Holdcroft Volvo Juvenile Hurdle

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 4m 2.3s

Olympic Honour⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| BF

8/11

Rated 65 when winning a Gowran Park handicap back in June, two starts over hurdles have seen him finish placed and then unseat (not his fault) at Ludlow last week; chances in a weak event.

Form: 3U

Pop The Cork²²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill

11/8

Showed a little ability on the Flat, but better effort when second on hurdles debut at Perth last month, staying on well for second; repeat of that gives him every chance, and less testing ground here might suit too.

Form: 2

Willett⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: Sarah Hollinshead

33/1

Only low-grade on the Flat and showed just a modicum of promise on hurdles debut at Ludlow earlier in the month, finishing midfield; needs a lot more here.

Form: 6

Delta Bravo²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: J McGrath| T: J S Moore

16/1

No wins or places in eight starts on the Flat and seems to face an uphill task on hurdles debut today.

Form:

Gaia Vallis¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater

25/1

Nice enough pedigree but well down the field on only start in a Huntingdon bumper and needs huge improvement on that today.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Olympic Honour (8/11), Pop The Cork (11/8), Delta Bravo (16/1), Gaia Vallis (25/1), Willett (33/1)

Not a lot to go on here, and it looks a good opportunity for POP THE CORK, a good second on hurdles debut at Perth and faces no more difficult a task here. Olympic Honour looks the obvious danger, and of the rest, maybe Willett can grab third.