Edinburgh Gin Juvenile Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 13.56s

Billy The Squid^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: C Brace⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 107

11/2

Improved form when second of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Uttoxeter in August, despite hanging left and would have been runner-up again at Southwell had he not unseated rider at the last. Tricky customer.

Form: 742F

Jan Wellens⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: O Murphy| BF

15/2

Fair on Flat, stays 1¼m, possibly amiss last time. Has left G. M. Lyons but joined a yard adept at improving new inmates. Hurdles bow.

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Jorgie^h⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: J S Goldie

40/1

Modest maiden on Flat, stays 9f, well below form last time. Up against it even if taking to hurdling.

Form:

Le Magnifique¹³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish

5/2

Fairly useful form on Flat, best effort from 3 starts for Andreas Wohler when fourth on debut over 9f. Joined successful yard and possesses the ability to be a factor.

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Red Missile⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

5/2

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1½m, winning maiden at Lingfield in August. Sold from William Haggas for 38,000 gns in August and he's an interesting hurdles debutant.

Form:

Ten Thousand Stars²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison

3/1

Half-sister to modest hurdler Green Etoile. dam, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Le Vagabond. Fair on Flat for Adrian Nicholls and made a promising start over hurdles when third at Sedgefield.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Red Missile (5/2), Le Magnifique (5/2), Ten Thousand Stars (3/1), Billy The Squid (11/2), Jan Wellens (15/2), Jorgie (40/1)

RED MISSILE produced a borderline-useful performance when signing off for William Haggas with a decisive maiden win, and with stamina no issue now hurdling, he may well be up to the job. Ten Thousand Stars made a pleasing start over obstacles last month and the second that day has won since, so she has to be of interest in receipt of 7 lb.