Sky Sports Racing Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

3YO only | Class 4 | 2m 128y | 8 Runners | Turf

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: Micky Hammond

Blinkered and improved to land 12f Flat handicap at Dundalk in October on her final run for Donnacha O'Brien. This daughter of Australia is a likely player on yard/hurdling bow with cheekpieces added.

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Flame Dancer^h⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: Noel Williams

Well held in varied events on Flat this summer for David Loughnane. More is needed now going hurdling for her new handler.

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Laysoft³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

Landed junior bumper at Huntingdon in November. 9/2, shaped encouragingly when third of 6 in juvenile over C&D (good to soft) on hurdles bow 31 days ago, leading until blunder 2 out. Open to improvement.

Form: 513

Made U Blush¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D Skelton| BF

Fairly useful 10f Flat winner for Jonathan Portman this autumn. Sold for 90,000 gns but failed to land the odds when third of 5 in juvenile at Warwick (16f, soft) on her hurdles bow 18 days ago, fading from 2 out having raced freely. Sure to improve for the experience.

Form: 3

Melosa^t⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby

A modest maiden on Flat (stays 10.5f) but sold from Alice Haynes for only 1,000 gns in November. Tongue tied for hurdling bow and the market can guide.

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Penn Avenue⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: D Pipe

Fair 12f Flat winner who signed off for Daniel & Claire Kubler with a solid fourth in handicap at Kempton (12f) 82 days ago. Much respected now starting out in this sphere for new stable.

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Ritaan^h²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Finn Lambert⁽³⁾| T: G Nicholls

Fair form in 3 Flat starts around 1¼m for Harry Eustace. New connections went to 42,000 gns but she came in last of 8 in juvenile at Sandown (16f, soft, 100/1) on NH debut 24 days ago. Significantly more is required.

Form: 8

Rosso Levanto¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Anderson⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer

Regressive on the Flat and has shown little in juvenile events over hurdles, beating just one at Warwick (2m) 18 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: UU4

Forecasts

Made U Blush (4/5), Penn Avenue (2/1), Fitzroy Gardens (7/1), Laysoft (14/1), Flame Dancer (25/1), Melosa (33/1), Rosso Levanto (100/1), Ritaan (100/1)

FITZROY GARDENS brings some fair winning Flat form to the table here from Ireland so is taken to go in at the first time of asking for her new yard and thwart Dan Skelton's Made U Blush who should take a step forward from her odds-on third at Warwick. Penn Avenue and Laysoft also need considering in this fair maiden hurdle.