15:08 Stratford

Thursday 3 August 2023

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Betting.Bet Free Betting Tips Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 4m 4.73s

City Of Ruins⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| BF

9/4

5/2, third of 5 in juvenile hurdle at Hexham (2m, good) on debut 61 days ago. May do better.

Form: 3

Gifted Angel^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: Tom Dascombe

13/8

Fair maiden on the Flat. Didn't jump with fluency but still made a sound start to his hurdle career when third of 11 over C&D 18 days ago. Cheekpieces refitted. Might hurdle better with that experience behind him. Leading claims.

Form: 3

Logistical^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

22/1

Fair maiden on the Flat for Andrew Balding. Only modest form in his 2 juvenile hurdles for new connections but it's still early days.

Form: 53

Ramz⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

12/1

Fair maiden handicapper on Flat (stays 9.5f) for Alice Haynes. Respected on hurdle debut for an in-form trainer/jockey combination.

Form:

Red Fort^t1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

33/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, reaching the frame in handicaps on his last 2 outings. Hurdle debut.

Form:

Secret Sauce^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Reed| T: M F Harris

12/1

Fair performer on the Flat in Ireland, winning a 1m Gowran claimer in May. 14/1, didn't get beyond the first at Newton Abbot recently so this is effectively his hurdle debut.

Form: U

Steven Seagull¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: J Ryan

40/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Doesn't make obvious appeal now switching to hurdles.

Form:

Sunrise Boy¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham

14/1

Modest maiden on the Flat who went backwards from hurdling debut when pulled up over C&D 18 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 4P

Texas Boy⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: S Hosie

125/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Probably best watched now hurdling.

Form:

Lady Bianca^t1⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn

125/1

Modest maiden on the Flat for Jamie Osborne. Sports a first-time tongue tie now hurdling for a new stable.

Form:

Limelight⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: C Gethings| T: S EdmundsWS

20/1

Modest maiden on Flat (stays 1m) for Mike Murphy & Michael Keady. Has had wind surgery head of this hurdle debut for a new yard. Not an obvious one.

Form:

Saisissante³³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Noel Williams

9/1

Fairly useful Flat winner at up to 1¼m in France. Underperformed on yard debut at Newmarket last month but has to be of interest on first crack at hurdling here.

Form:

Forecasts

Gifted Angel (13/8), City Of Ruins (9/4), Saisissante (9/1), Secret Sauce (12/1), Ramz (12/1), Sunrise Boy (14/1), Limelight (20/1), Logistical (22/1), Red Fort (33/1), Steven Seagull (40/1), Texas Boy (125/1), Lady Bianca (125/1)

GIFTED ANGEL translated his fair Flat ability to hurdles at the first time of asking when third over C&D 18 days ago and a repeat of that form might be good enough here. Sassissante and Ramz are interesting recruits from the Flat, while City of Ruins hails from a good stable and may step up on his opening Hexham third.