12:00 Sedgefield

Friday 2 December 2022

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Download The Vickers.Bet App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:01 | Winning time: 4m 7.4s

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Bertie's Wish¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

10/3

Fair Flat winner. Not knocked about when fifth on Huntingdon hurdle debut 13 days and he's open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 5

Dandy Maestro²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁷⁾| T: R Spencer

11/1

Fairly useful 1m Flat winner for this yard but does stay 1¼m. Inauspicious start over hurdles when remote seventh at Market Rasen 22 days ago but he could improve with that experience behind him.

Form: 7

Glory Bridge³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| CD

5/1

Pulled up in sole Irish point but overcame inexperience to make a successful debut under Rules in a bumper here in March. Faded tamely to finish last of 6 on his Ayr hurdle debut/reappearance but he retains potential based on that bumper win.

Form: P/1-6

Hermes Le Gris³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: W Greatrex

13/2

Placed on 2 of his 3 starts in bumpers and encouraging start over hurdles when finding just one too strong in a 7-runner Warwick maiden (2m, good) in May. Disappointing when remote fifth at Plumpton 6 months later but it's still early days.

Form: 293-25

Indian Sunbird⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Sara Ender

14/1

Fair form at best when placed twice in bumpers. Hurdle debut.

Form: 70-23

Piecederesistance²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 108

5/4

Fairly useful on the Flat, including winning a Pontefract handicap in June. Improved effort over hurdles when third of 8 in 2m novice at Newcastle 22 days ago. That sets a clear standard here.

Form: 34-3

Something Golden^h⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine

100/1

Big prices and well held on his completed start in novice hurdles at Kelso last week.

Form: 7U

Sawpit Samantha²⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: R T Dunne| T: S Drinkwater| BF

40/1

Faded to finish sixth of 9 in a Musselburgh bumper on her debut in March but the fact she went off 6-4 suggests better was expected. Interesting to see if her supporters' return now hurdling on return.

Form: 6-

Forecasts

Piecederesistance (5/4), Bertie's Wish (10/3), Glory Bridge (5/1), Hermes Le Gris (13/2), Dandy Maestro (11/1), Indian Sunbird (14/1), Sawpit Samantha (40/1), Something Golden (100/1)

PIECEDERESISTANCE shaped quite well when third in a Newcastle novice last month and a repeat of that form would likely be good enough here. Course bumper winner Glory Bridge is surely better than he showed on his hurdle debut and can bounce back and give the selection most to think about.