15:42 Southwell

Monday 3 March 2025

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 4m 2.85s

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Selected odds by:

Carlton^h¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: James Owen

33/1

Has struck 4 times on AW Flat for James Owen this winter. Well held back hurdling at Huntingdon recently and surely more interesting in handicaps after this run.

Form: 87

Cobbler's Boy³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| BF

5/1

Cost £115,000 after finishing runner-up in an Irish point last March and shaped with encouragement when eighth of 16 in bumper at Doncaster (16.6f, good to soft) on Rules debut 38 days ago, headway into contention over 2f out before early keenness took toll. Interesting hurdling debutant.

Form: 2-8

Elvis Du Berlais²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R J Price

200/1

Sent off 125/1 when falling at the second in a Chepstow novice hurdle on his recent debut.

Form: F

Jack Hyde³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 110| D

2/7

Irish point winner who made it third time lucky in bumpers (for Thomas Gallagher) in January 2023. Promise when making the frame both starts over hurdles and sets the standard.

Form: 3631/43

Pillar The Poet⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole

28/1

Last of 8 finishers sole start in Irish points (Apr 2024) but showed something when fifth of 8 in bumper at Newcastle (16.9f, good to soft) on Rules debut 46 days ago. Makes hurdle bow.

Form: 8-5

Surrey Lord²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Cannon| T: T Lawes

8/1

Fair form all 3 outings in bumpers, albeit well positioned when fourth of 8 at Kempton on most recent outing.

Form: 354

Syllabus⁵⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

17/2

Fair maiden on the Flat (stays 1½m) for William Haggas, making the frame in 5 of his 6 starts in that sphere as a 3-y-o in 2023. Subsequently sold for 50,000 gns and it'll be interesting to see how he fares in the betting starting out over hurdles for in-form yard.

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Troop Ship

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Mrs M Rowley

40/1

£26,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam, failed to complete both over hurdles, half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 3m) Firth of The Clyde. Market useful.

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Jeremy's Pet

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys

125/1

€25,000 3-y-o, Elusive Pimpernel mare. Sister to dual bumper winner/fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Weseekhimhere and fair hurdler Weseekherthere. Market can guide on her first run.

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Forecasts

Jack Hyde (2/7), Cobbler's Boy (5/1), Surrey Lord (8/1), Syllabus (17/2), Pillar The Poet (28/1), Carlton (33/1), Troop Ship (40/1), Jeremy's Pet (125/1), Elvis Du Berlais (200/1)

JACK HYDE has shaped with encouragement on both his starts over hurdles and, with his latest form proving strong, he's selected to mirror his bumper exploits by making it third time lucky in this sphere. Cobbler's Boy and Syllabus, a fair and consistent maiden on the Flat, are a pair of interesting hurdling debutants.