Crown Cellars Wine Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:10 | Winning time: 4m 53.00s

French Symphony²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| BF

13/2

Winning pointer who was placed on the first of 2 starts in bumpers and shaped as if better for the run when third on his Fontwell hurdling debut (19.1f) 24 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 335-3

Job^h³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: K Brogan| T: T Lawes

13/2

Fourth sole start in Irish points (May 2023) and shaped much better than he had in a couple of bumpers when third of 13 on his Wetherby hurdling debut (19.7f) last month. Entitled to do better.

Form: 474-3

Jumble Jury^h1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Lily Pinchin| T: N B King| D

100/1

Showed a bit on the first of 2 starts in bumpers but was beaten a long way out on his recent Chepstow hurdling debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 3/145-0

Kingston Pride²¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson

8/15

Successful sole start in Irish points in April 2023 (decent form) and confirmed the promise of his Rules debut when readily landing the odds in an Exeter bumper in April. Stable could be in better form but he rates a useful prospect for novice hurdles nonetheless.

Form: 1/21-

Land Afar²⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

11/2

Has clearly had his problems since showing fairly useful form in bumpers for Anthony McCann but shaped well back over hurdles after 22 months when second of 15 at Huntingdon (19.6f, heavy) in March. Off a further 8 months but still needs considering.

Form: 3P414/2-

Portobello Girl¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Murray Dodd⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ralph

66/1

Regressive in bumpers for Nigel Twiston-Davies and showed nothing sent hurdling after 8 months off at Stratford 16 days ago.

Form: 45-0

Forecasts

Kingston Pride (8/15), Land Afar (11/2), French Symphony (13/2), Job (13/2), Portobello Girl (66/1), Jumble Jury (100/1)

KINGSTON PRIDE impressed in a brace of bumpers and looks one to follow now going hurdling. French Symphony should improve on his opening effort in this sphere at Fontwell and is feared most ahead of Land Afar.