14:45 Lingfield

Thursday 5 February 2026

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attheraces.com/marketmovers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 4m 18.76s

Felix Maximus^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: B I Case

14/1

Flemensfirth gelding from a top-class French family (dam Grade 1 winner). Wears tongue strap and is worth a check in the betting, for all yard wouldn't be hugely associated with debut winners.

Form:

Hello Fortune¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

7/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding who landed an Irish point in October. Clear of rest when runner-up in a weak 5-runner novice here (19.5f) on Rules debut and has since finished mid-field in a better race over C&D. Will be of more interest in handicaps over longer trips.

Form: 231-29

Keno Black^h1⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland

5/1

Placed in an Irish point but has finished tailed off all 3 runs over hurdles.

Form: 6F3-609

Largy Go³¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

13/8

£305,000 4-y-o, Poet's Word gelding. Dam (c103/h111) 23f/3m hurdle winner. Won an Irish point in March 2025 and strikes as a likely candidate on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

Le Fabuleux Buck's¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Freddie Keighley⁽⁷⁾| T: M Keighley

18/1

Down the field in a bumper but has showed ability over hurdles, stepping up from his debut when fifth of 12 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Leicester (15.5f, heavy) 16 days ago. Frame claims again.

Form: 055

Lord Virginia²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Keighley

16/1

In the frame twice from 3 bumper starts and shaped with some encouragement when third of 12 in novice hurdle at Hereford (16.2f, soft) on hurdles bow 24 days ago. Will prove better over longer trips but not ruled out of making the frame again here.

Form: 4-943

Spanish Dancer^h²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey

11/4

Not much to shout about in bumpers but shaped with a little encouragement when fifth in a Newbury maiden on hurdles debut. Below that level when filling the same place there since and he'll be better off when handicapping over further.

Form: 47-55

West Along⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Rowe

11/1

Cost £30,000 after making frame in 2 Irish points and showed ability under considerate handling when runner-up in a Fontwell bumper on Boxing Day, taking an extra place late on. Place claims on hurdles bow.

Form: 43-2

Cracker Muddle³²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Freddie Mitchell⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore

250/1

Bred more for stamina than speed and finished tailed off in 2 mares novices in the spring, returning lame on latest. Very hard to fancy after 10 months off.

Form: 45-

Coisty⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: M Goldstein| T: M Madgwick

250/1

Little form in varied events on Flat and made it no further than first on hurdles debut.

Form: U

Non-Runners

Love You Back⁹³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: G & J Moore J: Caoilin Quinn

Forecasts

Largy Go (13/8), Love You Back (2/1), Spanish Dancer (11/4), Keno Black (5/1), Hello Fortune (7/1), West Along (11/1), Felix Maximus (14/1), Lord Virginia (16/1), Le Fabuleux Buck's (18/1), Cracker Muddle (250/1), Coisty (250/1)

The juvenile LOVE YOU BACK receives weight from the majority of his rivals and sets the standard on his encouraging second at Warwick. The most interesting rival could well be Largy Go, who cost £305,000 after winning an Irish point almost a year ago. Several of the remainder have already shown enough form to hold frame claims, with Le Fabuleux Buck's getting the nod to complete the placings.