13:30 Warwick

Monday 1 May 2023

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Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m 1f  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:30  |   Winning time: 6m 13.1s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Come On Me Babby
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-6| J: Adam Wedge| T: M Keighley
14/1
Westerner gelding. Brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful 2½m chase winner Pass The Ball. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to very smart chaser (stayed 3½m) Cane Brake. Has a nice pedigree but probably best watched on belated debut.
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2
Horse silk
Exmoor Forest20
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: N J Hawke| OR:  111
7/2
Left previous efforts well behind on first run since leaving Ben Lund when third in 10-runner novice at Chepstow (19.4f, good to soft, 200/1) and backed that up when fourth on handicap debut at Exeter. Should stay this far and respected.
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3
Horse silk
Good Workp,t19
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-6| J: Toby Wynne(5)| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR:  105
5/2
Arrives on the back of 6 successive runner-up efforts over fences but it's possibly no coincidence that he hasn't managed to get his head in front. However, is the clear pick on form if translating that ability back over hurdles.
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4
Horse silk
Hauraki Gulf40
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-6| J: Chris Ward(3)| T: Deborah Cole| OR:  116| C
6/4
Winner of sole bumper start and has made the frame on each of his 5 starts over hurdles. Drop back in trip probably wasn't ideal when runner-up over 19f in a Warwick novice last time and makes plenty of appeal going back up in distance.
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5
Horse silk
Global Famenglory23
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-13| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton| OR:  106| BF
6/1
Fair hurdler who shaped well after 11 months off when second in 7-runner handicap at Huntingdon (20.7f, good to soft) and backed that up when filling same spot in maiden hurdle at Haydock. Worth a shot at this longer trip so needs considering.
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Forecasts

Hauraki Gulf (6/4), Good Work (5/2), Exmoor Forest (7/2), Global Famenglory (6/1), Come On Me Babby (14/1)

Verdict

This looks competitive despite the small field but HAURAKI GULF appeals as the most solid option stepping up to a trip he should relish. Good Work has proved frustrating over fences but a switch back to hurdling could suit and he certainly has the ability to win this, so rates the main threat.

  1. Hauraki Gulf6/4
  2. Good Work5/2
  3. Global Famenglory6/1

Previous Winners

2022
Sporting Ace
Weight: 11-6  |Age: 6
J: J M Quinlan  |  T: N B King
5/6

Prize Money

1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.00

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