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Saturday 25 March 2023

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Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gateway To Quality Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 4m 56.54s

Ed Keeper⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: David Bass| T: S Thomas| OR: 118

5/6

Promise when placed in maiden hurdles at Ffos Las and Chepstow this winter. Potential for better again. Leading claims.

Form: 32

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Harvie Wallbanger⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J G M O'Shea

80/1

Irish point winner who has run to a fair level in 3 bumpers for current connections. No impact so far over hurdles, though, so probably more of a handicap type.

Form: 326067

Icarat³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

20/1

Fair form in French bumpers for Nick Littmoden, winning once and placed on 2 other occasions. Off 8 months, probably needed the outing when fading into seventh on his Carlisle hurdle debut for new yard. Open to progress.

Form: 1-27

Import Export^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

250/1

Hasn't achieved anything in his 3 starts and can only be watched.

Form: P-0P

Le Bon Vivant²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy

50/1

€60,000 Doctor Dino gelding but well held in a Chepstow bumper on his recent debut despite attracting market support.

Form: 8

No But I Will⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 109

10/1

Won sole start in Irish points. Hasn't progressed from his Kelso hurdle debut third but it's still early days and the drop back in trip may help him.

Form: 1-343

Present Fair⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 103

6/1

Dual point winner. Best effort in maiden/novice hurdles for new yard when fourth of 17 at Wetherby (2m) 8 weeks ago. Back up in trip. Has the potential for better again.

Form: 121-044

Short Change Hero¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Benjamin Abbott⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S Allwood

200/1

Big prices and pulled up in novice hurdles at Carlisle and Market Rasen in recent weeks.

Form: PP

Shuil Ceoil²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Mulholland

125/1

Minor promise on Rules debut in a Wincanton bumper on Boxing Day but well beaten on his completed start over hurdles since.

Form: F-7F7

Si Elegant²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 114

7/2

Bought for €155,000 after finishing second in a 3-y-o hurdle on sole start in France back in September 2021. Ran out at around the half-way point on British debut at Hereford but didn't do anything wrong when second of 8 at Newcastle since. Likely to be bang there.

Form: 2-R2

Sonic Gold⁴⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Benjamin Poste| T: J G M O'SheaWS

200/1

Runner-up sole start in points but well held in a Uttoxeter bumper and Hereford novice hurdle before Christmas. Has had wind surgery.

Form: 2/00-

State Of Fame²²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 114| BF

7/1

Bumper winner and fair maiden hurdler for Ross O'Sullivan in Ireland. Off 7 months ahead of return for new yard. Each-

Form: 154-555

Flora Paget⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Chris Ward⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead

200/1

Well held in bumpers last season and suffered similar fate on Carlisle hurdle debut last month.

Form: 69-6

Penumbra^h1⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

300/1

Showed little in a pair of novices on the Flat for Mick Channon in 2021 and pulled up early on last week's Doncaster hurdle debut after a 19-month absence.

Form: P

Forecasts

Ed Keeper (5/6), Si Elegant (7/2), Present Fair (6/1), State Of Fame (7/1), No But I Will (10/1), Icarat (20/1), Le Bon Vivant (50/1), Harvie Wallbanger (80/1), Shuil Ceoil (125/1), Flora Paget (200/1), Sonic Gold (200/1), Short Change Hero (200/1), Import Export (250/1), Penumbra (300/1)

ED KEEPER has shown more than enough in his 2 starts to suggest he has a race like this in him and can prove just too strong for Newcastle runner-up Si Elegant. Donald McCain's Present Fair looks best of the remainder.