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Thursday 22 July 2021

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 3m 52.8s

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Agent Zigzag^t1²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: P R Webber

28/1

Dam closely related to useful hurdler Cartwright. Fairly useful on Flat, stays 11f. Off a year having been lame (also had a wind op) and didn't go with much promise over C&D recently. Tongue tied.

Form: 6

Bigbadmattie²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

16/1

Offered something to work on when third of 5 in a Sligo bumper on sole outing for Ellmarie Holden in 2018. Off 3 years but also displayed promise until falling late on over C&D 3 weeks ago.

Form: 3/F

Faitque De L'Isle⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: K Brogan⁽⁵⁾| T: E De Giles| OR: 107WS

11/5

Fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser in France. Runner-up over timber for this yard in March but no impact in handicaps twice since and has had a wind op.

Form: 8/542P-8

Matewan^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D A Jacob| T: J & S Best

4/1

Fairly useful winner on Flat, stays 12.5f. Sold from Ian Williams 19,000 gns in October but lacked fluency and never a factor on opening hurdles run 16 days ago. Usual cheekpieces back on.

Form: 3

Shining Blood⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

33/1

Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including French 1¼m-13f winner Robin Blood. Dam unraced. Failed to meet market expectations in a Fontwell bumper last month but it wasn't devoid of promise.

Form: 4

Art Man^t1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 104

9/2

Fair maiden on Flat in France. Shaped promisingly despite jumping none too fluently when third on hurdling debut at Huntingdon and better form when runner-up at Uttoxeter 16 days ago. Tongue tie on.

Form: 362

Galsworthy²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland

9/4

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1½m), tailed-off last of 5 last time on sole outing for Adrian Nicholls (previously trained by John Gosden). Took pretty well to hurdling when third over C&D 3 weeks ago.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Gloriano³⁵²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: P R Webber J: T Scudamore

Natural Look¹⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: T Symonds J: Benjamin Poste

Forecasts

Faitque De L'Isle (11/5), Galsworthy (9/4), Matewan (4/1), Art Man (9/2), Bigbadmattie (16/1), Agent Zigzag (28/1), Gloriano (33/1), Natural Look (33/1), Shining Blood (33/1)

Having been gelded and operated on for his breathing, GALSWORTHY made a good start to hurdling when third over C&D 3 weeks ago and appeals as being the one to beat. Art Man is second choice in a first-time tongue tie, with Matewan likely to know more this time.