Gore Browne Investment Management Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 4m 54.2s

Getaway Tothe Wood³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: James Best| T: Miss Sarah Robinson

200/1

Getaway gelding. Dam, ran once in bumper, sister to bumper winner/fair hurdler (stays 21f) Benny In Milan. Showed only greenness on last month's debut.

Form: 0

Gyenyame³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

85/40

Fair Flat winner for Andrew Balding who bagged 2m handicaps at Kempton and Ffos Las last summer. Acquired for 42 000gns after but got no further than the second on hurdles bow at Ffos Las in October. More like it when third here last month and now up in trip (should stay well). Big player.

Form: U3

Impact Du Bonheur¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

4/6

Won 10-runner bumper at Morlaix (12.9f, good to firm) 165 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving P. Journiac for €90,000 in November and he's a fascinating contender.

Form: 1

Polar Cloud⁵⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Briain⁽⁷⁾| T: H Main

40/1

Fair handicapper on Flat, stays 2m, won final 2 starts when last seen in 2021. Well-being has to be taken on trust now hurdling.

Form:

San Fermin³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 111

11/2

Half-brother to useful chaser Billaway and, having won a bumper, made a pleasing start to his hurdling career when third in a novice at Stratford in June 2021. Shaped as though in need of the run on last month's return from a lengthy absence at Fontwell.

Form: U2/132-4

Shot Tower^t1³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Joe Ponting

40/1

4,500 gns 7-y-o, Califet gelding. Dam (b109), dual bumper winner, closely related to very smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Fire Dragon. Wears tongue strap. Placed last 2 of 3 starts in Irish points

Form: F33

Dream Bet^b1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Gundry

250/1

Pulled up all 3 starts over hurdles.

Form: PPP

Forecasts

Impact Du Bonheur (4/6), Gyenyame (85/40), San Fermin (11/2), Shot Tower (40/1), Polar Cloud (40/1), Getaway Tothe Wood (200/1), Dream Bet (250/1)

IMPACT DU BONHEUR displayed plenty of ability in French bumpers last year, winning his final start, and having subsequently switched to Paul Nicholls, a successful hurdles debut would come as no surprise. Gyenyame stayed well on the Flat so this trip will suit and he looks the main danger, ahead of San Fermin.