Champion Equestrian Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 11.06s

City Of London

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R Patrick| T: Kerry Lee

7/2

38,000 gns 3-y-o, Nathaniel gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including connections' smart hurdler Nemean Lion, stays 21f. Dam 9f winner in Germany. Noteworthy newcomer.

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Kotgar¹²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

12/1

Fair maiden on Flat in France, in frame all 5 starts, stays 1¼m. Left Jean-Claude Rouget's yard for €25,000 in July. Watch betting.

Form:

My Noble Lord⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

10/11

Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Hajey. Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 1¾m), successful on 4 of 5 starts in 2024. Interesting hurdling debutant.

Form:

Rakki³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

3/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat (stays 1¾m), below form last time. In the right hands to make it as a hurdler.

Form:

Rapid Mission³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed| T: Anthony Charlton

20/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 12.5f) and is out of a mare who is a half-sister to a fairly useful hurdler.

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Forecasts

My Noble Lord (10/11), Rakki (3/1), City Of London (7/2), Kotgar (12/1), Rapid Mission (20/1)

MY NOBLE LORD, a most progressive handicapper on the Flat, has both the physique and attitude to take well to this new discipline, so he's fancied to get his hurdle career off to the perfect start. City of London makes plenty of appeal on paper being a half-brother to smart hurdler Nemean Lion, while Rakki is in the right hands to do well in this sphere.