BLUEKING D\u2019OROUX was highly-tried on stable debut in a Grade Two at Cheltenham and while he folded tamely under pressure, he is clearly well thought of by his connections. With that run under his belt and loads of improvement to come, he is worth another chance to prove his capabilities and land the opener here.<\/p>\n
Selections: BLUEKING D\u2019OROUX<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n TIMEFORATUNE has done a lot wrong in all his starts over hurdles but hasn\u2019t been disgraced the last two times since opening his account at Exeter and given he sets the standard, Paul Nicholls\u2019 charge has to be recognised as the one to beat. If more straightforward here, he should be too good for these.<\/p>\n Selections: TIMEFORATUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n MAHON POINT won in good style on his hurdles debut at Chepstow in January and returned with a good second last month behind a useful prospect. He makes his handicap chase debut off a nice mark and could be competitive, while KAYF HERNANDO bolted up over C&D last month and a repeat effort should see him tough to beat.<\/p>\n Selections: MAHON POINT<\/strong>, KAYF HERNANDO<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n SHE\u2019S A SAINT returned a wide-margin winner on her hurdles debut and has been solid in defeat in her two starts since. Her latest second in a Listed event is the best form on offer and could be hard to beat. LUTINEBELLA displayed good form in bumpers and was off the mark over hurdles at Exeter last month. She is the main danger to the former.<\/p>\n Selections: SHE\u2019S A SAINT<\/strong>, LUTINEBELLA<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOUNTAINS CHIEF won his first three starts over hurdles before seemingly failing to handle the softer ground when third last time whilst a bad mistake at a certain stage didn\u2019t help his chances either. He could bounce back here, while THE CHANGING MAN goes for a fourth win in a row and is the one to beat.<\/p>\n Selections: FOUNTAINS CHIEF<\/strong>, THE CHANGING MAN<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n KINGSMILL GIN was in the process of running well until unseating her rider at Wincanton last month but she did win this by six lengths last year off only a pound lower mark and has to be considered a major player in her quest to win this race again.<\/p>\n Selections: KINGSMILL GIN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 12.45 – Alne Park Stud Juvenile Hurdle – 2m BLUEKING D\u2019OROUX was highly-tried on stable debut in a Grade Two at Cheltenham and while he folded tamely under pressure, he is clearly well thought of by his connections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[376],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-racing"],"yoast_head":"\n13.15 – Rob Snook 70th Birthday Novices’ Hurdle – 2m3f<\/h2>\n
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