Racing TV Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 4m 4.38s

Heure De Gloire^h1,t1⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: D Pipe

10/3

Won 10-runner juvenile hurdle at Pau (17.4f, soft) 89 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gabriel Leenders and she sets a good standard with prospect of more to come. Tongue tied.

Form: 1

Raffles Gitane²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: H Whittington| OR: 117| D

10/3

Fair form in juvenile events both outings over hurdles in France in the autumn, Made heavy weather of justifying favouritism at Hereford last month but she can build on that bare form.

Form: 451

Bellatrixsa¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: Miss V Williams| D

1/1

Sold for 80,000 gns after landing a 16.2f handicap on Flat in October. Bred for this game (half-sister to useful hurdler Daybreak Boy) and much better than bare result in listed hurdle in December.

Form: 5

Ladi Chala¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

13/2

Modest maiden on Flat in France, best effort at 1¼m. Sold cheaply and minor promise only on recent hurdles debut over this C&D.

Form: 6

Lady De Vega¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R P McLernon| T: P R Webber

100/1

Low-mileage filly who made winning handicap debut on Flat at Leicester (1¼m) in June. Acquired by new stable for 16,000 gns in August but held before stamina came into question on hurdles bow.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

West On Sunset⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: G & J Moore J: Joshua Moore

Forecasts

Bellatrixsa (1/1), Heure De Gloire (10/3), Raffles Gitane (10/3), Ladi Chala (13/2), West On Sunset (20/1), Lady De Vega (100/1)

BELLATRIXSA was ultimately beaten a long way on hurdles debut in December, but not before shaping up nicely having been pitched into listed company. Off since, she could easily be a completely different proposition, so is offered as an alternative to previous winners Heure de Gloire and Raffles Gitane.