Sticky Toffee Pudding Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 4m 15.33s

Dignam²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| D

30/100

Fairly useful Flat performer and has won similar events at Newton Abbot and Uttoxeter easily the last twice, jumping far better and drawing clear when again landing short odds last time. A classy one for this grade at this time of year and the hat-trick beckons.

Form: 11

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Black Sky^t1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby

125/1

Poor Flat maiden with plenty on his plate on hurdles debut.

Form:

Green Asset³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: M Bowen

14/1

Fair maiden on the Flat in Ireland for Jim Bolger but little promise on his return and again sent hurdling for new yard at Newton Abbot behind Dignam 5 weeks ago.

Form: 5

Junkyard Dog^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: I Jardine| BF

10/1

Fairly useful Flat winner in Ireland and also third on hurdles bow/final start for Joseph O'Brien at Tipperary in July (plenty of mistakes). Well beaten on the level for new yard 23 days ago but could do better in this sphere with retained cheekpieces.

Form: 3

Urban Sky^h1⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

66/1

Fair form at best on Flat (stays 6f), well held in handicap last time and then sold from Richard Fahey 2,600 gns in July.

Form:

Big Gypsy King^h²³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Charlotte Jones| T: James Moffatt

28/1

Modest winning handicapper on Flat (stays 7f), shaped as if amiss last time. Plenty of stamina in her pedigree as she now goes hurdling for top local yard.

Form:

Zaraquelle^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen

5/1

Modest form at best on the Flat for Ed Dunlop. Held in Uttoxeter juvenile hurdle (behind Dignam) and AW handicap in headgear for new yard in recent weeks but too soon to write off.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Dignam (30/100), Zaraquelle (5/1), Junkyard Dog (10/1), Green Asset (14/1), Big Gypsy King (28/1), Urban Sky (66/1), Black Sky (125/1)

The hat-trick beckons for Joseph O'Brien's DIGNAM. He jumped much better and stormed clear at Uttoxeter last time and looks a good prospect in the juvenile hurdle division even at this very early stage. Junkyard Dog, a former stablemate of the selection, might be the danger having shown a bit over hurdles when trained in Ireland.