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Saturday 19 April 2025

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Welcome To Easter Raceday 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:59 | Winning time: 4m 51.37s

Devon Blue¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott

50/1

Well held in a bumper (for Victor Dartnall) and similarly well-beaten both starts in maiden/novice hurdles for new yard this winter.

Form: 8-0P

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Gorcombe And Wise⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Walford

150/1

Telescope gelding who has finished out the back in pair of maiden/novice hurdles at the start of 2025.

Form: 08

Lantic Bay⁶⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Daire James McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: M Keighley

125/1

Dream Eater gelding. Dam winning pointer/runner-up sole start over fences. Shaped as though in need of the run on debut back in June 2023. Off since.

Form: 8-

Loki's Mischief⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 101| BF

7/2

Ran to a fair level first time out in bumpers and stepped up on his hurdles debut when just touched off in a 4-runner Taunton novice in November. Again shaped well when fourth of 13 upped to 19f at the same course 2 months later but failed to finish race off on handicap debut. Given a break.

Form: 274246

Southfield Finale¹³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Ben Godfrey| T: A J Honeyball

7/1

Telescope gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including smart hurdler/chasers Southfield Theatre and Southfield Vic. Dam (c134/h134) 17f-25f hurdle/chase winner. Shaped quite nicely in an Exeter bumper in December and bred to do better over obstacles.

Form: 4

Walk On High^h,t⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Bryan Carver| T: H Fry| OR: 115| BF

2/5

Remains a maiden but arrives in top form, runner-up in handicap company at Taunton in February and occupied same spot when odds-on to score at Fontwell a month ago. Hood back on and this could be his day.

Form: F-32822

Barford Groover²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Houlihan| T: K Woollacott

16/1

Runner-up in a bumper for Mitchell Hunt in spring 2023. Restricted to 2 runs since for different yards, but did show something to work on sent hurdling when third at Wincanton last month. Up in trip.

Form: 82/73

Chique Angel³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

14/1

Reached the frame in 2 bumpers a year apart. Seemingly stretched by 21f on heavy ground when a remote fourth on Wincanton hurdles debut but tame effort at Chepstow since means she has questions to answer.

Form: 4-345

Daisy Me Rollin¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: Daisy Hitchins

100/1

Little show in a pair of bumpers last summer and same story on recent hurdles debut.

Form: 696

Sea Thrift¹⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Robbie David⁽⁷⁾| T: Daisy Hitchins

50/1

Bullet Train mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdle winner/smart chaser Uncle Phil and fairly useful hurdler Helnwein.

Form: 6-P

Field Of Aces²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Mrs J Williams

80/1

Last of 8 in bumper at Taunton on debut 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 8

Non-Runners

Neon Madonna⁶³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: H Fry J: Freddie Gingell

Forecasts

Walk On High (2/5), Loki's Mischief (7/2), Southfield Finale (7/1), Neon Madonna (7/1), Chique Angel (14/1), Barford Groover (16/1), Sea Thrift (50/1), Devon Blue (50/1), Field Of Aces (80/1), Daisy Me Rollin (100/1), Lantic Bay (125/1), Gorcombe And Wise (150/1)

WALK ON HIGH has had a few chances now but he does arrive at the top of his game and with this race lacking strength in depth, he likely won't need to improve to get off the mark. Southfield Finale showed enough in a bumper to make him of interest, with Loki's Mischief another to consider back from a break.