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Sunday 27 July 2025

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QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:37 | Winning time: 3m 56.79s

Dignam⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

2/9

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 9.5f) and had plenty in hand when landing short odds on Newton Abbot hurdle debut last Sunday. Will be hard to beat again.

Form: 1

Battle Stride⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: R J Armson

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat for Michael Bell. Likely outsider on hurdle debut.

Form:

Genbu⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss E C Lavelle

40/1

Started his Flat career with a pair of runner-up efforts last autumn but has found life a lot harder since. Remains to be seen whether a switch to hurdles helps.

Form:

Georginio^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: A Watson

33/1

Fair Flat winner but too headstrong switched to hurdles at Stratford 14 days ago, weakening into a remote fourth. Needs to settle better.

Form: 4

Glenridding⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: D & C Kubler| BF

18/1

Fair Flat winner. Third of 8 in handicap (2/1) at Haydock (1m, good to firm) 65 days ago. Hurdle debut.

Form:

River Moon^t³³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: R L LlewellynWS

100/1

Tongue strap on, fifth of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Newton Abbot (17f, good, 15/2) on debut 33 days ago. Had wind surgery since.

Form: 5

The Dark Baron²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Kimber| T: W G M Turner

100/1

Modest maiden on Flat in Ireland for John Joseph Murphy. Likely up against it now hurdling for new yard.

Form:

It's Life⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Jamie Brace⁽⁵⁾| T: W G M Turner

22/1

Modest maiden on the Flat and similar form when reaching the frame in a pair of juvenile hurdles, latterly finishing 11½ lengths behind Dignam at Newton Abbot

Form: 34

Jester Queen¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: D J Jeffreys

150/1

Poor maiden on Flat. Hard to fancy on hurdle debut.

Form:

Manyana Blue^h⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole

9/1

Fair maiden on Flat who has shown an aptitude for hurdling when twice third at Newton Abbot, although she was no match for Dignam latterly.

Form: 33

Zaraquelle^h1,t1⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen

5/1

Modest form at best on the Flat for Ed Dunlop. Has switched to the excellent James Owen yard ahead of her hurdle debut and could fare a lot better with a first-time headgear combination also fitted.

Form:

Non-Runners

Split²⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 3

T: D McCain Jnr J: Non Runner

Junkyard Dog²⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: I Jardine J: B S Hughes

Mister Knockout¹³⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: G Brown J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dignam (2/9), Zaraquelle (5/1), Junkyard Dog (5/1), Manyana Blue (9/1), Split (14/1), Glenridding (18/1), It's Life (22/1), Georginio (33/1), Mister Knockout (33/1), Genbu (40/1), The Dark Baron (100/1), River Moon (100/1), Battle Stride (150/1), Jester Queen (150/1)

DIGNAM should be more clued up in the jumping department on the back of last week's Newton Abbot success and can prove too strong for former stablemate Junkyard Dog and make it 2-2 over hurdles. Zaraquelle may prove best of the rest having switched to the prolific James Owen stable ahead of her hurdle debut.