Suzuki Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 5m 16.27s

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Selected odds by:

Bob Pebble^h1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: P R Webber

25/1

Placed both starts in bumpers, but well held both completed starts over hurdles, including for new yard on recent return from a break. Hooded first time.

Form: 2/3F6-0

Francolin⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood

7/1

Signs of ability but likely he's more one for handicaps after this. Has first outing beyond 2m here.

Form: 855-

Hurling Magic¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 123| BF

5/4

Lots of promise when runner-up in novice events on first 2 starts (including C&D). Folded tamely when remote second latest but he still looks the one to beat here.

Form: 2/22-2

In Our Dreams¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph

11/10

Fifth in 2 bumpers before finishing runner-up on C&D hurdle debut (good to soft) 15 days ago. The obvious danger to Hurling Magic.

Form: 55-2

Smartmandarcy^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D Andrews⁽⁷⁾| T: Claire Hitch

80/1

Well held in a bumper and 2 hurdles.

Form: 6F/04-

Hedgebird²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Lee Edwards| T: J Groucott

80/1

Looks a long-term project based on 3 runs to date.

Form: 76-P

Ingeborg Zilling³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 40

40/1

Point winner but she has offered little in 4 runs over hurdles this year.

Form: 1PP67-

Non-Runners

Malvolio³³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: S-J Davies J: W T Kennedy

Forecasts

In Our Dreams (11/10), Hurling Magic (5/4), Francolin (7/1), Bob Pebble (25/1), Ingeborg Zilling (40/1), Malvolio (66/1), Smartmandarcy (80/1), Hedgebird (80/1)

HURLING MAGIC isn't one for maximum faith after his rather tame short-priced defeat last time but he'll still take a bit of stopping here if recapturing anything like the level of his penultimate C&D second. In Our Dreams is the obvious danger.