15:28 Warwick

Tuesday 23 September 2025

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PricedUp Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:28 | Winning time: 3m 39.17s

Squeezebox^h³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

12/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1½m) for Michael Appleby and capitalised on an easy lead to make a winning hurdling debut at Market Rasen (16.6f) in August. More needed to defy a penalty.

Form: 1

Currumbin²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Quinlan| T: Michael Keady| D

20/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 2m) and travelled nicely when making a winning hurdles debut at Worcester in June. Ran respectably on most recent Flat outing but looks vulnerable under a penalty back in this sphere.

Form: 1

Hamlet's Night^h¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen| OR: 115| D

3/1

Fairly useful maiden handicapper on Flat (stays 1¼m) for Daniel & Claire Kubler and plenty to like about his hurdles debut when second behind an experienced winner at Cartmel (17.2f). Didn't need to reproduce that form to go one better in a first-time hood at Stratford and remains with potential.

Form: 21

Beau Quali¹⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 116

6/5

Runner-up in a juvenile hurdle in France (sole start for David Cottin) and showed similar form for Dan Skelton last season, making the frame on 4 of his 6 starts. Sets the standard back in maiden company on seasonal debut.

Form: 242F26-

Heart Over Head²³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| BF

22/1

Half-brother to connections useful hurdler Alaphilippe who produced a promising first effort when second in a Market Rasen bumper in February 2024. Jumped awkwardly and reported to have lost his action when pulled up on Southwell hurdling debut just under a year later. Should do better.

Form: 2/P-

Jet Of Dreams^t,p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex| OR: 104| D

9/2

Four chase wins in excellent 2024/25 season and has continued the good work with four placed efforts this summer. Made the frame twice from 4 starts over hurdles earlier in career but needs more here.

Form: 21-3223

Kellebelle¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: R T Dunne| T: D J Jeffreys

300/1

Looked one for the longer term when a well-held sixth of 8 in bumper at Fontwell (17.7f, good) on debut 16 days ago.

Form: 6

Ride Like A Girl¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| D

7/1

Made it third time lucky in bumpers in a first-time hood in 12-runner event at Huntingdon (15.8f, good to soft, 9/2) in March, having run of race. Makes hurdles debut for in-form stable.

Form: 231-

Non-Runners

Ice In The Veins¹¹¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Tristan Durrell

Forecasts

Beau Quali (6/5), Hamlet's Night (3/1), Jet Of Dreams (9/2), Ice In The Veins (11/2), Ride Like A Girl (7/1), Squeezebox (12/1), Currumbin (20/1), Heart Over Head (22/1), Kellebelle (300/1)

ICE IN THE VEINS made a complete mess of the last when looking all over the winner on his C&D hurdling debut in June and retains plenty of potential, not least based on his strong-travelling bumper success at Worcester, so he's well worth the chance to make amends. Beau Quali, a stablemate of the selection, is more exposed but sets the standard, while there should be more to come from Stratford-scorer Hamlet's Night being a fairly useful performer on the Flat who's in excellent hands.