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Tuesday 10 February 2026

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly| D

Point recruit who looked promising in bumpers earlier in the season, finishing fifth at the Galway Festival before scoring easily at Listowel 8 weeks later. Should have a bright future over hurdles.

Form: 21-51

Dubhain⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: S R B Crawford| BF

13/2

Point winner who shaped with promise when third in bumpers at Down Royal (good to soft) and this venue (heavy) towards the end of 2025. Hurdle debut for yard also responsible for Green Angel.

Form: 13-3

Green Angel^t⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

9/2

Made frame sole start in points last spring and made an encouraging start to his hurdling career when 9 lengths fourth of 10 at Down Royal (17f, soft) 46 days ago. Likely to improve and go well.

Form: 4-4

Largy Meadow^h,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith

125/1

Second in Ballinrobe bumper for Stuart Crawford last summer but too headstrong when beaten a long way in 2 hurdle outings over 2m for new stable last month. It remains to be seen whether this step up in trip helps.

Form: 2-84

Malayalam⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D R Fox| T: L Russell & M Scudamore

80/1

Point winner but no obvious short-term promise when seventh of 10 in 2m maiden at Kelso on hurdle debut over Christmas. Step up in trip should suit but yard still enduring quiet spell.

Form: 531-7

Nopresentliketime⁴⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: G Elliott

4/1

4/1, fifth off 9 in 2m Fairyhouse bumper last January. Absent since ahead of this switch to hurdles but represents a top stable and market confidence would look significant.

Form: 5-

Old Comrades⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C O'Farrell| T: N W Alexander

80/1

£58,000 purchase after getting off the mark in Irish points at the fourth attempt last May but looks more of a longer-term project under Rules judged on his effort in a Kelso novice hurdle 6 weeks ago.

Form: 3PP1-6

Whathaveyou^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander

7/1

Remote fourth in a Perth bumper in spring 2024. Better effort in 2m course maiden hurdles since returning from a long absence when fifth of 13 last month but unlikely to be of real interest until handicapping.

Form: 4-75

Strathcatcha⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: Gary Rutherford

250/1

Well beaten in a trio of bumpers and a novice hurdle.

Form: 7777

Non-Runners

Hopeless Dancer⁶⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: T Reed J: Non Runner

Return To Florida¹⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: W Coltherd J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Apache Tribe (5/4), Dubhain (5/2), Hopeless Dancer (5/1), Green Angel (6/1), Nopresentliketime (8/1), Malayalam (12/1), Whathaveyou (14/1), Old Comrades (33/1), Largy Meadow (50/1), Return To Florida (50/1), Strathcatcha (150/1)

The way APACHE TRIBE forged clear in a Listowel bumper in the autumn suggests he should be up to winning a race like this now hurdling. Stuart Crawford pair Green Angel and Dubhain can provide the main opposition unless the betting speaks in the favour of Gordon Elliott's Nopresentliketime.