William Hill Plus Card Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Age: 3| Weight: 11-7| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls

Made a winning debut in juvenile hurdle at Clairefontaine (17f, soft) in July. Hood worn on that occasion is left off now starting out for Paul Nicholls. Leading claims.

Form: 1

Captain Potter²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: B Ellison

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1½m) for Mark Walford. 40/1, remote fourth on the back of a wind op in juvenile hurdle at Market Rasen on his hurdling bow 20 days ago. Lots to prove.

Form: 4

Carlton⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: Miss Tracy Waggott

Fair maiden on the Flat but failed to stay 1m4f when eighth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle 42 days ago. More needed now going hurdling.

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Mad Mode³³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

Last of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Catterick (15.7f, good to soft, 5/1) on NH debut 33 days ago. Lots more is required.

Form: 7

Silverbridge⁷⁶

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

Showed fair form in pair of 1m4f maidens on Flat and sold from John Joseph Murphy for 40,000 gns later in October. Considered hurdling debutant.

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Snow Forecast²⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁷⁾| T: Tim Vaughan

Failed to go on in three runs on the level for Jonathan Portman. Needs this yard switch to spark a resurgence on his hurdling debut.

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Cantalupo Bella⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby

Modest maiden on the Flat who came in a remote third of 8 in juvenile hurdle (6/1) at Sedgefield (16.8f, heavy) on NH debut 41 days ago. Plenty more is required.

Form: 3

Rose De La Jarrie⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: P A Kirby

Won over 1½m at Beaupreau on only outing on Flat for Elisabeth Allaire in France. Sold for €42,000 in September but came in a well-held seventh on her hurdles debut at Catterick 8 days ago. Not written off yet.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

Ironopolis⁸⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: R Menzies J: Ross Chapman

Forecasts

Kabral Du Mathan (4/9), Silverbridge (13/2), Ironopolis (7/1), Cantalupo Bella (14/1), Captain Potter (16/1), Mad Mode (25/1), Carlton (33/1), Snow Forecast (33/1), Rose De La Jarrie (66/1)

KABRAL DU MATHAN rates the clear form pick on his debut victory at Clairefontaine in the summer and is hard to oppose now starting out with Paul Nicholls. Silverbridge has some fair form to his name on the level so could emerge as the main danger now going hurdling for his new yard ahead of Sedgefield-third Ironopolis.