U.K. Forest Products Association Juvenile Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 48.12s

Admiral Spice⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: Mrs S Leech

33/1

Hurdling debutant for an in-form yard who went close to winning this two years ago. 13-race maiden on the Flat whose best form came on Tapeta.

Form:

Blackfyre^t1⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: N D Fehily| T: C J Mann

9/1

Lightly-raced Flat maiden whose only decent effort came when conditions were soft. Joined current yard for 5,000 gns in July.

Form:

Captain Kissinger²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Frederick Tett⁽⁵⁾| T: J Hughes

50/1

Modest Flat maiden who was placed in a French claimer on latest start. Stable 1-21 with hurdlers in past five seasons.

Form:

Carouse²¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

8/1

Landed two minor AW races last winter and has been absent since February. Rated 82 on the level and has joined a yard who are 2-4 in this contest.

Form:

Jetstream^t¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: Kerry Lee

7/1

Sprang a 25/1 surprise at Newcastle in February and has joined current stable for 22,000 gns since his last run in June. Rated behind a couple of these on the Flat and he needs to have learnt how to settle.

Form:

Shuhood²²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams

1/3

Pick of these on Flat ratings and represents an in-form stable boasting a 7-34 five year strike rate with their hurdlers here.

Form:

Forecasts

Shuhood (1/3), Jetstream (7/1), Carouse (8/1), Blackfyre (9/1), Admiral Spice (33/1), Captain Kissinger (50/1)

SHUHOOD and Carouse are closely matched on Flat form having been rated considerably higher than their rivals. The latter is with a yard that do well here and indeed have landed this race twice in recent years. The selection represents the same connections as Jack Reagan who made an impressive hurdling debut at Market Rasen recently. His yard have a good track record with hurdlers here and merits the selection given a perceived fitness advantage over his chief rival.