Fairlight Studio Welcomes The Spring Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:23 | Winning time: 5m 0.97s

Dunkerque¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 116

3/1

Won a maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe last summer for Gavin Cromwell and similar form in defeat since, including when fifth in handicap at Carlisle (40/1) on stable debut/return 16 days ago. Entitled to come on for that.

Form: 30145-5

Follow Your Luck¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: P Neville| CD

1/4

Winning Irish pointer who made a successful debut under Rules in 10-runner maiden hurdle at this C&D (9/2) 15 days ago, jumping well. Open to improvement and not taken lightly.

Form: 41-1

Fearless Dragon¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Joe Williamson| T: P Neville

22/1

Little promise in bumper/maiden hurdle 12 months apart.

Form: 5-5

Tea Boy¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Callum Bewley| T: P Atkinson

66/1

Failed to kick on in bumpers and no promise either start over hurdles.

Form: 2-550P

Non-Runners

Open Secret²⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Non Runner

Mr Ramoon³⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: S Corbett J: Conor Rabbitt

Forecasts

Follow Your Luck (1/4), Open Secret (2/5), Dunkerque (3/1), Fearless Dragon (22/1), Mr Ramoon (50/1), Tea Boy (66/1)

An excellent opportunity for the progressive OPEN SECRET to quickly resume winning ways dropped markedly in class. Expensive point-recruit Follow Your Luck looked a decent prospect when making a winning Rules debut over this C&D 2 weeks ago and is the obvious threat in a thin race.