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Cazoo Search Drive Smile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 4m 7.7s

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Selected odds by:

Arbennig^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Page Fuller| T: Jamie Snowden

80/1

Made a promising start to his career when third in a Hereford bumper last November, but has so far failed to build on that in novice hurdles.

Form: 3-63

Boys Of Wexford²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: James Davies| T: Henry Oliver

66/1

Millenary gelding who finished runner-up sole start in Irish points back in May. However, he hasn't made an impact in a couple of novice hurdles and probably more one for handicaps later on.

Form: 207

Clear On Top^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: T R George

40/1

Low-key efforts in bumpers and while he showed a bit more in a first-time tongue strap when ninth of 15 on hurdles debut at Warwick, this 5-y-o is another who looks more of a handicapping prospect.

Form: 90-9

Cousu Main²¹

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

4/1

Placed in a couple of bumpers last season and looked set to make a winning hurdles debut before falling at the last on return at Lingfield (2m). May well gain compensation.

Form: 23-F

Eppleton Collier¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien| T: D G Bridgwater

80/1

Poor form in bumpers and didn't fare any better starting out over hurdles at Chepstow.

Form: 76-0

Full Of Light⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| BF

9/4

Belied odds of 20/1 to make a winning Rules debut in a bumper at Downpatrick for Margaret Mullins. Promising second in a Ludlow novice (2m) on hurdles debut for new yard and he's open to improvement.

Form: P-12

Hors Guard²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey

50/1

Showed ability on the second of his 3 starts in bumpers, but not enough to make him of interest on this hurdles bow.

Form: 04-6

Judicial Law²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

10/1

Irish bumper winner during the spring and ought to be wiser following fairly encouraging hurdles debut for new connections at Exeter (16.7f) last month. Should do better in time.

Form: 4-15

Menin Gate³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: A Watson

28/1

Three-time winner on the Flat at up to 1½m. Laboured effort at Nottingham on latest start, but appeals as the type to make his mark in this sphere and he's one to note in the betting.

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Money For Jam²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Johns| T: S Allwood

200/1

Fourth in a point and since offered next to nothing in a pair of novice hurdles at Bangor.

Form: 4-0P

Motahassen^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum Bewley| T: D Carroll

150/1

Modest Flat winner who is related to a winning hurdler, but he has cut little ice in a couple of starts in this sphere to date.

Form: 08

Spirit Of Stevie

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

14/1

Telescope gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including poor hurdler/modest chaser Minella Voucher, stays 3½m, and modest hurdler Tangley. Wolfspear appears to be the stable first-string.

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Wolfspear²¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| D

5/4

€110,000 Fame And Glory gelding who cosily outpointed a dual subsequent hurdles winner on debut in 15.8f Huntingdon bumper in May. Looks a nice prospect and very much of interest on this hurdles bow.

Form: 1

Kishorn^h1³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

125/1

Has an appealing pedigree but she was safely held in a couple of bumpers during the summer and offered little on C&D hurdles debut in October. Hood enlisted.

Form: 340

Forecasts

Wolfspear (5/4), Full Of Light (9/4), Cousu Main (4/1), Judicial Law (10/1), Spirit Of Stevie (14/1), Menin Gate (28/1), Clear On Top (40/1), Hors Guard (50/1), Boys Of Wexford (66/1), Arbennig (80/1), Eppleton Collier (80/1), Kishorn (125/1), Motahassen (150/1), Money For Jam (200/1)

COUSU MAIN looked the most likely winner when exiting at the final flight on hurdles bow at Lingfield 3 weeks ago and, barring mishaps here, Dan Skelton's charge is taken to gain compensation. Full of Light jumped markedly left when runner-up on debut in this sphere at Ludlow, so this switch to a left-hand track looks a good move and he is feared, along with Huntingdon bumper winner Wolfspear.