Every Race Live On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:16 | Winning time: 5m 8.7s

Bebside Banter¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: C Grant

125/1

Westerner gelding who offered little when seventh of 8 in novice hurdle over C&D on his NH debut 14 days ago. A big step forward is required.

Form: 7

Hold Onto The Line²²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: J EwartWS

13/2

€18,000 3-y-o, £30,000 4-y-o, Westerner gelding. Dam fairly useful 19f-25f hurdle/chase winner. Runner-up in Irish point who goes hurdling now after a wind op. Highly respected.

Form: 0-2

Mexican Boy^t1³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy

13/8

Fair bumper performer who posted very good third of 10 in novice hurdle at Uttoxeter (19.9f) 37 days ago. Tongue strap fitted now, and he rates the form pick.

Form: 2-553

Paddy The Panda^p1¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Alain Cawley| T: D Bourke| OR: 77

22/1

Modest in bumpers and similar form shown at best over hurdles. Cheekpieces are now reached for with plenty to find on form.

Form: 743-497

River Walk³¹

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

10/11

Scorpion gelding who made a winning bow in 9-runner bumper at Catterick (9/2) 31 days ago. Makes hurdles debut up in trip and he rates a player.

Form: 1

Forecasts

River Walk (10/11), Mexican Boy (13/8), Hold Onto The Line (13/2), Paddy The Panda (22/1), Bebside Banter (125/1)

Five runners for this maiden hurdle, but it looks to rest between RIVER WALK and Mexican Boy with Donald McCain's hurdling newcomer taken to follow up his debut bumper win at Carlisle. Olly Murphy's fair performer should run him close though, with points runner-up Hold Onto The Line appealing as the pick of the remainder now he goes over hurdles.