16:05 Stratford

Tuesday 15 June 2021

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Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 3m 50.04s

Trailboss¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 120| BF

15/8

Flat winner who opened hurdles account at the second attempt at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good). Lost little caste in defeat in a Kelso novice next time and another bold show anticipated.

Form: 2/3-12

Beholden^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

3/1

Fairly useful bumper winner in 2020 and also placed 3 times on the Flat. Wind op ahead of encouraging return/hurdles debut second for new yard in a first-time tongue strap at Huntingdon (15.8f, good).

Form: 123-2

Endean³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: D Burchell

200/1

Of little account on the Flat and was beating a retreat when exiting 3 out on hurdles debut for new yard at Ludlow.

Form: F

Exmoor Beast⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁵⁾| T: L Allan

66/1

Three-time AW winner on the Flat, but well beaten both starts on turf and looks up against it now switched to hurdles.

Form:

Gregor²¹

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

2/1

In the frame in all 4 bumpers and clear of the rest when finding just one too good on hurdles debut at Southwell (15.8f, soft). In good hands and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 4323-2

Renardeau⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: A Stronge

22/1

Fairly useful on the Flat at up to 1½m, winning 4 times in that sphere. Could be the type to make his mark over hurdles, but this looks pretty warm race.

Form:

Squire Hockey¹⁷⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D Grissell

150/1

Little show in maidens on Flat in 2016 for Gary Moore (subsequently gelded). Hard to warm to on this hurdles debut following a mammoth absence.

Form:

Thorn^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽³⁾| T: J Gallagher

11/1

Successful on the Flat in April, but well held on latest start in that sphere and will need to leave his previous hurdles efforts well behind if he's to make an impact here.

Form: 5P-

Battle March^h1³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: James Davies| T: C J Down

16/1

Has shown ability in bumpers, creditable second at Worcester (2m, good to soft) last time. Still, will need to raise his game now switched to hurdles with the aid of a first-time hood.

Form: 934-2

Port Lockroy⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| BF

40/1

Low-grade maiden on the Flat for Joseph O'Brien, runner-up twice over 1½m on the Flat at Dundalk this year. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Homer, but opposable on hurdles debut for new yard.

Form:

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Spiritus Mundi²¹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: Mrs N S Evans J: Mr Jason Dixon

Forecasts

Trailboss (15/8), Gregor (2/1), Beholden (3/1), Thorn (11/1), Battle March (16/1), Renardeau (22/1), Port Lockroy (40/1), Exmoor Beast (66/1), Spiritus Mundi (100/1), Squire Hockey (150/1), Endean (200/1)

BEHOLDEN's jumping was far from foot-perfect on debut in this sphere at Huntingdon, but it was an encouraging effort nonetheless and the experience certainly won't be wasted on him. In the hope that he negotiates the obstacles with greater verve here, Jamie Snowden's charge earns the vote ahead of Gregor, who also found just one too good on his hurdles debut, and the penalised Trailboss.

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