12:05 Musselburgh

Friday 28 November 2025

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Watch On Racing TV Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 3m 53.56s

Arctic Voyage⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: I Jardine

11/4

Runner-up on hurdles debut at Sedgefield last month, exceeding expectations given his decline on the Flat (useful 2-y-o winner for Ralph Beckett), but couldn't seal a race that looked his to lose, collared late having wandered run-in. Sets the standard on that showing nevertheless.

Form: 2

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Bouboule^p²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: G Boanas| OR: 96

16/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Offered a bit in 3 of these races for Harry Derham but well held back on the level for another new yard at Newcastle 4 weeks ago. Headgear back on and looks vulnerable.

Form: 435

Bruce Banner⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

33/1

Modest handicapper on Flat (stays 16.5f), successful twice on AW in early-2025 but well below form last 2 starts. From the family of fairly useful hurdler (winner around 2m) Pivot Bridge, so worth a look.

Form:

Canavan¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: P W Wadge| T: L Russell & M Scudamore

18/1

Fair maiden on Flat (unproven beyond 7f), no threat on handicap debut last time. Half-brother to Hoffman (2m jumps winner in USA).

Form:

French Diablo

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Freddie Mitchell⁽⁵⁾| T: M Comley

4/1

Brother to Ming Zhu Enki (17f hurdle winner in France), out of a maiden hurdler/chaser in France. Yard's other 2 juvenile hurdlers seen this autumn have been winners.

Form:

Junkyard Dog⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: I Jardine

11/1

Fairly useful Flat winner in Ireland and also third on hurdles bow/final start for Joseph O'Brien at Tipperary in July (plenty of mistakes). Well beaten in 2 runs for new yard in August, including back over hurdles at Cartmel latest. Headgear left off now.

Form: 34

Keyboard^t²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Ryan Mania| T: A Nicol

5/4

Fairly useful maiden on Flat, suited by step up to 1¾m though carried head awkwardly when good third in handicap for new yard in first-time tongue tie 3 weeks ago. Considered on hurdles bow.

Form:

Red Scarlet^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: G Bewley

100/1

Fair 7f ex-Irish maiden at her best in 2025. Jumped ponderously and soon behind fitted with a tongue strap on hurdling debut for new yard at Catterick last week.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Orphan Ollie¹¹⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 3

T: L Russell & M Scudamore J: Jack Power

Forecasts

Keyboard (5/4), Arctic Voyage (11/4), French Diablo (4/1), Junkyard Dog (11/1), Bouboule (16/1), Canavan (18/1), Bruce Banner (33/1), Orphan Ollie (33/1), Red Scarlet (100/1)

It could be worth chancing KEYBOARD on his jumps debut. He gave a good account first time up for Adam Nicol on the level recently and plenty of the yard's hurdlers have been running well. Arctic Voyage sets a clear standard on his Sedgefield second, though that must go down as a missed opportunity. Max Comley's first two 3-y-o hurdlers to have made the track this autumn have been winners so French Diablo must be worth a look.