EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:06 | Winning time: 4m 27.01s

Curlew Hill¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Johnson| T: G Elliott| OR: 130| D

7/2

Has done well since the resumption, winning Downpatrick bumper and 2m Kilbeggan maiden hurdle. Fair efforts the last twice but suspect he'll be vulnerable to improvers again on this overseas raid.

Form: 414123

Do Your Job¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Scudamore| OR: 125| D

1/1

Irish point winner who built on earlier hurdling promise when readily winning 2m Ffos Las novice in the mud on return. More to come and his experience will count for plenty again. Leading claims.

Form: 152-1

Cadzand²⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| BFWS

9/2

Well-bred point winner who ran to a fairly useful level when placed in a couple of bumpers last season. Looks a handy recruit to hurdling after 8 months off/wind op.

Form: 1/32-

Confirmation Bias³⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BFWS

17/2

Was a €150,000 store horse from good NH family and he made the perfect start in Wincanton bumper last November before a fine second under a penalty back there. Has had a wind op. Good jumps prospect.

Form: 12-

Murvagh Beach²²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards

200/1

9/2, well held in Newcastle bumper on debut in March. Bags of stamina in his pedigree and probably one for the longer term.

Form: 6-

Wetlands²³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| D

10/1

Well fancied both starts in Newcastle bumpers, opening account in good style when last seen in March. Suspect he'll stay plenty further than this when finding his feet over jumps.

Form: 41-

Non-Runners

Paddy The Panda²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: D Bourke J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Do Your Job (1/1), Curlew Hill (7/2), Cadzand (9/2), Confirmation Bias (17/2), Wetlands (10/1), Paddy The Panda (25/1), Murvagh Beach (200/1)

A few promising recruits to hurdles but DO YOUR JOB won in good style at Ffos Las recently and his experience could count for plenty once more. There's further progress in him and he's taken to defy a penalty at the expense of Confirmation Bias and Cadzand.