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Odds Boost Tokens Live At BetVictor Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

3YO only | Class 3 | 2m 69y | 10 Runners | Turf

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 16.5f) for Charlie Fellowes. Has joined a good yard for his hurdle career and interesting to see what the betting makes of him.

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Cayman Dancer⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Caoilin Quinn| T: G & J Moore

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1½m), winning handicap at Wolverhampton in October. Sold out of Charlie Johnston's yard for 26,000 gns later in October. New stable does well in juvenile hurdles, including a win in this in 2023. Gets the vote.

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Dodging The Bullet^h1⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: R Bandey

Fair form in AW maidens on Flat but well beaten on both starts over hurdles. A first-time hood needs to spark major improvement.

Form: 80

Down To Business⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

Fair maiden on the (stays 1¼m) in Ireland for Andrew Oliver. Much respected on hurdle debut having joined a leading yard, particularly if the betting vibes are strong.

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Explode²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: Faye Bramley

Fairly useful on the Flat for James Ferguson but well held in the mud here on his first start for Faye Bramley and could only manage a remote fourth switched to hurdles at Catterick since. The tongue tie he's worn on his last 4 starts is now left off.

Form: 4

French Diablo^t1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam Harrison| T: M Comley

From a yard which has tasted success in juvenile hurdles this season but this one was a well-held sixth on his Musselburgh debut 19 days ago having been supported, hanging badly left from 4 out. Has a tongue tie added on the back of that.

Form: 6

Laplander⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Dylan Johnston| T: T Ward

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1½m) but below par on his last 2 outings in that sphere ahead of this switch to hurdles.

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Nelson Gate^p³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Freddie Mitchell⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore

Fair maiden on the Flat (stays 1½m) and translated that level of ability to hurdles when 10 lengths second in Fontwell juvenile (good to soft) in cheekpieces (retained) last month. Caoilin Quinn was on board that time but partners stablemate Cayman Dancer here.

Form: 2

Northwest Passage^h1⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: R A Teal

Fairly useful on the Flat for this yard, including a Salisbury win and course second in the mud this autumn. Has a hood added for his hurdle debut with Harry Cobden an eye-catching booking. Considered.

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Love Sonnet³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-13| J: James Davies| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 102| D

Progressive 2-time scorer on the Flat in Ireland and has made a bright start to her hurdle career, building on her opening Ludlow second with a win at Hereford (2m, good to soft) last month. Has a penalty for that but she's open to further progress.

Form: 21

Forecasts

Down To Business (9/4), Northwest Passage (7/2), Cayman Dancer (4/1), Love Sonnet (7/1), Belaya River (10/1), Explode (10/1), Nelson Gate (12/1), Laplander (20/1), French Diablo (25/1), Dodging The Bullet (100/1)

The in-form Gary & Josh Moore stable has tasted plenty of juvenile hurdle success in recent weeks so it might be worth chancing fairly useful Flat winner CAYMAN DANCER to strike at the first time of asking over timber. Northwest Passage and Down To Business are other likely types among the hurdle debutants, while Love Sonnet should have more to offer on the back of her Hereford success.