Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 21.93s

Impose Toi⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

1/7

Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Floueur and showed fairly useful form when winning both bumper starts in France for Mlle D. Mele. Lost his unbeaten record sent hurdling with a tongue strap left off after 9 months off at Ludlow in January but still shaped well and looks potentially useful.

Form: 11-2

Inchester D'amsyl¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

9/1

Has shown a bit in a brace of novice hurdles but is likely to flourish at a later stage, most likely when stepping back up in trip in handicaps.

Form: 82

Knowwhentoholdem⁴⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: M F Harris| D

8/1

€58,000 Flemensfirth gelding. Ready winner of a Newton Abbot bumper on debut and ran at least as well in defeat when third at Ayr under a penalty next time. Goes hurdling after a 15-month absence and market can guide.

Form: 13-

Asian Spice³⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: J D Frost

100/1

Well held all 3 starts in bumpers so easily passed over making hurdling debut after a 10-month absence.

Form: 00-0

Non-Runners

Roccovango⁴⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: Ian Williams J: Fergus Gregory

Forecasts

Impose Toi (1/7), Roccovango (5/1), Knowwhentoholdem (8/1), Inchester D'amsyl (9/1), Asian Spice (100/1)

An excellent opportunity for dual-bumper winner IMPOSE TOI, who shaped well on his first try over hurdles when runner-up at Ludlow in January. Roccovango is better judged on his Haydock third having made a bad mistake 3 out at Southwell last time and is preferred to the returning Knowwhentoholdem for forecast purposes.