Tapping House Norfolk Hospice Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

Dispalyed ability in a brace of bumpers and a maiden hurdle at Punchestown in 2023. Fit from points when a modest fourth on chase debut and since left S. Curling. Market may guide.

Form: 3F2F5-4

Kilbarry Hill^t²²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 110

Runner-up twice in Irish points and has shown fair form when placed on first 4 runs over hurdles. Backward step final start in March but returns at a very winnable level and yard is in good order.

Form: 2/32332-

Miami Magic¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| D

Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Pobbles Bay and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Oxwich Bay. Off mark in points at third attempt and came within a head of making a winning bumper debut at Aintree in May. Since left D. Peters and he's a very likely type.

Form: 4/441-2

Saint Vic^h1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: A Day| OR: 80

Not really threatened in a handful of starts in this sphere, including from a modest mark in handicap company. Hood on.

Form: 57-4497

Chief Sunday²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Finn Lambert⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

€75,000 buy from good French family but down the field in 2 bumpers in the spring. Held back by inexperience on hurdles debut last month but will know more this time.

Form: 78-4

Lucille Diamond^p1¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Harriet Tucker⁽⁷⁾| T: Tracey Leeson

Looks very limited. Cheekpieces go on.

Form: 9-95U

Non-Runners

Never Seen Again⁷⁵³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Mrs S J Humphrey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Kilbarry Hill (5/4), Miami Magic (2/1), D'jo Dela Barriere (10/3), Never Seen Again (8/1), Chief Sunday (10/1), Saint Vic (66/1), Lucille Diamond (100/1)

A tough race to assess with 3 stable-switchers in opposition. Of those, MIAMI MAGIC looks the pick on the back of a narrow second in a point-to-point bumper at Aintree in the spring. Kilbarry Hill returns for a yard in good order and will attempt to put his hurdles experience to the best possible use.