14:50 Stratford

Sunday 16 July 2023

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Milton Harris Owners Group Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 3m 50.47s

Two Past Eight³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| D

2/1

Fair maiden on Flat who struck at the first time of asking over hurdles in Aintree juvenile last month. Should be more to come from him.

Form: 1

Angel's Voice^p,t³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

80/1

Modest maiden on Flat who was tailed off behind Two Past Eight on his Aintree hurdle debut last month.

Form: 8

Aussie Mystic^p1,t⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn

150/1

Poor form on the Flat so hardly strikes as an obvious one to make a winning start to his hurdle career. Has first-time cheekpieces added to the tongue tie he wore on the level.

Form:

Constitution⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: S-J Davies

200/1

Modest on the balance of his Flat form. Outsider now hurdling for a new stable.

Form:

Devil's Kingdom³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain JnrWS

12/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 9/2, dropped away to finish remote sixth to the reopposing Two Past Eight on Aintree hurdle debut last month. Has subsequently undergone wind surgery.

Form: 6

Favorite Boy

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Hammond| T: M Appleby

40/1

First foal of a Flat and 4-time hurdle winner for these connections. One to note in the betting on debut.

Form:

Gifted Angel²²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Tom Dascombe

9/2

Fair maiden on the Flat. Should be up to making an impact in a race like this now hurdling.

Form:

Maitre De Perles¹³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

33/1

Modest form on Flat (stays 1½m) for Roger Varian. Joined another good stable for hurdle debut. One to note in the betting.

Form:

Sunrise Boy^h³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham

6/1

Modest on Flat last year. Hooded first time, showed a bit when 15½ lengths fourth of 8 to Two Past Eight in juvenile at Aintree (16.5f, good to firm, 16/1) on hurdle debut 30 days ago, finishing with running left. May do better.

Form: 4

Swiss Money³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: M F Harris

13/8

Fairly useful dual winner on the Flat for Yann Barberot in France, leaving that yard after winning a 1¼m Longchamp claimer a month. Likely type now hurdling for a stable with a good record in these events.

Form:

Vitani¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Lee Edwards| T: A West

33/1

Poor maiden on the Flat. Achieved next to nothing when a distant second of 3 finishers on her Newton Abbot hurdle debut 19 days ago.

Form: 2

Non-Runners

Gusty

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: G Brown J: Non Runner

Saisissante¹⁵

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: Noel Williams J: James Davies

Forecasts

Swiss Money (13/8), Two Past Eight (2/1), Gifted Angel (9/2), Sunrise Boy (6/1), Saisissante (8/1), Devil's Kingdom (12/1), Vitani (33/1), Maitre De Perles (33/1), Favorite Boy (40/1), Gusty (50/1), Angel's Voice (80/1), Aussie Mystic (150/1), Constitution (200/1)

Aintree winner TWO PAST EIGHT is the percentage call, although a strong market move for Milton Harris French Flat recruit Swiss Money would put a slightly different slant on things. Sasissante is another who achieved enough on the Flat in France to think she could make an impact in a race like this if taking to this new discipline.