Best Odds At Oddschecker Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 3.1s

Constellation Walk^h,t1¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryan Carver| T: H Fry

50/1

£95,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Took a strong hold and showed ability when fourth in a bumper at Fontwell on second start. Tongue strap on for hurdle debut and has scope for improvement.

Form: 0-4

Greedy Smith²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: J & A O'Neill

80/1

Walk In The Park gelding has shown ability on both starts, latterly when given a considerate introduction to hurdling on his return at Worcester last month. Likely to improve at some stage but may prove one for handicaps over further.

Form: 4-7

Hurricane Pat²³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Caoilin Quinn| T: G & J Moore| CD

8/11

Runner-up in a pair of Irish points last spring and went one better on Rules/bumper debut at this course in November. Third here in testing conditions next time but resumed winning ways back on better ground at Chepstow, showing good speed. Interesting hurdling debutant.

Form: 2/2131-

Laguna Beach¹⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

9/4

Showed promise amid greenness when fifth in a valuable sales bumper at Punchestown on debut in April. Starts out over hurdles for top yard (stable's runners have typically been needing their comeback run) and market should guide.

Form: 5-

My Fortune²³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling

40/1

Makes appeal on paper but offered little when last in the most valuable bumper of the season at Newbury on debut in March. Likely to prove better than he showed there in time and interesting to see what the market makes of him on hurdles bow.

Form: 0-

Sutherland²¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: T Ellis

14/1

Showed ability on British debut when going close in a Warwick bumper (soft) in December but did plenty wrong when well held at Ayr on final start for Nicky Henderson (since changed hands for £21,000). Hood removed and interesting to see if market expects better on hurdle debut for new connections.

Form: 9/36-

Tread Carefully³⁰

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

6/1

Runner-up in a bumper at Uttoxeter on debut. Featured prominently in the betting when midfield in competitive novice hurdle at Chepstow last month and could easily take a step forward second time up over hurdles. Leading contender.

Form: 2-7

Forecasts

Hurricane Pat (8/11), Laguna Beach (9/4), Tread Carefully (6/1), Sutherland (14/1), My Fortune (40/1), Constellation Walk (50/1), Greedy Smith (80/1)

Bumper runner-up TREAD CAREFULLY featured prominently in the betting when midfield on hurdle debut at Chepstow last month and is expected to improve with that experience under his belt. He's narrowly preferred to course winner Hurricane Pat who showed speed in bumpers and looks a very interesting hurdling debutant.