Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 3m 54.70s

Gibbs Island²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

4/1

Fairly useful Flat winner for Andrew Oliver in Ireland and well prepared to make a winning hurdles debut at Sedgefield 3 weeks ago. Bare form isn't out of the ordinary but he can improve.

Form: 1

Lavender Hill Mob²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen| OR: 121| D

15/8

Useful Flat performer who failed to land short odds on hurdles debut in November. More like it when fourth in a fair race at Cheltenham and he got off the mark in this discipline at Warwick 4 weeks ago. Type to go on progressing.

Form: 241

Marche D'aligre⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 121| D

9/4

Fairly useful Flat winner in France and struck at the first time of asking over hurdles in 2m Wetherby juvenile in November. Pitched into a Grade 2 and ran a cracker when second at Chepstow a month later. That is just about the best form on offer.

Form: 12

Give It To Me Oj¹¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Caoilin Quinn| T: G & J Moore

7/2

Fairly useful form on Flat despite winning (stays 1½m). Sound start to hurdles career minus cheekpieces when third at Wincanton and he's entitled to build on that.

Form: 3

Sophie Power^h,t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H Dickin| OR: 101

66/1

Won a 1½m conditions event on soft ground for Henri Devin on sole Flat start in France. Failed to deliver over hurdles so far and this is a tough assignment.

Form: P44

Forecasts

Lavender Hill Mob (15/8), Marche D'aligre (9/4), Give It To Me Oj (7/2), Gibbs Island (4/1), Sophie Power (66/1)

MARCHE D'ALIGRE excelled himself when runner-up pitched into Grade 2 company at Chepstow and that looks to be the best form on offer. There's plenty of potential on show, though, with Give It To Me OJ and Gibbs Island open to lots of progress.