Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:17 | Winning time: 4m 52.10s

Blue Carpet²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton

4/11

Successful on first of 3 bumpers last season and he produced an encouraging run back from 8 months off when second of 14 in novice hurdle at Chepstow (2m) 21 days ago, taking that place close home without being knocked about.

Form: 134-2

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Milan Park^t²⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant

12/1

6-y-o who had missed the best part of 2 years (also had wind surgery) prior to finishing fifth in a Newcastle bumper (16.9f) in March. However, made a much better fist of things with a tongue strap added when third over same C&D a month later. Goes hurdling now and more likely needed.

Form: 5/53-

Ballylicky Bay¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Paul O'Brien| T: K Pickard

5/2

Successful on second of 2 starts in Irish points (Apr 13) and she did well to follow up on Rules bow having conceded first run when taking 12-runner bumper at Bangor (16.6f) in June. Longer trip should pose no fears now hurdling back from a break.

Form: 41-1

Non-Runners

Rock On Max¹⁸⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: R M Smith J: Ben Smith

Forecasts

Blue Carpet (4/11), Ballylicky Bay (5/2), Milan Park (12/1), Rock On Max (12/1)

This looks an excellent opportunity for BLUE CARPET, who shaped promisingly without being given a hard time on return/hurdles debut at Chepstow (2m) 21 days ago and there's surely a good deal more to come from Dan Skelton's charge on that evidence. Fellow bumper winner Ballylicky Bay may emerge as the chief danger in receipt of weight all round.