starsports.bet Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 4m 32.15s

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Alazwar⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: A Watson

2/1

Flat-bred gelding who made all in good style in a bumper at Huntingdon on debut in October. Unable to repeat that form twice since and these conditions may not be ideal now hurdling.

Form: 137

Fae The Port^h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Corey McGivern⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L Wadham

22/1

Fair Flat winner. Hood fitted and was too free on hurdles debut at Doncaster 12 days ago, folding.

Form: 8

Fleurman²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

5/4

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 14.5f). Bought out of Ralph Beckett's yard for 130,000 gns in October and sure to build on opening third over hurdles at Wetherby a month ago. One to beat.

Form: 3

Johnny Estella^t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

66/1

Modest maiden on Flat (stays 9.5f) who wasn't disgraced when mid-field in a 14-runner Southwell handicap (11f) in January. Represents in-form yard but lacks the class of a few now hurdling.

Form:

Krypton Gold²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 106

9/2

Modest maiden on Flat. Promising hurdles debut when second at Leicester but has disappointed since.

Form: 2446

Lion Face^p¹³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Reed| T: L Morgan

11/1

Fair on Flat, improved when winning 2m handicap last time. Sold from Roger Charlton 50,000 gns later in October and headgear retained now tackling obstacles.

Form:

Romulan Prince¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Jack Andrews⁽⁵⁾| T: Olly Williams

80/1

Brother to modest hurdler Just Once (23f-3m winner). Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1½m), below best for current yard.

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Glen Again¹²³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: C J Todd

Forecasts

Fleurman (5/4), Alazwar (2/1), Krypton Gold (9/2), Glen Again (5/1), Lion Face (11/1), Fae The Port (22/1), Johnny Estella (66/1), Romulan Prince (80/1)

Likely to be a good test of stamina for this largely Flat-bred bunch but FLEURMAN was a strong stayer on the level and sure to build on his opening hurdles debut, is clearly the one to beat. Lion Face and Glen Again are perhaps the pick of the newcomers to this sphere.