Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Introductory Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 11:45 | Winning time: 4m 5.30s

Too Friendly⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-3| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| D

5/4

Fairly useful Flat winner for George Scott and carried that ability over to hurdles to make a winning start at Stratford. Entitled to progress and should be very competitive under a penalty.

Form: 1

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Twilight Twist²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-3| J: D A Jacob| T: A King| D

11/8

Fair performer on the Flat who wasn't all out to make a successful hurdling debut at Huntingdon (15.8f) 27 days ago. In excellent hands and likely to improve.

Form: 1

Bamboo Bay^t⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

16/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1½m, won on handicap debut last time. Sold from Joseph Patrick O'Brien for 36,000 gns in October. Interesting hurdling newcomer.

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Johnny Boom⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny McMenamin| T: B Ellison

8/1

Fair winner on the Flat, stays 1¼m, probably should have won last time. Sold out of Richard Fahey's for 38,000 gns in October and is in the right hands to make it as a hurdler.

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Galah^t1⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M F Harris

14/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1½m, run best excused last time Sold from Ralph Beckett's yard for 21,000 gns in October and not ruled out on hurdle debut for a resurgent yard. Tongue tie on.

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Oot Ma Way^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine

50/1

Landed a pair of AW handicaps on the Flat at up to 1¼m this autumn, but the form is only modest and she ran below form at Wolverhampton last time. Cheekpieces retained for hurdle debut.

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Forecasts

Too Friendly (5/4), Twilight Twist (11/8), Johnny Boom (8/1), Galah (14/1), Bamboo Bay (16/1), Oot Ma Way (50/1)

TWILIGHT TWIST and Too Friendly are perhaps the pair to concentrate on following successful hurdling debuts, with the former narrowly preferred having won a shade cosily under a hands-and-heels ride at Huntingdon last month. Bamboo, a lightly-raced winner on the Flat, is pick of the hurdling newcomers.