14:12 Taunton

Tuesday 23 March 2021

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Game And Wildlife Conservation Trust Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 3m 57.58s

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Bruelay¹⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: T Dennis

100/1

From family of high-class hurdler around 2m Detroit City but unplaced sole start in points (Oct 24).

Form: 5

Camprond⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 124| BF

2/1

Form: 23

Defining Battle^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

6/4

Fairly useful and progressive on Flat in 2019, stays 11f. winning twice in summer of 2019. Off long time after but last month's hurdles debut fourth at Newbury was very encouraging (tongue tied).

Form: 4

Gaelic Thunder⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: C Honour

250/1

Mid-field on bumper debut in December but well held a month later.

Form: 60

Isle Of Aron²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Price⁽⁵⁾| T: Tim Vaughan

200/1

Showed some ability in a brace of bumpers 7 months apart but made no impression on February's hurdles debut.

Form: 2-76

Jony Max¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams

66/1

Successful on sole outing in Irish points but early evidence suggests he's a longer-term project under Rules.

Form: 10V4

Le Boulevardier⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kai Lenihan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: O Sherwood

33/1

Placed in bumpers but yet to match that level over hurdles, cheekpieces fitted when fourth of 9 in 2m Southwell novice in November. Fourth of 8 in a slowly-run jumpers bumper in January.

Form: 22U444

Man Of The Sea^p,t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

50/1

Dam closely related to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Aaim To Prosper. Modest on Flat, stays 7.5f, below form last 2 starts.

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Master Mead⁵³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Alexandra Dunn

300/1

Sixth of 11 in bumper at Stratford on debut. Off 17 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6-

Mon Frere⁵⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

3/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. Second of 5 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f). First run for yard after leaving Sir Mark Prescott and off 19 months, but in top hands.

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Bright Eyed Eagle¹⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| BF

13/2

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Ed Walker and he can be a factor over hurdles if taking to it.

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Little Miss Alice^h1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: James Best| T: J D Frost

300/1

Alqaahir mare. Half-sister to poor chaser Gilly Grace and poor hurdler North London, stays 21f. Pulled up on recent debut and a hood quickly added.

Form: P

The Rain King¹⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Alexandra Dunn

66/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. First run since leaving Donnacha Aidan O'Brien when last of 12 in handicap at Haydock in September.

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Tibbie Dunbar²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: T Scudamore| T: W S Kittow

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Not given a hard time on hurdles debut but one for low-grade handicaps.

Form: 45-7

Forecasts

Defining Battle (6/4), Camprond (2/1), Mon Frere (3/1), Bright Eyed Eagle (13/2), Le Boulevardier (33/1), Man Of The Sea (50/1), The Rain King (66/1), Jony Max (66/1), Bruelay (100/1), Tibbie Dunbar (150/1), Isle Of Aron (200/1), Gaelic Thunder (250/1), Little Miss Alice (300/1), Master Mead (300/1)

Having progressed on the level in Ireland in 2019, DEFINING BATTLE made an encouraging return to action when fourth switched to hurdling at Newbury last month. Likely to build on that, he is marginally preferred to Camprond, who flopped when last seen in December.