13:50 Stratford

Monday 11 March 2024

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Find The Best Odds Oncourse Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 1.99s

Swift Hawk⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

4/5

Fair form on the Flat for William Knight and, having changed hands for 85,000 gns, he made the perfect start for new connections on hurdle debut at Taunton (16.5f, good to soft) in December. Sure to improve and the one to beat.

Form: 1

Djerbanni^t1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: Ian Williams

40/1

Fairly useful form when winning a 15f Dieppe Flat maiden for Mikel Delzangles last summer. Shaped better than distant fourth of 5 suggests on recent Kelso hurdle debut. Tongue tie added now. Open to progress.

Form: 4

Dragonball Prince^p¹¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

14/1

Fair maiden handicapper on Flat (stays 17f) for Hugo Palmer but below par when last seen in November. Switches to hurdles for new yard. Betting should guide.

Form:

Roger

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: R Hobson

25/1

Had 3 outings on the Flat in Bratislava for Jaroslav Hanacek in 2023, best effort when fourth last time. Best watched on hurdle debut unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form:

Simiyann¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed| T: Ian Williams

9/1

Fairly useful maiden at up to 2m on the Flat. Should have a future over hurdles.

Form:

Ragosina^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr Eddie Edge⁽⁷⁾| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 106

15/8

Flat winner who struck at the fourth time of asking over hurdles when seeing off 4 rivals in a 2½m Sedgefield mares' novice last month. Likely to go well again.

Form: 2781

Alduni's Girl²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Chris Ward⁽³⁾| T: Deborah Cole

200/1

Big prices and well beaten in a bumper and maiden hurdle this winter.

Form: 600

Raise Your Glass¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Lily Pinchin| T: C E Longsdon

40/1

Well held in a Doncaster bumper and Ludlow hurdle for Lucinda Russell at the end of 2023 but offered a bit more for new yard after wind surgery when 16 lengths fifth of 10 over 2m at Hereford 15 days ago. A lot more will be needed to get heavily involved here, though.

Form: 965

Royal Toast¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll

200/1

Fair form in pair of maidens on the Flat in Ireland for Joseph O'Brien but has offered little in 3 hurdles for current yard.

Form: 4PP

Forecasts

Swift Hawk (4/5), Ragosina (15/8), Simiyann (9/1), Dragonball Prince (14/1), Roger (25/1), Raise Your Glass (40/1), Djerbanni (40/1), Alduni's Girl (200/1), Royal Toast (200/1)

It's highly likely SWIFT HAWK has more to offer on the back of his Taunton hurdle debut success and he can make light of his penalty. The chief threat will probably come from fellow hurdle winner Ragosina unless the betting speaks in the favour of hurdle newcomer Simiyann, who has some fairly useful form to his name on the Flat.