13:55 Uttoxeter

Saturday 2 May 2026

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Support The Stoke City Foundation 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

Placed both starts in Irish points but has looked one for the future when twice down the field over hurdles at Bangor and Ffos Las. Sort to do better once handicapping.

Form: 3279-

Chedworth Boy

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien

16/1

€35,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Tea Clipper, stayed 25f. Dam winning hurdler/chaser around 2m in Italy. Noteworthy debutant.

Final Surprise²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C Gethings| T: A Ralph| BF

16/1

Third sole outing in points and fair form shown without making the frame in 3 bumpers. Not out of things now going hurdling.

Form: 3/755-

Kingofthefrontier⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C O'Farrell| T: John Dawson

20/1

Frontiersman gelding. Dam ran once in bumper. Won sole start in points in March so needs considering starting out in this sphere.

On The Bayou^t1⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Bryan Carver| T: H Fry| BF

3/1

£140,000 purchase after winning sole outing in points. Runner-up on his hurdling debut at Exeter but only fifth when odds-on in another 2m maiden there in March. Reportedly struck into there and worth another chance. Tongue tie added.

Form: 1/525-

Saxon Cross¹⁴

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

18/1

Points runner-up and fair form shown in bumpers in Ireland. Being brought along steadily in this sphere for his new yard, fifth of 13 at Bangor two weeks ago. Can do better in due course.

Form: P/52505-

Tap Tap Shamie^h1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 120| BF

4/9

Winning Irish pointer who has shaped well when second in maiden hurdles at Wincanton and Carlisle this year. The clear form pick here and looks the one to beat.

Form: 7/122-

Anxious Moments¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: C E Longsdon

80/1

25/1, eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Bangor on debut 14 days ago.

Form: U0-

Evening Tess²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

40/1

Well held in a pair of 2m novice hurdles at Chepstow this spring.

Form: 56-

Forecasts

Tap Tap Shamie (10/11), On The Bayou (9/4), Chedworth Boy (10/1), Kingofthefrontier (12/1), Final Surprise (14/1), Evening Tess (14/1), Anxious Moments (50/1), Saxon Cross (50/1), Annual Invitation (100/1)

Olly Murphy's TAP TAP SHAMIE looks to have been found an excellent opportunity to open his account in this sphere and add to his earlier points victory. On The Bayou has the form to play a part too and appeals as the one to chase him home ahead of hurdling newcomers Chedworth Boy and Kingofthefrontier.