bet365 Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Expensive French recruit having won 6-runner juvenile hurdle at Lyon Parilly on debut in November. Prominent in the betting but ran no sort of race starting out for new connections at Wetherby last month. Worth another chance but has a 10 lb penalty.

Placed a few times on the Flat (stays 16.5f) for Charlie Fellowes and easily best effort over hurdles when making all in juvenile at Catterick 4 weeks ago. More needed again under a penalty.

Modest winner on Flat but has some size about him and defied long odds when making a successful debut over hurdles in a Musselburgh juvenile maiden (15.5f) in November, proving 2¼ lengths too strong for Keyboard. However, second has improved since and now 6 lb worse off with that rival.

Placed sole outing in bumpers but has achieved little both starts over hurdles.

Decent maiden on the Flat and has got better with each run over hurdles, second in novice at Musselburgh 2 weeks ago, though did prove hard to control under pressure in this headgear. Excellent opportunity in this field.

Long-standing maiden on the Flat who showed nothing on hurdles bow at Musselburgh 2 weeks ago.

Harzand gelding. Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chase winner (stayed 2¼m) Esporao. Showed some ability in 3 maidens on Flat in 2025 for John Joseph Murphy. Likely a longer-term project unless betting suggests otherwise.