13:25 Newcastle

Thursday 15 January 2026

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Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 5m 4.22s

Au Plaisir^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies

200/1

Showed a bit more than on debut when third of 16 in bumper at Navan but well held starting out for this yard at Wetherby. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 03-0

Bathara^t⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

5/1

Stepped up on April's debut fourth when seeing off 6 rivals at Warwick 6 months later. Unable to defy a penalty at Ascot since but has plenty about him physically and will make a hurdler.

Form: 4-12

Chemoulin^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: David Bass| T: C E Longsdon

16/1

50/1 and tongue tied, soon brushed aside when last of 5 in novice hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 42 days ago.

Form: 5

Colonel Jack⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: M Walford

250/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Brother to a winner, and half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Orkan and fair hurdler Half Bolly. 100/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Wetherby (16f, soft) on NH debut 40 days ago, losing touch from 4 out. Up in trip.

Form: P

Crackersnap³²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Ryan Mania| T: Paul Robson

250/1

Telescope gelding. Dam lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles. Pulled up in point (Feb 2025).

Form: P-

Daly Boy²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

10/3

£60,000 purchase after finishing runner-up in an Irish point and showed promise when third in an Ayr bumper in March. Decent start in this sphere when second at Sedgefield on return and he sets the standard.

Form: 23-2

Eagle's Cairn⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander

100/1

Better effort in bumpers when third on soft ground here in February, but that form doesn't amount to much and was soon outpaced switched to hurdles at Carlisle on return.

Form: 03-6

Lewisham Grove⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 112

9/4

Going the right way over hurdles, runner-up at Newcastle last time. Should make his presence felt once again.

Form: F5-5622

Loulou Madrik²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Charlotte Jones| T: M Walford

125/1

Maiden Irish pointer who looks a longer-term project under Rules.

Form: F745-84

Mr Ramoon³¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽³⁾| T: S Corbett

125/1

€3,800 3-y-o, Sea Moon gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Holryale and fair chaser Ryalex, stayed 3m. Dam (c102) 19f chase winner. Made frame on last of 3 starts in Irish points (Mar 2025).

Form: F64-

Port Station⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: I Jardine| OR: 110

9/1

Promise when reaching the frame in 2 bumpers and again when third in C&D novice on hurdle debut in November. No match for a useful prospect but stepped up himself when second at Carlisle and that puts him in the mix.

Form: 2-432

Timefortom³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D R Fox| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 114| BF

7/2

£75,000 5-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Got off the mark in Irish points in April and fair form when second in 2 starts over hurdles. dictating both times. Not taken lightly.

Form: 451-22

Workhardplayhard⁷⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr William Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 103

14/1

Won point bumper and fair form when in frame both starts over hurdles in 2023/24 but absent since.

Form: 124/

Yorkshire Man Sam¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

80/1

Showed ability when placed in 2 bumpers but well-held fifth of 7 in novice hurdle at Kelso (22.7f, soft, 33/1) on hurdles bow 17 days ago.

Form: 33/5

Shinealight²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Charlie Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: John Dawson

22/1

Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (finished alone, May 2025) but last of 12 pitched into a listed bumper last month. Offered something to work on when fifth of 14 in novice at Wetherby (19.7f, soft) on hurdles bow 20 days ago, finishing with running left. Likely to improve.

Form: 51-05

Tantivy Vavoom⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Theo Gillard| T: Ruth Jefferson

150/1

Successful on first of 2 starts in Irish points, pulled up last time (May 2025). 50/1, seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at Sedgefield (19.8f, soft) on NH debut 63 days ago.

Form: 1P-7

Forecasts

Lewisham Grove (9/4), Daly Boy (10/3), Timefortom (7/2), Bathara (5/1), Port Station (9/1), Workhardplayhard (14/1), Chemoulin (16/1), Shinealight (22/1), Yorkshire Man Sam (80/1), Eagle's Cairn (100/1), Loulou Madrik (125/1), Mr Ramoon (125/1), Tantivy Vavoom (150/1), Au Plaisir (200/1), Crackersnap (250/1), Colonel Jack (250/1)

DALY BOY made a promising start over hurdles when second at Sedgefield on his return and that form looks the best on offer. Lewisham Grove continues to get better and rates the main threat ahead of Shinealight. who offered something to work on at Wetherby on Boxing Day.