bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle (Juvenile Hurdle) (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 3m 45.39s

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Freddy Robinson⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 105| CD

50/1

Fair maiden on Flat who built on his hurdle debut fourth at Newcastle when seeing off 5 rivals in a C&D Class 2 in December. Shouldered with a 3 lb penalty for that and more will be needed if he's to follow up here.

Form: 41

Afadil²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| D

7/2

French Flat winner who easily landed short odds on his Taunton hurdle debut last month. Open to considerable improvement for his top yard.

Form: 1

Bringbackmemories³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: J C McConnell| CD

2/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat and quickly reached a similar level over hurdles, returning from a break to win readily over C&D on New Year's Day. Likely has more to offer. Player.

Form: 231

Fils De Roi⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 123| D

9/4

Fairly useful form over hurdles, winning Auteuil claimer on final start in France and easily following up in Huntingdon juvenile on October's stable debut. Fading but would have finished a creditable fourth but for falling at the last in Grade 2 Finale at Chepstow over Christmas.

Form: 63F11F

Shared^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| D

17/2

Fairly useful maiden on Flat who belied market weakness to make a winning start over hurdles for new connections at Wetherby on Boxing Day. This a jump in class but he should have more to offer.

Form: 1

The Churchill Lad^h⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 118| D

7/1

Fair Flat winner who has taken well to hurdling, winning juveniles at Cartmel in August and Catterick in November. Ran as well as could be expected when fourth in Grade 2 Finale at Chepstow over Christmas, although Fils de Roi would have finished ahead of him but for coming down at the last.

Form: 1214

Forecasts

Bringbackmemories (2/1), Fils De Roi (9/4), Afadil (7/2), The Churchill Lad (7/1), Shared (17/2), Freddy Robinson (50/1)

While the opposition may not have been up to much, ALFADIL had any amount in hand on his Taunton hurdle debut and looks potentially smart for his top stable. Bringbackmemories won readily over C&D on New Year's Day and may give the selection most to do ahead of Fils de Roi.