has quite a bit to prove after three disappointing efforts.

8/1

4

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

14:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Ballyvaughan Bay

11st 12lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: D J Jeffreys

Gained sole success over 3m so may not be crying out for this drop back in distance and he has a question mark over current form anyway; cheekpieces added.

16/1

9th

2

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

19:50 Worcester

Ballyvaughan Bay

11st 13lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

Ran poorly on chasing debut at Southwell and needs to bounce back from that but was clear second over hurdles there (3m, good) two starts ago and is a big player if judged on that performance.

8/1

Form: P5

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Close second on Irish point debut in May but a well-beaten outsider on both hurdling starts this autumn (2m5f/2m3f); tongue-tie added here.
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2nd

4

19th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

13:25 Fakenham

Little Talks

10st 13lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

11-race maiden over hurdles but has made the frame in all four starts at this track; tailed off at Fontwell recently following a four-month break but the return to this track could see her back to her best.

5/1

2nd

4

19th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

13:25 Fakenham

Little Talks

10st 13lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

11-race maiden over hurdles but has made the frame in all four starts at this track; tailed off at Fontwell recently following a four-month break but the return to this track could see her back to her best.

5/1

8

23rd Oct 2024

Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

14:30 Fontwell

Little Talks

10st 12lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

Ran game race from the front when close third of six at Fakenham (2m7f, good) in June but we haven't seen her again since and she's 0-10 over hurdles now; others appeal more.

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in two Irish points in April and was bought by Olly Murphy for £43,000 the following month; makes rules debut in an uncompetitive race and is a likely contender.
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9

18th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

14:05 Taunton

Bennettsbridge

10st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Placed twice in Irish points; soundly beaten when fourth on all three starts over hurdles, upped to 2m7f for his handicap debut last time; now tries headgear.

10/1

9

18th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

14:05 Taunton

Bennettsbridge

10st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Placed twice in Irish points; soundly beaten when fourth on all three starts over hurdles, upped to 2m7f for his handicap debut last time; now tries headgear.

10/1

Form: 6/

Last run: 678 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten over 2m here on hurdle debut in February 2022 and not seen in this sphere since, but she has developed into a fairly useful Flat stayer in the second half of this year; interesting.
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5th

7

19th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 1y

Class 4

12:10 Fakenham

September Power

10st 11lb

J: Bryony Frost

T: Michael Wigham

Well beaten over 2m here on hurdle debut in February 2022 and not seen in this sphere since, but she has developed into a fairly useful Flat stayer in the second half of this year; interesting.

13/8

8th

13

(9)

6th Dec 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 2

20:00 Kempton (AW)

September Power

8st 2lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Michael Wigham

A three-time 2m winner in 2023 who recorded another solid effort when fourth of 14 to Duke Of Oxford over C&D 16 days ago; ought to be in the shake-up.

20/1

4th

7

(6)

20th Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 3

19:00 Kempton (AW)

September Power

9st 7lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Michael Wigham

Can throw in the odd shocker but she's won three times in 2m handicaps this year, notably when coming from off the pace to score at York in September off 4lb lower; each-way claims on a good day.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 83-56

Last run: 192 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in Cork bumper for Jessica Harrington last year and subsequently showed fair Flat form for that stable but his two hurdle runs in June (2m2f/2m4f) were underwhelming and he was sold for 8,500gns after a poor Flat run later that month.
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8

3rd Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:10 Southwell

Summer Gale

10st 13lb

J: James Bowen

T: Clare Hobson

Former Jessica Harrington inmate who is 0-13 across both codes; returns to this sphere with plenty to prove.

33/1

9th

6

(3)

4th Sep 2024

Good

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

17:17 Bath

Summer Gale

9st 7lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Clare Hobson

prominent, lost ground after 1f, soon dropped to midfield, headway on outer over 4f out

33/1

4th

5

(5)

31st Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 3f 179y

Class 6

19:35 Leicester

Summer Gale

9st 7lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Clare Hobson

Ex-Irish maiden; pulled up over hurdles on stable debut and neither Flat run since suggests he's the one to be on here.

33/1

Form: 5-

Last run: 384 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a small-field point in 2021 and wasn't beaten far in a claiming hurdle on last year's rules debut; returned from one-year layoff with respectable third in a restricted point last month but his form isn't anything to get excited about.
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6

14th Jul 2024

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

17:00 Stratford

Swearer

11st 2lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Joe Tickle

Maiden point winner; has had five races over hurdles, showing a glimmer on first and latest occasions, but others have more solid claims.

25/1

5th

4

30th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 5

19:10 Warwick

Swearer

11st 0lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Joe Tickle

Point winner; pulled up twice and fell at Fakenham latest under rules; plenty to prove.

8/1

6

7th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 5

15:45 Fakenham

Swearer

11st 1lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Joe Tickle

in touch with leaders, mistake 2nd, prominent 3rd, mistake 7th

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £32.90
Straight Forecast £29.48
Trifecta £764.70

Selections

The Guardian:

Bennettsbridge

SPOTLIGHT:

September Power

Telegraph:

Ballyvaughan Bay

POSTDATA:

West Warhorse

Daily Mail:

Bennettsbridge

Daily Mirror:

Bennettsbridge

The Sun:

Bennettsbridge

The Star:

Bennettsbridge

D Express:

Ballyvaughan Bay

The Times:

September Power

Daily Record:

September Power