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Tuesday 2 December 2025

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Golf And Gallop Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 4m 10.28s

Aim Straight³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: A Ralph

8/1

Held back by inexperience only start in bumpers for David Simcock. Sold 19,500 gns/off 11 months, some encouragement both hurdles starts this autumn. Return to 2m in his favour.

Form: 5-64

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Big Wigg^h,t²⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| D

7/2

Promise when sixth starting out in a bumper at Warwick in March and built on that with a hood added when landing 7-runner contest at Huntingdon 2 months later. Has to be of interest on hurdles bow.

Form: 6-1

Escort'kheops¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: K Brogan| T: L Horsfall

17/2

Made the frame all 3 completed starts in Irish points and still looked in need of the experience on second start in a bumper when seventh of 11 at Cheltenham in October. Pleasing start over hurdles when second at Fontwell 16 days ago and that just about sets the modest standard.

Form: 4425-72

Le Fabuleux Buck's³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Freddie Keighley⁽⁷⁾| T: M Keighley

66/1

Didn't show much in a bumper at Cheltenham on debut in October.

Form: 0

Littletown Lad^h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: S England

150/1

Well held in a bumper on debut but, in first-time hood, showed more when fourth of 11 at Newcastle in April, having run of the race. Always behind on hurdles/stable debut recently.

Form: 3/94-8

Looping D'arc²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex

9/4

€65,000 3-y-o, Jeu St Eloi gelding. Half-brother to French hurdler/chaser Gremlin du Large. Promising start when second in a Newbury bumper 4 weeks ago and he's a very interesting contender now hurdling.

Form: 2

Manhattan Valley³⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J J Murphy-Knight⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Williams

150/1

Castle Du Berlais gelding. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler (stayed 19f) Bravissimo and half-sister to winning hurdler/fairly useful chaser (17f-23f winner) Dashing Rose. Off mark in Irish points at fourth attempt but looks a long-term project under Rules. Off a year.

Form: PF6/10-

Moyganny Phil³⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

6/4

£72,000 4-y-o, second foal: dam unraced. Runner-up both starts in Irish points (latest Nov 2024). Makes hurdling debut in weak-looking maiden.

Form: 22-

River Glance^h1,t1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Lily Pinchin| T: Mrs E Bishop

250/1

Well held in a trio of bumpers. Headgear on for hurdles debut.

Form: 76-8

Roland Garros^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Craig Nichol| T: Hayley Burton

150/1

A fair maiden on the Flat who ran to just a poor level both hurdles starts so far.

Form: 67

Sugar Road⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

100/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1½m) for Andrew Balding but limited short-term promise on hurdles debut in October.

Form: 4

Sutherland²³

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

16/1

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 opening effort for this yard over hurdles wasn't devoid of promise.

Form: 9/36-5

Vinnie O'Neil⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Toby Wynne| T: S AllwoodWS

80/1

Pulled up in a pair of maiden hurdles prior to showing more. albeit a distant fourth in an 8-runner novice at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft, 400/1) in October. Since had a breathing op.

Form: P/P4

Lunar Lily

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: R T Dunne| T: T R Gretton

300/1

Pether's Moon mare. Dam, showed little in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Yalltari.

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Forecasts

Moyganny Phil (6/4), Looping D'arc (9/4), Big Wigg (7/2), Aim Straight (8/1), Escort'kheops (17/2), Sutherland (16/1), Le Fabuleux Buck's (66/1), Vinnie O'Neil (80/1), Sugar Road (100/1), Roland Garros (150/1), Manhattan Valley (150/1), Littletown Lad (150/1), River Glance (250/1), Lunar Lily (300/1)

Highly likely this will go the way of a hurdles newcomer, with LOOPING D'ARC marginally preferred in favour of bumper scorer Big Wigg. Market support for Moyganny Phil would look significant, though.