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JAL Roofing Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 56.30s

Astro Babe^h1⁴¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe

50/1

Half-sister to 3 winners but beat only one home in 2 bumpers in 2022 and little to get excited by over hurdles the following spring. Off since and she's left Evan Williams. Hood fitted.

Form: 664/3-

Belleloise^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R T Dunne| T: G Hanmer| OR: 77

50/1

Showed little in bumpers and same story over hurdles, albeit last month's return at Bangor on the back of a breathing op wasn't totally devoid of promise. Back in trip.

Form: 98688/4

Billams Legacy²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 100| D

1/1

Has just a bumper win to her name back in 2022 but hard to knock her consistency over hurdles, finishing runner-up for the seventh time in a row at Market Rasen last month. Back in maiden company and she sets the standard.

Form: 22/22-22

Macmolly^t¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

40/1

In good hands but minor promise only in a brace of bumpers/maiden hurdle.

Form: 960-

O'Grady's Hill¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

85/40

Successful in a point in April and promise both starts under Rules so far, runner-up in a course bumper and occupied same spot at Market Rasen 10 days ago. Jumped fluently on that occasion and she's a major player.

Form: 4PP1-22

Voleur De Terres⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: David Noonan| T: Miss C Dyson

50/1

First foal, dam, ran twice in bumpers, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Justpourit. Dual winning Irish pointer, third of 4 last time (May 4).

Form: 231233-

Value Added⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

4/1

Fairly useful performer at up to 1¼m on the Flat who showed some aptitude for hurdling when fifth of 12 in a 2m Stratford maiden in April. Too free to last out over 18.7f last time but better expected returned to 2m.

Form: 5-3

Non-Runners

Final Escape¹⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Non Runner

Hola Hermosa¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: Fern O'Brien

Not Now Foxy⁴⁰⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J Coulson J: Non Runner

Traditude Tara¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P & M Bowen J: Non Runner

Be My Design²¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: Christian Williams J: Non Runner

Molly Mischief¹⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Billams Legacy (1/1), O'Grady's Hill (85/40), Value Added (4/1), Hola Hermosa (7/1), Final Escape (14/1), Molly Mischief (14/1), Traditude Tara (33/1), Macmolly (40/1), Belleloise (50/1), Astro Babe (50/1), Voleur De Terres (50/1), Not Now Foxy (100/1), Be My Design (100/1)

A sharp 2m is probably what VALUE ADDED needs over hurdles and given her Flat form, she's very dangerous in receipt of weight from most. Billams Legacy arrives on the back of a septet of runner-up efforts and there's a fair chance she will continue the sequence, with O'Grady's Hill another to note.