Bossy Boot Betty Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 4m 26.13s

Kracka Nut^t1²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

7/2

Looked well-above average when quickening up smartly to make a winning start at Catterick in December. Off 3 months and ran no sort of race at Stratford but certainly in the right hands now hurdling fitted with a tongue tie.

Form: 19-

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Ontherouge²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Niven| D

10/11

Out of a bumper winner and made the perfect start in that sphere himself at Sedgefield in January. Matched that form when second under a penalty 2 months later and he can make his mark as a hurdler.

Form: 12-

The Role Model^h²²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 117

5/2

Fair maiden on the Flat who took a step forward when third in 16-runner juvenile at Gowran in February. Too free in a deeper race at Navan the following month but joined a yard adept at improving new inmates.

Form: U439-

Unstoppable^h²⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: S Bowen| T: Miss J S Davis

80/1

Related to a fairly useful hurdler but went with little encouragement when fourth in a newcomers bumper at Huntingdon on debut back in January (hooded).

Form: 4-

Wonderweasle

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

16/1

Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdlers Silver Sheen (2½m-25f winner) and Miah Grace (2m/17f winner). Dam (c101/h128) bumper/2m-19f hurdle winner (stayed 3m), half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Quickbeam.

Form:

Non-Runners

Onesmoothoperator¹⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: B Ellison J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ontherouge (10/11), Onesmoothoperator (7/4), The Role Model (5/2), Kracka Nut (7/2), Wonderweasle (16/1), Unstoppable (80/1)

KRACKA NUT and Ontherouge were both talented enough to make a winning bumper debut and look the pair to focus on, with the former just preferred.