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Friday 28 March 2025

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Wearahatday Supporting Brain Tumour Awareness Month Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 3m 49.66s

All Well And Good²⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| D

6/5

From a very good Flat family and, having made a promising start when second at Worcester (2m) last June, went one place better when landing 12-runner bumper back at that venue a month later. Good second at Stratford when last seen in September and rates as a likely sort now hurdling.

Form: 212

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Jasmin Bellevue^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

3/1

£110,000 purchase after finishing runner-up completed start in Irish points but has proven too headstrong on both starts under Rules, including when unseating his rider at the sixth in a first-time hood at Hereford on latest.

Form: F2/6U

Katana⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: N J Henderson

12/1

€45,000 half-brother to French hurdler/chaser Gangster de Coddes who showed ability amidst greenness when fifth of 8 in bumper at Wincanton (15.2f, good) in October. Needed the experience sent hurdling at Taunton a couple of months later but looks a stable lesser light even so.

Form: 56

Kids Say Lastgojoe⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Micky Hammond| DWS

25/1

Balko gelding who showed benefit of his debut and settled better ridden from the front when winning 5-runner bumper at Catterick in November. Looked badly in need of the experience sent hurdling at Newcastle in January so he'll need to leave that well behind (has had a wind op).

Form: 415

Kit The Christian³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Todd| T: N Kent

250/1

Brother to bumper winner Getagin and closely related to useful hurdler Crooks Peak (winner around 2m). Bred to have a future but looked badly in need of the experience on debut in novice hurdle at Doncaster (19.4f, good) just over 5 weeks ago.

Form: 6

Mythical³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: S Whitaker| OR: 71

400/1

Modest Flat winner who has shown nothing in 3 starts over hurdles.

Form: 7PP

Regal Cavalier²⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Lee Edwards| T: M Young| D

66/1

Modest on Flat, comfortable winner of 15.5f minor event at Corlay last June. Sold from Ludovic Gadbin €21,000 the following month and interesting to see how he fares in the market on yard/hurdling debut.

Form:

Sleeping Late¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 108

5/1

Shaped with encouragement when fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Doncaster on debut and ran to a similar level despite jumping better when third at Huntingdon (15.8f, good) earlier this month. Appeals as the type to do better once tackling handicaps over further.

Form: 43

Solent Gateway^p,t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| DWS

12/1

Fairly useful stayer on the Flat for Hugo Palmer (sold 9,000 gns). Had usual headgear/tongue strap retained for hurdling debut and looked badly in need of the experience but knew more when third at Catterick (15.7f, good to soft) last month. Probably needs more time (has had a wind op).

Form: 43

Brindley^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Henry Brooke| T: P Neville

66/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1m), well below form in handicaps final 2 starts in 2024. Sold from Jack Channon for only 1,000 gns in September and made very little impact sent hurdling after 6 months off at Huntingdon (15.8f, good) recently.

Form: 9

Cap Ricochet⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Paul Collins

50/1

Hadn't looked much in bumpers and yet to achieve a great deal over hurdles, already looking a bit of a handful when disgracing himself at the second at Sedgefield last week (attempted to run out and unseated rider). Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 475U

Sir Galahad²⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

12/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1½m), running respectably while showing an awkward side when fifth of 7 in handicap at Newmarket (12f, good to firm) back in June. Sold from James Ferguson 25,000 gns the following month and has joined a top jumps yard. Yard also saddles All Well And Good.

Form:

Non-Runners

Dilly's Gunner⁶⁵

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: M & D Easterby J: Jamie Hamilton

Forecasts

All Well And Good (6/5), Jasmin Bellevue (3/1), Sleeping Late (5/1), Dilly's Gunner (5/1), Sir Galahad (12/1), Solent Gateway (12/1), Katana (12/1), Kids Say Lastgojoe (25/1), Cap Ricochet (50/1), Brindley (66/1), Regal Cavalier (66/1), Kit The Christian (250/1), Mythical (400/1)

Plenty of dead wood in this opener but there are some top yards represented and ALL WELL AND GOOD gets the nod to make a winning return/hurdling debut for Olly Murphy having reached a fairly useful level in bumpers last year. Heading up the opposition is Jasmin Bellevue, who has looked a handful on both outings so far but has stable jockey Nico de Boinville taking over in the plate. Sleeping Late and Dilly's Gunner can fight out third.