Geoffrey Budd Partnership Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 3m 41.90s

Jumping Jack²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 118

10/11

Finished runner-up the last twice including in a C&D handicap hurdle on good ground a month ago. Likely to run well once more.

Form: 242-U22

Kapdad²⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 120

10/11

Finished a neck second on heavy ground over an extended 2m1f at Fontwell in February. Absent since and strong claims on seasonal debut.

Form: 3232-

Shanroe Smooch⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: Mrs R Ford

33/1

Point-to-point winner in the spring but finished well beaten on hurdling debut recently and looks up against it in this contest.

Form: 8441-7

Forecasts

Jumping Jack (10/11), Kapdad (10/11), Shanroe Smooch (33/1)

JUMPING JACK is proven on a sound surface and as such he is preferred to chief rival Kapdad who has performed exclusively on soft and heavy going to date. This contest looks between that pair with Shanroe Smooch taken to finish last of the three.