13:35 Hereford

Monday 6 April 2026

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Supporting Home Run Hounds North West Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

4YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 3f 147y | 11 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: Nick Scholfield

Fair form when third in 2 bumpers. Given a considerate introduction to hurdling when fifth of 14 in maiden at Exeter (17f, good to soft) 20 days ago. May do better.

Form: 335

Georgemani⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Maggs⁽³⁾| T: David Dennis

Fifth on his sole start in point bumpers last March but offered little obvious promise on his Ludlow hurdle debut in January.

Form: 5-P

Granite Sands^h1¹⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Nick Slatter⁽³⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

Encouraging fourth in a bumper last March but well beaten in a similar race at Southwell 8 months later. of for a further 5 months ahead of this switch to hurdles with a hood added,

Form: 4-9

Neon Dream³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King| OR: 117

£105,000 point recruit who has been placed on all 3 hurdle starts, returning from a breathing operation to finish 13 lengths second of 12 over C&D (good to soft) last month. Sets the standard.

Form: P/1-332

Sea Of Fortune^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Bannister| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

Well held in a Chepstow bumper in November and unseated at the first when 33/1 for Southwell hurdle debut 4 months later.

Form: 0U

Shantou Premier³⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R T Dunne| T: Christian Williams

£40,000 purchase after finishing in an Irish point last spring. One to note in the betting now hurdling

Untapped Potential⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Lorcan Williams| T: Henry Oliver

Sold for €47,000 soon after getting off the mark in Irish points at the third attempt in February. Starts out over hurdles in a race lacking depth and it'll be interesting to see what the betting makes of him.

Yellow Warning¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis

Point winner but failed to get beyond the first when sent off at 80/1 for his C&D hurdle debut 19 days ago.

Form: U1U

Ample Warning²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Hogan| T: A Ralph

After 20 months off, shaped up well when fourth of 15 in novice at Ludlow (2m, soft) on hurdling debut in December but failed to build on that when seventh at Warwick (2m again) 12 weeks later. Up in trip.

Form: 0/47

Ballymoreen⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam Harrison| T: Miss E C Lavelle

Made her third start in bumpers a winning one at Wexford in October and some encouragement on both hurdle starts for Emma Lavelle, latterly fourth of 13 over 2m here 6 weeks ago. Open to improvement stepping back up in trip.

Form: 4-4164

Lady Blackmore¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: David Bass| T: A Ralph

Runner-up both starts in Irish points but more one for the longer term based on her efforts in a bumper and 2 Ludlow hurdles this year.

Form: 22556

Forecasts

Neon Dream (11/10), Ballymoreen (4/1), Untapped Potential (6/1), Elusive Pb (10/1), Granite Sands (12/1), Shantou Premier (12/1), Lady Blackmore (14/1), Sea Of Fortune (25/1), Ample Warning (33/1), Yellow Warning (66/1), Georgemani (100/1)

Last month's C&D runner-up NEON DREAM is selected to make it third time lucky over hurdles. There should be more to come from February's 2m course fourth Ballymoreen now stepping back up in trip and she's second choice ahead of Nick Scholfield's Elusive Pb. Irish point recruits Untapped Potential and Shantou Premier need checking out in the betting.