Coral Get Closer To The Action Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 11:51 | Winning time: 3m 59.68s

Summer Night City^p⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse| D

8/1

Brother to 4 winners and stepped up on hurdling debut when landing 4-runner event at Hereford 48 days ago. This looks a bit stronger so more will be needed under a penalty.

Form: 31

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Copernic Du Mazet^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

12/1

Arrigo gelding. Dam, ran once on Flat in France, half-sister to fairly useful French hurdler (2¼m winner) Nan's Catch. Wears hood for debut and needs a market check for good yard.

Form:

I Wish You³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

5/1

Made an encouraging start to career when 6 lengths second of 8 to Rocheval in a bumper at Aintree (17f, heavy) on debut 30 days ago. Could build on that now hurdling.

Form: 2

La Quarite³³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: I Jardine

13/2

Showed a bit before getting tired and falling last in juvenile hurdle at Musselburgh (15.6f) on debut 33 days ago. May do better.

Form: F

Rocheval³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

4/6

Looked a good prospect when impressive winner of 8-runner bumper at Aintree (17f, heavy) on debut last month, passing the line with gusto. Better to come and of major interest on hurdle bow.

Form: 1

Tiny Angel¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr M E McCrory⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly

125/1

Yeats filly who has shown nothing both starts to date.

Form: 60

Non-Runners

Vinnie O'Neil

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: S Allwood J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Rocheval (4/6), I Wish You (5/1), La Quarite (13/2), Summer Night City (8/1), Copernic Du Mazet (12/1), Vinnie O'Neil (25/1), Tiny Angel (125/1)

It was highly encouraging that ROCHEVAL was able to make a winning start in style in a 17f course bumper last month considering he's bred to need time and distance, so he's a straightforward choice to follow up on this switch to hurdling. I Wish You is fancied to chase home his stablemate once again.