FIRST RACE 1.30

THE BETFRED VICTOR LUDORUM JUVENILE HURDLE RACE (CLASS 2) (Go North Grey Bomber Series Qualifier) (GBB RACE) for juvenile four yrs old x Total prize fund £25000 Owners Prize Money. 1st £10433, 2nd £5218, 3rd £2608, 4th £1305. (Penalty Value £13615)

Leading course trainer (17-22): P Nicholls (13 wins from 46 runners, 28%) runs AFADIL

Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): P Nicholls (10 wins from 50 runners, 20%) runs AFADIL colours no horse st-lb

Fancy That: P Nicholls won this race in 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021. The stable runs AFADIL today.

Longest Traveller: SNAPIUS trained by J A Nash, Ireland.

1 AFADIL (FR) (13) 11 D

11-8

Br B g Camelot - Afsheen (FR) Lorcan Williams J

O Mr P. J. Vogt Paul Nicholls, Ditcheat T

B S.A. Aga Khan Morson Group S

TIMEFORMVIEWFrenchFlatwinnerwhoeasilylandedshortoddsonhisTauntonhurdledebutandwasvalueforextrawhenfollowingupinMusselburghListed event13daysago,travellingpowerfullyandmerelyshakenuptoassert.Opentofurtherimprovementandholdsleadingclaims. TFRHHHHH BHA124

2 BO ZENITH (FR) (42) 1-3 BF

11-8

Br B g Zarak (FR) - Boreale du Berlais (FR) Tom Cannon J

O Mr O. S. Harris Gary Moore, Horsham T

B Mr Gilles Le Baron Tote S

TIMEFORM VIEW Looked a good prospect when landing newcomers race at Auteuil (14.9f) sole start for David Cottin back in April. Checked out tamely on Britishdebut at Sandown when sentoff 4/11 but was possibly amiss andremains with potential. TFRHHHII BHA-

3 I HAVE A VOICE (IRE) (42) 43101 D

Br B g Vocalised (USA) - Fionnuar (IRE)

O Molly and Paul Willis

11-8

Tom Buckley J

Nigel Hawke, Tiverton T

B J. S. Bolger Junction 24 Ltd S

TIMEFORM VIEW Fairly useful Flat winner in Ireland and has reached a similar level over hurdles, resuming winning ways with a fluent round of jumping in 4-runner event at Sandown (2m) 42 days ago This is much tougher, though. TFRHHHII BHA123

4 PUNTA DEL ESTE (FR) (61) 01 D

11-8

Br Ch g Gentlewave (IRE) - Cap d’Ombree (FR) Harry Skelton J

O Darren & Annaley Yates

Dan Skelton, Alcester T

B Philippe Cottin & Noel Boudraa Ladbrokes, The Air Ambulance Service (Warwickshire & Northamptonshire) S

TIMEFORM VIEW Left hurdling debut form behind when winning 9-runner juvenile at Cagnes-Sur-Mer (16.4f, soft) 61 days ago, produced to lead last and quickening clear Has subsequently joined Dan Skelton and open to further improvement. TFRHHHHI BHA-

5 PLANET LEGEND (IRE) (19) U61 D

11-5

Br Ch g Galileo (IRE) - Zut Alors (IRE) Charlie Hammond J

O Mark Hough Dr Richard Newland, Droitwich T

B Knocktoran Stud Coulthursts Ltd S

TIMEFORM VIEW Fairly useful and reliable maiden on Flat for James Ferguson who was much improved when off the mark over hurdles at Huntingdon (15.8f) 19 days ago.That was a thin affair though,so plenty moreis needednow taking on better opposition. TFRHHHII BHA-

6 APOLOGISE (IRE) (45) 36 11-0

Br B g Fascinating Rock (IRE) - Spirited Acclaim (IRE) Fergus Gregory J

O Malcolm Jones and John Norbury Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero, Malpas T

B Ballyhane Stud & J. O’Connor Swansway S

TIMEFORM VIEW Fair Flat winner for Andrew Slattery in Ireland but has yet to better poor form over hurdles, racing too freely in a first-time tongue strap at Hereford last time Hood now added but will be of more interest in handicaps after this. TFRHIIII BHA-

7 SNAPIUS (IRE) (19) 4043

11-0

Br B g Buratino (IRE) - Snap Alam (IRE) Brian Hughes J

O Fiveohclock Syndicate James A. Nash, Ireland T

B J.P. Farrell

TIMEFORM VIEWFairlyusefulwinnerat10fonFlatandsteadilygoingtherightwayoverhurdles,confirmingtheimprovementshownonhispreviousstartwhen thirdin9-runnereventatPunchestown(2m,heavy)19daysago,runningonlate Anotherstepforwardneededherebutnotruledout. TFRHHHII BHA120

8 V TWELVE (IRE) (124) 11-0

Br Br g Slade Power (IRE) - Black Mascara (IRE)

O Mr P. K. Siu

Brendan Powell J

Ed Walker, Upper Lambourn T

B C. Weld, R. Kavanagh & D. Hannigan ABM Catering Facilities Management S

TIMEFORMVIEWFairlyusefulformontheFlat,stays11/4m,improvedwhenoffthemarkinWindsorhandicaplasttime

Has been gelded ahead of hurdle debut and interesting to see how he fares in the betting. TFRHHHII BHA-

9 CIANCIANA (GB) (22) 3213

Br Ch f Cityscape - Golden Valley

O Brian Ellison Racing Club, A Morton

B Harts Farm Stud

Henry Brooke J

Brian Ellison, Malton

Brian Ellison Racing Limited S

TIMEFORMVIEWFairwinneronFlatandoffthemarkoverhurdlesatthethirdattemptatSedgefieldinJanuary Ranwell in the face of a tougher task at Doncaster subsequently and likely to give another good account. TFRHHHHI BHA114

DECLARED RUNNERS 9 2022: PORTICELLO (FR) 4 11 6 Joshua Moore 30-100 (Gary Moore) 6 ran Hood worn first time by No 6. Tongue Strap worn by No 3, 6.

Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No 5, 7. Running for the first time since Gelding No 8.

Probable S.P’s: 5-2 Afadil (FR), 7-2 Punta Del Este (FR), 11-2 Bo Zenith (FR), 17-2 Cianciana (GB), 9-1 Snapius (IRE), 10-1 I Have A Voice (IRE), 22-1 Planet Legend (IRE), 25-1 V Twelve (IRE), 80-1 Apologise (IRE)

PLAY SMARTER

A steady pace masked AFADIL’s superiority at Musselburgh so there’s no real urge to oppose him. Punta del Este, a lightly-raced winner in France, is open to further improvement on first start for Dan Skelton, while Cianciana should give another good account in receipt of weight.

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