Sky Sports Racing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 4m 5.7s

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Ardlair^t⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: T LaceyWS

80/1

Native Ruler gelding who went with no immediate encouragement with a tongue strap fitted when eleventh of 12 in bumper at Southwell on NH debut in July. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Black Abbey¹⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: H Whittington| OR: 117

11/2

Fair on Flat at up to 15f in France. Made promising hurdling debut when second at Fontwell and similar form when runner-up at Newcastle. Well held on handicap debut at Fakenham 6 months ago, however.

Form: 2270-

Presenting Yeats¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris

14/1

Off the mark in weak Stratford bumper last month and shaped as in need of more time when well beaten on hurdling debut at Newton Abbot 12 days ago, none too fluent.

Form: 0-310

Rikoboy²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 132

9/4

Fairly useful French hurdler/chaser but hasn't seen his race out on each of his 3 British outings, so hard to place much confidence in for all he's got plenty of ability. Returns from 6 month absence.

Form: 723634-

Zarrar^t¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Rae Guest

15/2

Modest Flat winner (stays 1¾m) who was tailed off on his sole start in this sphere back in 2018. Others preferred.

Form: 5/

Cherry Cola¹⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Joshua Moore| T: Miss S West

5/2

Form: 3-

Highway One¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: R Johnson| T: George Baker

9/2

Modest maiden on Flat who has shown a bit in 2 starts over hurdles so far, third of 9 in novice hurdle at Southwell (15.8f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 53

Rocksette²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: James Davies| T: A West

125/1

Modest at best on Flat, stays 1¼m, well held both starts this year. Makes hurdling debut and she's likely to struggle.

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Forecasts

Rikoboy (9/4), Cherry Cola (5/2), Highway One (9/2), Black Abbey (11/2), Zarrar (15/2), Presenting Yeats (14/1), Ardlair (80/1), Rocksette (125/1)

Sheena West does a fair job with the hurdlers she gets and her CHERRY COLA is taken to go a couple of places better than her encouraging third at Doncaster back in March. Highway One gets the vote to chase her home having shown a bit in 2 starts over timber so far, while Rikoboy is likely to be popular in the betting but has failed to see his races out in Britain so far.