starsports.bet Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 3m 49.63s

Barbury Boy⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

10/3

Oasis Dream gelding out of a middle-distance mare. Fairly useful winning handicapper on Flat (stays 1¼m). Capped an inconsistent season when well held at Sandown on latest start in September. Respected now sent hurdling by well-established dual-purpose yard.

Form:

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Central Command¹²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

4/7

Fairly useful son of Space Blues. Won 3 of 5 handicap starts (up to 1½m) for the Simon & Ed Crisford stable last season. Best of these on the Flat and in very capable hands for his hurdling debut.

Form:

Nicolai^p⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Bradley Harris⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 61

50/1

Regressive on the Flat for Jack Channon. Offered little at long odds in a trio of juvenile hurdles, latterly at Newton Abbot in early-September. Cheekpieces go back on.

Form: P56

Pantile's Gift¹⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed| T: Harry Derham

4/1

Advertise gelding who was a fair winner up to 1¼m on the Flat for Jack Morland this spring. New yard (28% strike rate with hurdling debutants since the end of 2022) in better form in recent days.

Form:

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Antiquarian³³

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: Jamie & Josh Moore J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Central Command (4/7), Barbury Boy (10/3), Pantile's Gift (4/1), Antiquarian (20/1), Nicolai (50/1)

This should go the way of a hurdling debutant given the pair with experience have achieved little. CENTRAL COMMAND may just edge Barbury Boy and Pantile's Gift if running up to his Flat form.