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Invest Southwest Novices' Hurdle (4) Class 4

  • Distance: 2m 104y
  • Age: 4yo
  • Runners: 8
  • Prize: £5,800
Mr D. White silk
No. 1
Delta River

Fair maiden at up to 1m on the Flat for Richard Hannon.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
14/01/21 Chelmsford City 4/8 Thore Hammer Hansen Flat 1m 2f Slow 9st 7lbs
30/12/20 Wolverhampton 6/8 Thore Hammer Hansen Flat 1m 1f 104y Std/Slow 9st 5lbs
15/04/19 Maisons-Laffitte 5/9 Mlle Coralie Pacaut Flat 7f 210y Good 8st 11lbs
26/03/19 Wolverhampton 2/12 Georgia Dobie Flat 7f 36y Std 10st 0lbs
Dajam Ltd silk
No. 4
Man Of The Sea (Ire)

Well held on hurdles debut over C&D recently and likely to have stamina doubts in this sphere (best up to 7.5f on Flat, and only modest, too).

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
23/03/21 Taunton 8/14 Sam Twiston-Davies Hurdle 2m 104y Good + 11st 4lbs
06/02/21 Kempton Park 8/9 Shane Kelly Flat 1m Slow + 9st 6lbs
24/01/21 Lingfield Park 8/10 Tom Marquand Flat 7f 1y Std + 9st 3lbs
02/01/21 Wolverhampton 4/11 Oliver Stammers Flat 1m 142y Std/Slow + 8st 12lbs
09/12/20 Lingfield Park 4/12 Kieran Shoemark Flat 7f 1y Std + 9st 5lbs
21/11/20 Lingfield Park 4/14 Ray Dawson Flat 7f 1y Std + 9st 9lbs
28/10/20 Kempton Park 10/11 Oisin Murphy Flat 1m Slow + 9st 8lbs
19/10/20 Windsor 11/13 Ray Dawson Flat 1m 31y Gd/Sft + 9st 6lbs
14/09/20 Lingfield Park 2/10 George Rooke Flat 7f 135y Gd/Frm + 9st 5lbs
01/08/20 Chepstow 2/11 George Rooke Flat 7f 16y Gd/Frm + 9st 1lbs
17/07/20 Chepstow 1/9 George Rooke Flat 7f 16y Gd/Frm + 9st 0lbs
29/06/20 Windsor 4/5 Silvestre De Sousa Flat 6f 12y Firm + 9st 4lbs
21/02/20 Lingfield Park 9/9 Shane Kelly Flat 6f 1y Std b 9st 6lbs
24/01/20 Wolverhampton 11/11 Ben Curtis Flat 6f 20y Std + 9st 7lbs
31/12/19 Lingfield Park 3/10 Ben Curtis Flat 5f 6y Std + 9st 7lbs
26/08/19 Les Landes 1/6 Brendan Powell Flat 5f 100y Gd/Frm + 10st 6lbs
21/07/19 Les Landes 6/6 Mattie Batchelor Flat 5f 100y Firm + 10st 2lbs
05/07/19 Les Landes 1/9 Sam Twiston-Davies Flat 5f 100y Firm + 10st 0lbs
09/06/19 Les Landes 2/6 Sam Twiston-Davies Flat 5f 100y Good + 10st 10lbs
27/05/19 Les Landes 1/8 Philip Prince Flat 5f 100y Gd/Frm + 10st 4lbs
12/05/19 Les Landes 1/6 Brian Hughes Flat 5f 100y Good + 9st 11lbs
Mr Mark J. Phillips silk
No. 5
Top Power (Fr)

Fairly useful maiden on Flat at 3 yrs (stays 1½m). Sold from Andrew Balding only 1,000 gns since last seen but no surprise if he were up to making an impact in this sphere for new yard.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
01/11/19 Newmarket (Rowley) 3/11 Silvestre De Sousa Flat 1m 4f Heavy H 9st 1lbs
07/10/19 Windsor 3/10 Silvestre De Sousa Flat 1m 3f 99y Soft 8st 7lbs
13/09/19 Chester 4/8 David Probert Flat 1m 2f 70y Good 9st 6lbs
02/08/19 Goodwood 12/13 Rob Hornby Flat 1m 3f 44y Gd/Frm 9st 0lbs
22/02/19 Lingfield Park 4/7 Rob Hornby Flat 1m 4f Std 9st 2lbs
06/01/19 Newcastle 2/9 Graham Lee Flat 1m 2f 42y Slow 9st 2lbs
30/11/18 Newcastle 5/12 Graham Lee Flat 7f 14y Slow 9st 5lbs
Mr Nic Brereton silk
No. 7
Castel Gandolfo (Ire)

Fair ex-Irish maiden on the Flat who shaped with promise when placed both starts over hurdles in November. Well held in jumpers' bumper after 11 weeks off last time and tongue tie goes on.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
09/02/21 Kempton Park 8/10 Paddy Brennan Bumper 2m Slow 10st 8lbs
28/11/20 Newcastle 3/8 Paddy Brennan Hurdle 2m 46y Good 10st 12lbs
04/11/20 Musselburgh 2/9 Paddy Brennan Hurdle 1m 7f 124y Good 10st 12lbs
01/08/20 Galway 3/16 Shane Foley Flat 1m 73y Soft 9st 7lbs
07/07/20 Roscommon 4/14 Shane Foley Flat 1m 2f 48y Heavy 9st 7lbs
17/06/20 Gowran Park 2/7 Shane Foley Flat 1m 1f 100y Good 9st 7lbs
Sherborne Utilities Ltd silk
No. 8
Monete (Ger)

Some eye-catching Flat form in Germany after just 2 runs in 2020 but offered little sent hurdling at Ludlow last week.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
31/03/21 Ludlow 5/6 Harry Cobden Hurdle 1m 7f 169y Good 10st 5lbs
12/07/20 Hamburg 2/13 Marco Casamento Flat 1m 2f 206y Gd/Sft 8st 7lbs
21/05/20 Hanover 6/9 Flat 1m 1f 207y Good 8st 12lbs
Elite Racing 001 silk
No. 6
Tulin

Fair Flat winner in France and belied market weakness when making successful start over hurdles for yard in C&D event 3 weeks ago, seeing things out well. Open to improvement and hard to oppose.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
15/03/21 Taunton 1/11 Harry Cobden Hurdle 2m 104y Soft z 10st 8lbs
28/06/20 Lignieres 1/9 Axelle Nicco Flat 1m 3f 205y Good 9st 4lbs
14/06/20 Le Touquet 5/13 Rosario Mangione Flat 1m 5f 93y Firm 9st 0lbs
Verdansk Racing silk
No. 3
Gamalou D'alene (Fr)

Just modest form in bumper/2 Ludlow hurdles. Probably wants further.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
04/03/21 Ludlow 13/16 Tom Bellamy Hurdle 1m 7f 169y Soft 11st 2lbs
02/12/20 Ludlow 5/13 Tom Bellamy Hurdle 1m 7f 169y Soft 11st 8lbs
10/11/20 Lingfield Park 5/12 Jordan Nailor Bumper 2m Std 11st 0lbs
Mrs Jacqui Elliott silk
No. 2
Gaelic Thunder

Well held in bumpers/C&D novice hurdle.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
23/03/21 Taunton 10/14 Bryan Carver Hurdle 2m 104y Good 11st 4lbs
19/01/21 Exeter 12/13 Bryan Carver Bumper 2m 175y Heavy 11st 4lbs
26/12/20 Wincanton 6/13 Millie Wonnacott Bumper 1m 7f 65y Soft 11st 0lbs