Cazoo Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 6m 22.5s

Call Me Rafa⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: T R George

9/1

€19,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Come On Gruff. Easy to back and ultimately shaped like a longer-term project when well held in a course novice (19.6f) on debut back in November.

Form: 9

Jean Genie^p,t⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 102WS

13/8

Fair hurdler/staying chaser who went agonisingly close to shedding his maiden tag at Ffos Las in October. Not so good both starts since but looks the one to beat on this return to hurdling. Cheekpieces back on. Has had a breathing operation.

Form: 22225U

Jigginstown King^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy| OR: 99

3/1

Fourth in an Irish hunter for John Joseph Hanlon but just modest form at best in 2 hurdle starts for current yard and bled reverted to chasing at Huntingdon last time.

Form: P4-86P

Stellar Stream²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: K Woollacott

15/8

Successful pointer who shaped like a stayer when fourth of 13 in 2m4f Ffos Las maiden on his hurdling debut 23 days ago, plugging on. Step up in trip will suit and he's feared.

Form: 2341-64

Forecasts

Jean Genie (13/8), Stellar Stream (15/8), Jigginstown King (3/1), Call Me Rafa (9/1)

A weak maiden so an excellent opportunity for JEAN GENIE, who has a number of fair efforts to his name, to finally shed his maiden tag. Stellar Stream will be suited by the step up in trip having shaped like a stayer on his Ffos Las hurdling debut, so looks the main threat.