Jewson Wigan Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 6m 7.48s

Inis Oirr⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

11/4

Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including bumper winner/useful hurdler Ulzana's Raid. Runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points and showed plenty on his Rules debut when a staying-on third in Hexham maiden (20.1f) 53 days ago. Longer trip promises to suit, so solid contender.

Form: 82-3

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Mr Vango²⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor| T: M Bradstock| D

9/2

£30,000 6-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Cheap As Chips and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Ros Brin, stays 3m. Dam unraced. Won sole start in points in February and worth a market check on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

No But I Will²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| D

9/4

Won sole start in Irish points and offered something to work on sent hurdling in a messy affair when third in 7-runner novice at Kelso (22.7f) 25 days ago, staying on run-in. Likely to improve.

Form: 1-3

Powder Trick⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Patrick| T: S Drinkwater

16/1

Looked rough around the edges when showing ability in a brace of bumpers in May and was yet to be asked for his effort when falling at the seventh on his Worcester hurdling debut in October.

Form: 44F

Merveillo¹⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

3/1

Useful on Flat, stays 16.5f, mid-division in handicap last time. Interesting recruit to hurdling and one to watch closely in the betting.

Form:

Forecasts

No But I Will (9/4), Inis Oirr (11/4), Merveillo (3/1), Mr Vango (9/2), Powder Trick (16/1)

INIS OIRR shaped well on his Rules debut at Hexham last month, especially with a view to tackling a longer trip, so he receives the vote. Merveillo, a useful stayer on the Flat, requires a close look in the betting on his hurdling debut, while No But I Will seems likely to improve on his opening third under Rules at Kelso.