12:40 Warwick

Saturday 7 February 2026

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Oddschecker Free Bets Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:41 | Winning time: 4m 41.23s

Blazing Gaden¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Finn Lambert⁽³⁾| T: D J Jeffreys

400/1

Cityscape gelding who has offered precious little on each of his 2 starts in maiden hurdles this winter.

Form: P0

Chasing Glance^t⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Andrews| T: T Ellis

11/1

Wide-margin winner of sole start in points back in April 2023 and he shaped as if he might well come on for the run equipped with a tongue strap when fifth of 11 in maiden hurdle here (21f, soft) in December. Feasible to think he can do better.

Form: 1/5

Just Golden^t1³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Tristan Durrell| T: D Skelton| OR: 123| BF

6/5

Successful on second of 2 starts in bumpers and is improving over hurdles for top yard, finishing ahead of a couple of next-time-out winners at Newcastle prior to going close in a much stronger maiden at Cheltenham (20.2f) on New Year's Day. Solid claims in first-time tongue strap.

Form: 21-232

Limerick Star²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Jack Stenhouse⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White

17/2

Runner-up sole start in Irish points in April 2024 and he offered something to work on (fair form) when third of 14 in maiden hurdle at Exeter (16.7f, soft) 4 weeks ago, keeping tabs on the first 2 for a long way. Likely he can build on that now.

Form: 2/3

Mr Finch²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

6/1

£70,000 5-y-o Harzand Gelding. Runner-up sole start in Irish points and offered something to work on having been very well backed when fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fontwell (19.1f, soft) on Rules debut 27 days ago. Evidently green then and he looks sure to build on that effort.

Form: 2-4

Piping Rock⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 120| BF

3/1

Third sole start in Irish points in April and pulled nicely clear of the rest when finding just one too strong in 2½m Windsor maiden hurdle in November. Similar form despite some less than fluent jumping when third at Wincanton (19.8f, soft) since and likely there's more to come.

Form: 3-23

Vanderflier³⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill

10/1

€52,000 3-y-o, £155,000 5-y-o, Milan gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to 19f hurdle winner Cheyne. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (Feb 2025) and it will be very interesting to see what the market makes of him now attentions switch to hurdles for yard amongst the winners.

Form: 31-

Non-Runners

Full Force Gale³⁴⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: T R George J: J J Burke

Leader Crik¹⁰⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Dylan Johnston

Matthias²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: A J Honeyball J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Just Golden (6/5), Piping Rock (3/1), Mr Finch (6/1), Full Force Gale (7/1), Limerick Star (17/2), Vanderflier (10/1), Chasing Glance (11/1), Matthias (20/1), Leader Crik (20/1), Blazing Gaden (400/1)

Successful on the second of his 2 starts in bumpers, JUST GOLDEN is going the right way over hurdles, just touched off in a Cheltenham maiden on New Year's Day. Equipped with a tongue strap, he can build on that to go one place better here. Piping Rock and Mr Finch are 2 likely threats along with Limerick Star. Leader Crik is another to keep an eye on back from a break.