Safer Gambling At CopyBet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 5m 19.29s

Jimmy Hurdstrom³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 120

11/10

Progressed with each run in bumpers and has done the same over hurdles, finishing third in 21f Warwick handicap on latest start. The one to beat back in maiden company.

Form: 22-2453

Manalishi¹³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Bannister| T: R T Phillips

10/1

Malinas gelding who shaped well when second in a bumper at Chepstow last April. Held back by inexperience when a well-held third at Doncaster on hurdling debut 7 months later and entitled to do better now upped in trip.

Form: 2-3

Plains Drifter³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 115| BF

11/10

Third in an Irish point and showed something like his hurdling debut form when second in 8-runner maiden over C&D (good to soft, 10/11) last month, keeping on close home. He's worth a try from the front the way he's been shaping and ought to be thereabouts again.

Form: 32-5232

Sims' Law³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill

150/1

Not badly bred by any means but has shown nothing on both starts over hurdles, going in snatches at Uttoxeter on most recent start.

Form: P9

Dontelimurnamepike⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Ruth Jefferson

16/1

Made an inauspicious start to his career when running out on debut in November but caught the eye when fifth in 2m juvenile at Wetherby in January, making late headway under considerate handling. Up in trip and open to further improvement.

Form: R55

Ebony Ebbs^t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Andrew Martin

200/1

Tailed off in 2 bumpers and was beaten before halfway on Huntingdon hurdle debut.

Form: 085

Forecasts

Plains Drifter (11/10), Jimmy Hurdstrom (11/10), Manalishi (10/1), Dontelimurnamepike (16/1), Sims' Law (150/1), Ebony Ebbs (200/1)

JIMMY HURDSTROM continued a theme of gradual progression when third in a 21f handicap at Warwick last month and has to be considered the one to beat back in maiden company. Plains Drifter has already shown in his short career that he goes well at this track and is an obvious threat.