13:50 Perth

Thursday 16 May 2024

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Edinburgh Gin Classic Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 3m 58.72s

Al Medix^h1,t1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: S R B Crawford

12/1

€100,000 Al Namix gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/very smart hurdler (stayed 25f) Medinas. Wears tongue strap. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Bellslea²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum Bewley| T: R M Smith

200/1

Didn't show much in 3 starts on the Flat for Keith Dalgleish in 2021 and well-held sixth in a C&D novice hurdle on his recent return from a long absence.

Form: 6-

Kinbara Firstdraft²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: S R B Crawford

11/1

Modest form in a bumper and 2 maiden hurdles in Ireland. Brian Hughes up but Al Medix perhaps the more likely of the yard's pair.

Form: P5/587-

Ravenscraig Castle^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine

9/2

Pretty useful at up to 2m on the Flat but he has found winning difficult in recent years. Definitely has the ability to play a prominent role in a race like this if taking to his new discipline.

Form:

Stylish Recruit^t²²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

12/1

Irish point winner but shaped likely a stayer when fifth of 9 on his 2m Kelso hurdle debut in October. Off since. Unlikely to be of real interest over jumps until tackling further.

Form: FP51/5-

Uncle Mac^h,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 96

16/1

Half-brother to 4 winners and has shown a bit when reaching the frame in a Hereford maiden (for Ben Pauling) and C&D novice in his 2 outings over hurdles.

Form: F67/34-

Vocito^t¹⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 108

7/4

Flat winner but a long-standing maiden over jumps in Ireland for Eoin Doyle. Has joined a good yard but might find the odd one too strong again.

Form: 6/67P25-

Medieval Gold⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond

9/4

Fairly useful maiden on Flat (stays 2m) for William Haggas and made a sound start to his hurdle career for new connections when second of 5 at Market Rasen in February. Open to progress and leading claims.

Form: 2-

Runremyrun²⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd

250/1

Didn't show much in a Galway bumper for Denis Hogan last August. Best watched unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.

Form: 0-

Caledonian Pearl^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

125/1

Modest form in a bumpers last season and last of 5 in 12.5f Newcastle maiden on the Flat 13 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 506-

Forecasts

Vocito (7/4), Medieval Gold (9/4), Ravenscraig Castle (9/2), Kinbara Firstdraft (11/1), Stylish Recruit (12/1), Al Medix (12/1), Uncle Mac (16/1), Caledonian Pearl (125/1), Bellslea (200/1), Runremyrun (250/1)

MEDIEVAL GOLD was a promising second on his Market Rasen hurdle debut in February and is taken to go one better now. Al Medix is an interesting newcomer from the Stuart Crawford yard and a market move for him would make him a possible big threat. Ravenscraig Castle is on a long losing run on the Flat but is talented enough to make his presence felt in a race like this if taking to hurdling.