19:05 Worcester

Wednesday 1 September 2021

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MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 3m 52.7s

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Dragoon Springs¹⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Slatter⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll

11/1

Fair form in a couple of bumpers, only beaten a head at Lingfield in February. Should be up to making an impact in a race like this now hurdling.

Form: 42-

London Eye⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Joshua Moore| T: C A Dwyer| D

4/1

Bagged a couple of Flat wins in the spring and made a sound start over hurdles when third in C&D maiden in July. May do better.

Form: 3

Mordred³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T Scudamore| T: P R Webber| OR: 107

5/1

Fairly useful on Flat for Richard Hannon. Made pleasing start in this sphere when second in maiden at Stratford in June. Not in quite same form when third at Uttoxeter since but still respected here.

Form: 23

Steinkraus⁴¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

20/1

Runner-up in a point but only minor promise in bumper/novice hurdle in 2020. Been off 13 months.

Form: P26/5-

Alioski¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: G Brown

100/1

Modest Flat winner. Didn't achieve much when fifth of 6 on 23f course hurdle debut 10 days ago. Drops significantly in trip now.

Form: 5

Bentley Wood^t1¹⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones| T: D Burchell

125/1

Fair maiden at best on Flat for Mick Channon but no show in 2 hurdles for this yard last autumn. Also well held on AW Flat in February.

Form: 66-

Don't Stop Now^p³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

10/1

Runner-up twice in bumpers, although the form is little better than modest. Hurdle debut

Form: 3262

Galata Bridge⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland

4/6

Useful Flat performer, including for this yard in June. Freshened up ahead of hurdle. Should take a bit of stopping if taking to this new discipline.

Form:

That's Jack²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: P Charalambous

80/1

Modest form at best in a course bumper and 2 Flat starts this summer. Best watched now hurdling.

Form: 5

Cool Tara¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Max Kendrick| T: F O'Brien

150/1

In good hands but well held in a Uttoxeter and C&D novice hurdle in recent weeks.

Form: 60

Saxon Queen³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

125/1

25/1, ninth of 10 in novice hurdle at Bangor (19.6f, good to soft) on debut 33 days ago. Needs to have come on a lot.

Form: 9

Wendreda¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Mrs I G-Leveque

125/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Also well held on hurdle debut in April. Outsider.

Form: 8-

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Blue Shark¹¹²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: J & A O'Neill J: Non Runner

Italian Summer⁵⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: James Bowen

Forecasts

Galata Bridge (4/6), London Eye (4/1), Mordred (5/1), Don't Stop Now (10/1), Dragoon Springs (11/1), Italian Summer (14/1), Blue Shark (16/1), Steinkraus (20/1), That's Jack (80/1), Alioski (100/1), Bentley Wood (125/1), Saxon Queen (125/1), Wendreda (125/1), Cool Tara (150/1)

GALATA BRIDGE has the makings of a good hurdler based on his very useful Flat ability and should prove hard to beat. London Eye, an encouraging third over C&D in July, and Mordred can give Dr Richard Newland's charge most to think about.