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Wednesday 18 March 2026

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Weatherbys Design & Print Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Chadwick⁽³⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 120| D

Made a winning start for the James Owen stable in 2m Worcester maiden last August. Has performed well below that level in 2 handicaps over longer trips since and now drops back in trip in a bid to return to form.

Form: 333107

Wandering Ego⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 124| D

1/2

Bumper winner who struck at the second time of asking over hurdles in 2m Stratford novice (good to soft) at the end of October. Creditable second in 19f Taunton novice latest and he should make a bold to defy his penalty here.

Form: 1-61432

Bargain Hunter¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys

150/1

Placed on completed start in points but well beaten in 2 bumpers/hurdles under Rules.

Form: P-35789

Calvert¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: James Davies| T: R A Teal

28/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (should stay at least 2m), going down by only a nose on recent Wolverhampton reappearance. Should be up to making his presence felt in a race like this if taking to hurdling.

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Man Of Riddles⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Hammond| T: M Young| D

250/1

Fairly useful staying handicapper on Flat earlier in his career but nowhere near that level these days. Well held back over hurdles here last week and looks booked for another struggle.

Form: 5/0

Saxon Cross¹⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Lee Edwards| T: S Edmunds

18/1

Runner-up on his completed starts in points and showed a fair level of ability in 3 bumpers last summer. Off 6 months ahead of hurdle debut for a new stable. Each-way shout in a race lacking depth.

Form: PUP-525

Secret Sniper²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: H Morrison

11/2

Brother to connections' useful performer Secret Squirrel and showed fair form in bumpers. Needed experience when seventh of 18 on Wincanton hurdle debut 3 weeks ago. May do better.

Form: 32-57

Bold Spirit²⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Toby Wynne| T: S Allwood

66/1

Well held both starts on the Flat in Ireland ahead of this switch to hurdles for a new stable. Best watched unless the betting suggests otherwise.

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Louie The Legend¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Dylan Cunha

66/1

Dual 7f/1m winner on the Flat but well held in a pair of juvenile hurdles in recent weeks.

Form: 65

Mariole³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson

5/1

Second in French bumper over 1½m for Mathieu Pitart last spring. Well held in a listed bumper at Cheltenham for new yard but shaped better when third on 19f Taunton hurdle debut 6 weeks later. In the right hands to build on that.

Form: 03

Wise Counsellor⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Caoilin Quinn| T: D Steele

150/1

Fairly useful maiden at best on Flat (stays 1¾m) for Andrew Balding but lost his way in that sphere at the end of last summer and showed nothing on his Kempton hurdle debut for new stable.

Form: 6

Argentum⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: M Crawley

125/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Fit from the all-weather but she hardly has the profile of one likely to make a winning start over hurdles.

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Forecasts

Wandering Ego (6/5), Mariole (9/4), Dream Diamond (10/3), Saxon Cross (10/1), Secret Sniper (14/1), Calvert (20/1), Bold Spirit (66/1), Louie The Legend (66/1), Argentum (150/1), Man Of Riddles (200/1), Wise Counsellor (200/1), Bargain Hunter (200/1)

This could be a decent opportunity for WANDERING EGO to land a second success over hurdles. Mariole could take a step forward from his Taunton hurdle debut and is second choice ahead of Worcester maiden winner Dream Diamond, who needs to get his career back on track after a couple of lesser efforts in handicaps.