15:00 Worcester

Monday 15 September 2025

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BetWright Bangers N'Cash Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 10.58s

American Empire⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr

17/2

Won a small-field bumper for Don Cantillon in April. Well held starting out for new yard at Galway last month but ought to be up to making presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.

Form: 331-6

Flying Panther^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: William Shanahan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Candlish

80/1

Four-time AW winner on the Flat but only at a modest level. Off 10 months ahead of finishing well held at Wolverhampton on yard debut 13 days ago. Possibly best watched on hurdle debut.

Form:

Harry Junior²²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe

16/1

Closely related to useful hurdler Harry Senior but hasn't shown much in a bumper/2 hurdles so far.

Form: 58P-

Lucky In Taipan¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: M Young| OR: 80

250/1

Went the wrong way in bumpers for Fergal O'Brien and has shown little over hurdles for current connections.

Form: 369-7P6

My Boy Beasty

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Slatter⁽⁵⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

25/1

Passing Glance gelding. Dam (c89/h93) 2m hurdle winner. This is a belated debut and best to look elsewhere unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.

Form:

The Expensive One³³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

8/11

Half-brother to yard's smart bumper winner/top-class hurdler The New One. Won a bumper at Newton Abbot last September. Showed some aptitude for hurdling when third in a novice at Fakenham the following month. Off since but returns in a winnable race.

Form: 6/13-

Caelan^h1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

5/1

Fair dual winner on Flat (stays 11f) but hasn't achieved much in hurdles at Uttoxeter and Stratford in recent weeks. Possibly more one for handicaps unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form: 45

Lewisham Grove¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

40/1

€12,000 purchase after finishing unplaced only completed start in Irish points (May 25). The mount of Sean Quinlan from the yard's 2 runners.

Form: PF-5

Uncle Remus⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C Gethings| T: R Stephens| CD

7/2

Made it third time lucky in bumpers over C&D (good) 53 days ago. Can play a prominent role if taking to hurdles.

Form: 5-41

Little Wren¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

33/1

Well held in a bumper (for Mel Rowley) and C&D maiden hurdle over 8 months apart.

Form: 6-7

Sunshine Sally¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard

40/1

£14,000 buy after finishing third on first of 2 starts in Irish points. The betting should help guide to expectations now hurdling.

Form: 3-P

Truly Yours²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Benjamin Poste| T: S Cameron

250/1

Last of 9 in bumper at Newcastle in January and has left Nigel Twiston-Davies ahead of this hurdle debut.

Form: 9-

Mc'flo¹¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J M Quinlan| T: A Carson

125/1

Modest form at best in 2 bumpers so not an obvious one to strike on hurdle debut.

Form: 7-6

Spent A Fortune¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: M Young

250/1

Hinted at ability on bumper debut but remote last of 6 in Sedgefield maiden hurdle since.

Form: 46

Non-Runners

Theatre Of Flight⁸²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: M Bowen J: Non Runner

Forecasts

The Expensive One (8/11), Uncle Remus (7/2), Caelan (5/1), Theatre Of Flight (5/1), American Empire (17/2), Harry Junior (16/1), My Boy Beasty (25/1), Little Wren (33/1), Lewisham Grove (40/1), Sunshine Sally (40/1), Flying Panther (80/1), Mc'flo (125/1), Spent A Fortune (250/1), Truly Yours (250/1), Lucky In Taipan (250/1)

THE EXPENSIVE ONE showed some aptitude for this game when last seen in the autumn and should go well if fully primed after 11 months off. Fellow bumper winners Uncle Remus and American Empire should also have a part to play in a maiden where previous hurdle form is thin on the ground.