Cazoo 'National Hunt' Auction Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:41 | Winning time: 5m 3.09s

Ask The Doc²⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

7/4

Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser De Bene Esse and bumper winner Dante's Way, stayed 2½m. Promising start when fourth in an Irish bumper for Colin Motherway. More to come over hurdles.

Form: 4-

Creative Control^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

6/4

Runner-up on second of 2 outings in points. Well beaten in a brace of bumpers but has fared better sent hurdling, keeping on for third fitted with a hood at Bangor a fortnight ago.

Form: 5/24-753

Stinggrey⁹¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: David Noonan| T: M Young

100/1

€4,000 3-y-o, resold £1,500 3-y-o, £800 6-y-o: first foal, dam unraced. Completed only once from 3 starts in points.

Form: UF7/

Wolf Run²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

5/2

Showed promise on the first of 2 outings in bumpers and did so go again under a considerate ride when fourth on Uttoxeter hurdles debut. Failed to build on that over this sort of trip at Wetherby.

Form: 48-45

Non-Runners

Kavanaghs Cross¹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: I Jardine J: N F Houlihan

Forecasts

Kavanaghs Cross (5/6), Creative Control (6/4), Ask The Doc (7/4), Wolf Run (5/2), Stinggrey (100/1)

ASK THE DOC displayed plenty of ability when fourth in a bumper at Tipperary and, bred to do well over hurdles, he could be up to making a winning debut for Oliver Greenall. Kavanaghs Cross has been knocking pretty loudly on the door of late and seems sure to be involved.