Apron Payrun Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 56.40s

Keppel Queen¹⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 104

1/7

Fair maiden who was placed several times in handicaps for the Jonjo and A J O'Neill stable, including here. Bold show likely back in maiden company for new yard after 5 months off.

Form: 2F234-2

Sure To Please^p1⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Ring| T: Evan Williams| OR: 85

66/1

Little to shout about in 3 bumpers and been a similar story over hurdles. First-time cheekpieces need to spark improvement.

Form: 678-34U

Underhercontrol²⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

33/1

Fell sole outing in points. Down the field in a Cork bumper in January for Brendan Maurice Walsh in January. Best watched starting out for new yard unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form: F0-

Girl Of Gold⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁵⁾| T: James Owen

13/2

In top hands but has shown only modest form in bumpers and on the Flat ahead of this switch to hurdles.

Form: 554-

Haylley's Comet

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

14/1

Schiaparelli filly. Half-sister to bumper winners/modest hurdlers Awesome Foursome, stays 3m, and Uncle Arthur. Dam (h113) 2½m/21f hurdle winner. Newcomer who needs checking out in the betting.

Form:

Non-Runners

Crystal Spring¹²⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: S Edmunds J: Charlie Hammond

Forecasts

Keppel Queen (1/7), Crystal Spring (6/4), Girl Of Gold (13/2), Haylley's Comet (14/1), Underhercontrol (33/1), Sure To Please (66/1)

CRYSTAL SPRING made a pleasing start to her hurdle career in May and is taken to improve past Keppel Queen, a new recruit for the Olly Murphy stable. Newcomer Haylley's Comet would also enter the reckoning should the betting vibes be strong.