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Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:18 | Winning time: 4m 9.46s

Cronk Y Knox¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C Gethings| T: A M Hales

66/1

Well held in bumper (for Warren Greatrex) and 2½m course maiden hurdle 11 months apart. Can only watch.

Form: 0-9

Grandee¹¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: T Scudamore| T: J & S Best

14/1

Fairly useful stayer on the Flat. Sold from Roger Fell for 16,000 gns in August. Hurdle debut. Check betting.

Form:

Mercutio Rock¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

4/1

Fourth in a Chepstow bumper in October and made a promising start over hurdles at the same venue when runner-up in 2m novice (heavy) 18 days ago. More to come

Form: 42

Mont Segur^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball

3/1

Fairly useful bumper performer, winning at Ludlow a year ago. Fair fourth on Sandown return last month. Should be up to making presence felt in race like this now hurdling.

Form: 31-4

No Risk Des Flos³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

11/4

€200,000 half-brother to smart hurdler/useful chaser Vision des Flos. Promise in bumper/novice hurdle in recent months and it's highly likely there's more to come from him.

Form: 34

Rock On Tommy¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

50/1

Has more than hinted at ability but it's highly likely he's more one for handicaps.

Form: 574

San Agustin⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

66/1

Modest form in 2 bumpers this summer and similar form over hurdles this autumn. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 3-5440

Silver In Disguise²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

18/1

Winning pointer who bettered his debut effort over timber when third at Ffos Las 20 days ago. Well bred, but likely to need more time/distance after this qualifying run.

Form: 371/53

Star Academy²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

20/1

Down the field in Market Rasen bumper in February but did offer something to work on when fifth of 11 in 19.5f Chepstow maiden hurdle last month, fading after 3 out. Down in trip. Should progress.

Form: 8-5

Time To Move On⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: C Brace⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien

11/4

Looked smart prospect when landing back-to-back Exeter bumpers in 2017/18. Very lightly raced since but did shape quite nicely in Lingfield maiden on return in October. Should be capable of better.

Form: 118/5

Champagne Castle^b1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R Patrick| T: Sarah Hollinshead

250/1

Poor maiden on the level and pulled up on C&D hurdle debut last month. First-time blinkers need to transform him.

Form: P

Meanaz^h³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: M Young

300/1

300/1 and hooded, tenth of 11 in bumper at Warwick on debut 32 days ago. Big outsider now hurdling.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Frankeur⁵⁷⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Forecasts

No Risk Des Flos (11/4), Time To Move On (11/4), Mont Segur (3/1), Mercutio Rock (4/1), Frankeur (11/2), Grandee (14/1), Silver In Disguise (18/1), Star Academy (20/1), Rock On Tommy (50/1), San Agustin (66/1), Cronk Y Knox (66/1), Champagne Castle (250/1), Meanaz (300/1)

MERCUTIO ROCK shaped nicely when second on his Chepstow hurdle debut and gets a narrow vote ahead of No Risk des Flos who has a very similar profile to the selection and should have more to come. Mont Segur has shown more than enough in bumpers to suggest he can make a mark in a race like this, while Dan Skelton's French-recruit Frankeur would also need considering if the betting speaks for him.