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Wednesday 3 June 2026

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Sun Racing Free Tickets With Sun Club Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 35.20s

Keep Off The Sugar^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: J D Frost

200/1

Fifth on bumper debut for Eve Johnson Houghton in March 2025 but no impact in all 3 starts for this yard, most recently on hurdling debut here (17f, good to soft) 3 weeks ago.

Form: 5/00-7

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Polemon^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: David Noonan| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 110

14/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but yet to reach those heights as a hurdler, brought down at the first on yard debut after 11 months off at Chepstow (2m, good to firm) just under 6 weeks ago. Heads up in trip and that could elicit some progress. Yard form a concern, however.

Form: 572P/3B-

Premier Fantasy^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: Nick Scholfield

85/40

Multiple point winner, including on last 2 starts, but offered little on Rules debut 12 months ago when pulled up in hunter chase at Stratford (23f, good to soft). Has since switched yards and he's worth keeping a close eye on now hurdling for an up-and-coming yard.

Form: 1P331-1

River Don^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: Harry Ryall

25/1

Took 7 goes to win a point and finished well held with cheekpieces/a tongue strap fitted on Rules debut in C&D maiden hurdle 4 weeks ago. Cheekpieces discarded.

Form: P25P1-4

Tiger Rouge⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum Pritchard| T: B J Murphy

40/1

Austrian School gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Skatman and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Rockbrook, stays 2½m. Last of 7 sole start in point bumpers (Mar 29).

Form: 7-

Tiger Tobin^t¹⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J L FlintWS

9/1

Winning pointer but pulled up in Cheltenham hunter on Rules debut last May and not seen again until pulled up in a point in February. Can only watch now hurdling for another new yard on the back of a breathing operation.

Form: 14P3/PP-

French Diablo^h1¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: M Comley

14/1

Well beaten in a couple of juvenile hurdles over winter (tongue tied latest). Hood applied for his return but can only be watched on what he's shown so far. Upped markedly in trip.

Form: 68-

Yellow Card²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: M Bowen| OR: 104

8/11

Fairly useful winner on the Flat for Ollie Sangster who showed first form in this sphere when second of 5 in novice at Ffos Las (2½m, good) just over 4 weeks ago. Quite what he achieved is up for debate, but stable in good form since (8 subsequent wins in May) and can add to that here.

Form: U60-2

Brenda Lady¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A Rees

40/1

Telescope mare who was given a considerate introduction on her belated debut when fourth of 5 in novice hurdle at Ffos Las (2m, good to soft) a fortnight ago. Upped markedly in trip but likely to need more time.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Yellow Card (8/11), Premier Fantasy (85/40), Tiger Tobin (9/1), Polemon (14/1), French Diablo (14/1), River Don (25/1), Brenda Lady (40/1), Tiger Rouge (40/1), Keep Off The Sugar (200/1)

It's hard to know what YELLOW CARD achieved in chasing home a long-odds-on favourite at Ffos Las last month but his yard has been in good form since so he gets the nod to go one better at the expense of Premier Fantasy, who has been prolific in points and has joined an up-and-coming stable ahead of this hurdling debut. Polemon looks best of the remainder.