Most Important 3-Year-Old Race Today Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 2.3s

City Of Ruins

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny McMenamin| T: D McCain Jnr

5/2

Nathaniel gelding. Brother to fair 2m hurdle winner Tuddenham Green. Dam, 16.5f winner, half-sister to useful hurdler (2m winner) Devilment. Newcomers from yard command respect.

Form:

Hourless¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| BF

10/3

Modest form on Flat (stays 9.5f), won handicap at Wolverhampton in April, but failed to repeat that effort at Bath last time. In the right hands to make it as a hurdler.

Form:

Indication Rocket^t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

5/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1¼m), won at Newcastle in May, respectable third last time. Must enter calculations on hurdle debut.

Form:

Uncle Matthew⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

7/2

Fair performer on Flat who showed improved form to get off the mark at Southwell (11.1f) in March. Sold from John & Thady Gosden for £16,000 subsequently and has been gelded. Interesting hurdling debutant.

Form:

Max Of Stars⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Ollie Pears

9/2

Modest maiden on the Flat but will need to better that form now switching to hurdling.

Form:

Non-Runners

Waitara⁸³

Weight: 10-5| Age: 3

T: D Pipe J: Jack Tudor

Forecasts

Waitara (13/8), City Of Ruins (5/2), Hourless (10/3), Uncle Matthew (7/2), Max Of Stars (9/2), Indication Rocket (5/1)

UNCLE MATTHEW is just about the pick on Flat form having run to a Timeform rating in the low 70s when winning at Southwell in March, so he's the tentative selection to make a successful hurdling debut. Waitara and Indication Rocket are others who make appeal.