Carling The UK's Number One Lager Selling Hurdle

Off time: 13:12 | Winning time: 5m 32.91s

Casa Loupi^t1³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Caoilin Quinn| T: G & J Moore| OR: 115

10/11

Returned from absence to land a soft ground double at Sandown in January/February but disappointed returning from further 7 months off when tailed off at Windsor last month. Now fitted with first-time tongue tie and sets the standard if anywhere near his best.

Form: 3/11P6-9

Bigz Belief^t,p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 89

10/3

Has made the frame plenty this year but couldn't justify support on first start for Fergal O Brien when well held at Taunton last time, shaping as if needing the run following 7 months off. Likely to be in the mix if back on song with tongue tie refitted.

Form: P382-20

Carpe Diem^p²¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 82

11/2

Promise in maiden hurdles in 2023 but form tailed off over hurdles and fences last season. Won second of 3 starts in small-field points in spring 2025 and not discounted if he can rediscover some form back under Rules.

Form: 78P2-13

Upthereforthinking^p⁴⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: S Grantham⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Coulson| OR: 90

25/1

Modest maiden over hurdles in Ireland for Gavin Cromwell and ran best race for new yard when creditable fifth in a 10-runner C&D handicap last November. Remains to be seen if he can back that up now switched to selling company back from a year off.

Form: 047465-

Borna Gem⁴⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| BF

5/1

Point winner who shaped better than the result on bumper debut in May but was beaten at odds-on in first-time tongue tie (removed) when runner-up in a weak Fontwell bumper in September last year. Off 15 months but one to note for support on hurdles bow.

Form: UP1/62-

Non-Runners

Gavin¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: M Bowen J: James Bowen

Dance In The Park¹²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: M Bowen J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Casa Loupi (10/11), Bigz Belief (10/3), Borna Gem (5/1), Carpe Diem (11/2), Gavin (7/1), Dance In The Park (20/1), Upthereforthinking (25/1)

Hard to be confident about any of these, but CASA LOUPI would take the beating if back on song in a first-time tongue tie. Bigz Belief was well supported on reappearance/stable debut last time and could be worth another chance dropped into a seller, while the market should offer plenty of clues regarding the remainder.