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Saturday 20 May 2023

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Wrexham Lager Bootlegger Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:37 | Winning time: 4m 2.8s

Poppop¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: J T Stimpson

25/1

Well held in Southwell bumpers 2 years apart and recent hurdles debut was hardly inspiring.

Form: 9/6-6

Waspy³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| BF

2/7

Winning pointer who shaped promisingly in his only bumper and did the same sent hurdling when runner-up to subsequent EBF Final winner Crambo over C&D in February. First-flight faller at Sedgefield since but will surely go close back here if none the worse for that.

Form: 23132F-

Faded Fantasy⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams| OR: 107

10/3

Fair maiden on the Flat for Ger Lyons and took a step forward whe third in a 7-runner Taunton juvenile hurdle (16.5f, heavy) at the end of March. Likely that he'll really come into his own in handicaps in due course but he's a big player here nonetheless.

Form: 553-

Sobegrand¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: O Murphy

33/1

Went the wrong way following promising debut second for the Gosdens on the Flat at Kempton, well held on sole start for Gary Moore when last seen in November. Opposable now sent hurdling for new connections.

Form:

On Cloud Nine^t1⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain JnrWS

25/1

Runner-up on the second of 2 starts in points but little impact in 2 starts under Rules to date and Waspy is clearly the stable first-string.

Form: F278-

Oneway Express¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

66/1

Third sole start between the flags in February but she dropped away pretty tamely starting out under Rules in a Ludlow maiden hurdle 11 days ago.

Form: 3-8

Non-Runners

Churchman²⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: A Ralph J: Alex Edwards

Lune De La Mer¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Waspy (2/7), Lune De La Mer (5/2), Faded Fantasy (10/3), Churchman (16/1), On Cloud Nine (25/1), Poppop (25/1), Sobegrand (33/1), Oneway Express (66/1)

FADED FANTASY shaped with conspicuous promise on his third start in this sphere at Taunton and he is a tempting alternative to likely favourite Waspy, who sets the standard on his C&D hurdles debut second in February. If bumper winner Luna de la Mer lines up here rather than at Aintree on Friday he will also be of interest.