17:55 Stratford

Thursday 8 May 2025

All17:2517:5518:3019:0519:3520:05

Agco Ltd Backs British Farming Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 4m 0.30s

Sir Galahad⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| D

1/3

Fair performer on Flat who made a winning hurdles debut for new yard when taking 12-runner novice at Wetherby (16f, good, 12/1) 41 days ago, readily. Entitled to build on that.

Form: 1-

Buxted Reel²⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Cameron Iles⁽⁵⁾| T: T Lacey

8/1

Shaped better than previously in this sphere when fourth at Worcester (16f) in September and won on the Flat at Chelmsford City (14f) the following month. Not out of things.

Form: 64-

Duel Au Soleil¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling

11/2

Placed both completed starts in points and shaped with promise in a couple of bumpers this spring. Warrants respect on hurdles debut.

Form: P3346-

Fully Gaden^t1³⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: D J Jeffreys

150/1

Jack Hobbs colt. Dam unraced half-sister to fair 2½m hurdle winner Old Town Garde. Wears tongue strap. Last in point bumper (Apr 20). Likely best watched on hurdles bow.

Form: 0/

Ifwegetaway⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys

200/1

Made little impact on hurdles debut here in March and is likely to need more time.

Form: P7-

Al Mootamarid¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: R T Dunne| T: Dominic Elsworth

25/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but well below that level in a couple of starts over timber.

Form: 69-

Lasting Love⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: R P McLernon| T: Faye Bramley

14/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat but proved too keen on hurdles debut for new yard at Newbury in March. This run should reveal more.

Form: 5-

Non-Runners

Ronnies Rules²¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sir Galahad (1/3), Ronnies Rules (11/8), Duel Au Soleil (11/2), Buxted Reel (8/1), Lasting Love (14/1), Al Mootamarid (25/1), Fully Gaden (150/1), Ifwegetaway (200/1)

RONNIES RULES got off the mark at the third time of asking over hurdles at Ffos Las last month and remains open to improvement. He can follow up. Sir Galahad and Buxted Reel look the likeliest dangers.