Jon & Pandora Wedding Week Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 4m 4.12s

Mr Freedom¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-7| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 102| D

10/3

Failed to win on the Flat but struck at just the second time of asking over hurdles in Fontwell juvenile 14 days ago. This looks a slightly deeper race but he did it comfortably and his stable is no stranger to success in this contest.

Form: 31

Borntobealeader²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

5/6

First run since gelded when a ready winner in selling company on the Flat at Goodwood (11f) last month. Sold from Amanda Perrett's yard for £21,000 at the subsequent auction. Interesting recruit to hurdles for new stable.

Form:

Executive Pool^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| BF

9/2

Fair Flat winner. 13½ lengths fourth of 5 to the reopposing Mr Freedom on Fontwell hurdle debut but he's likely to do better, particularly with the blinkers he wore to good effect on the Flat back in place.

Form: 4

I Have A Voice^t1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke

12/1

Fairly useful Flat winner in Ireland for Jim Bolger. Tailed off in 2m Nottingham handicap for new yard last month but his Irish form suggests he should be up to making an impact over hurdles. Tongue tied first time. Stable won this in 2020.

Form:

Starspangledjama¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

40/1

Little show in 4 runs on the Flat, including a low-grade handicap at Epsom 10 days ago. Executive Pool has to be considered the stable first string unless the betting hints otherwise.

Form:

Boudica Warrior^b³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 84

14/1

Fair maiden on Flat. Has achieved only barely modest form in a pair of juvenile hurdles in recent months so the headgear which is on for the first time over hurdles will need to spark improvement.

Form: 34

Non-Runners

Major Gatsby³⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: W G M Turner J: Harry Kimber

Forecasts

Borntobealeader (5/6), Mr Freedom (10/3), Executive Pool (9/2), Major Gatsby (8/1), I Have A Voice (12/1), Boudica Warrior (14/1), Starspangledjama (40/1)

BORNTOBEALEDAER was a ready winner in selling company on the Flat at Goodwood last month and is taken to make the most of the 7 lb he receives from Fontwell-scorer Mr Freedom and make a successful start to his hurdling career for new trainer David Pipe. Executive Pool was a fair way behind Mr Freedom at Fontwell but could improve with that initial experience of hurdling behind him.