St Austell Brewery Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 4m 5.66s

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Alphonse Le Grande²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: E A L Dunlop

7/2

Fair Flat winner (stays 1½m). Well below form on final start in that sphere but still needs taking seriously on hurdle debut.

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Beerenberg^h³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽⁷⁾| T: B Barr

8/1

Modest maiden on Flat (stays 1¼m), though ran best race last time and can't be ruled out on hurdling debut with useful conditional booked.

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Captain Square³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| BF

2/1

Dam closely related to fairly useful maiden hurdler (stayed 21f) Chocala. Fair maiden on Flat, stays 1½m. Below expectations last time but appeals more than most on hurdling debut.

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Dicktate²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: R A Teal

18/1

Modest form on balance in various events on Flat. Others make more appeal on this switch to hurdling.

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Hill Station³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

7/4

Modest form on Flat, down the field on handicap debut last time. Is in excellent hands though, so could fare better over hurdles.

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Intriguing Lady^h¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke

20/1

Modest maiden on Flat, stays 7f. Sold from Charlie & Mark Johnston for only £2,000 and looked less than straightforward switched to hurdles when remote fourth at Hexham 17 days ago.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Hill Station (7/4), Captain Square (2/1), Alphonse Le Grande (7/2), Beerenberg (8/1), Dicktate (18/1), Intriguing Lady (20/1)

CAPTAIN SQUARE, a fair maiden on the Flat, failed to meet expectations dropped into a seller last time, but he still has relatively few miles on the clock and may not need to improve on that form much to make a successful start over hurdles. Alphonse Le Grande is of a similar standard to the selection on the level, so must enter calculations, while Beerenberg isn't without hope, either.