Molson Coors Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 4m 24.9s

Sacre Pierre³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

4/9

Brother to 5 winners and did the job well when making a successful debut in what looked a decent Uttoxeter juvenile hurdle (15.8f, good) last month. Open to improvement and will prove hard to beat.

Form: 1

Forever Forward⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: P & M Bowen

4/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat at up to 1¼m for Clive Cox. Stamina unlikely to be an issue now tackling hurdles and appeals as the type to make his mark in this sphere.

Form:

So Savvy^h1⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies

66/1

Showed signs of ability in 2 starts on the level in recent months, but stamina far from assured now switched to hurdles and, in any case, he's the least appealing of this quartet.

Form:

The Bravest²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine

9/2

Placed on 2 of his 3 starts on the Flat as a juvenile. No show both outings in that sphere this year, but there were positives to glean from Market Rasen hurdles debut (16.6f, good to firm).

Form: 4

Forecasts

Sacre Pierre (4/9), Forever Forward (4/1), The Bravest (9/2), So Savvy (66/1)

It's difficult to look beyond SACRE PIERRE, who had a couple of previous winners behind when scoring on debut at Uttoxeter and, on that evidence, he has a good future ahead of him. The Bravest can be expected to build on his fairly encouraging hurdles bow, but Forever Forward was superior to Iain Jardine's charge on the Flat and is preferred for forecast purposes.