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Marston's Brewery 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:42 | Winning time: 3m 56.71s

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Damarta^h⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy

33/1

Showed more than first time up in Hereford bumper in March but needs to settle if he's to make his mark now hurdling.

Form: 43-

Dee Day Landing¹⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: M Weatherer

250/1

No sign of ability.

Form: 05/54UP-

Flashy Boy^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr Ben Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey

33/1

Point winner but little encouragement almost a year on in Huntingdon novice hurdle recently.

Form: PP641/5-

Gold Link⁷⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 114

13/2

Showed plenty again in 3 runs over hurdles in 2021 (edged out in Worcester handicap final start). Returns from nearly 2 years off with yard among the winners.

Form: 238222/

Invictus Allen⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams

40/1

Placed on the second of his 2 runs between the flags, but comfortably held both starts over hurdles and will be better off in handicaps after this.

Form: 5378-

Irlandais⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton

33/1

£70,000 half-brother to bumper winner/useful 2¼m hurdle winner Grand Jury. Bit of an underwhelming start in Kempton bumper in February but could do much better now jumping.

Form: 7-

Lookaway⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 119| D

1/4

Dual bumper winner (including Aintree Grade 2) who is yet to get close to that lofty form in 3 goes at a range of trips over hurdles, though he's kept good company thus far. Obvious chance down in class.

Form: 111/346-

Poppop¹⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: J T Stimpson

50/1

Well held in Southwell bumpers 2 years apart.

Form: 9/6-

Redbridge Rambler⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley

11/2

Promise in bumpers and could make his mark now hurdling, although comes up against a couple here who set a pretty good standard.

Form: 362-

Jumbo Veste Verte⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: T R Gretton

250/1

Well held in Market Rasen juvenile hurdle in March and bred to need more time/longer trips.

Form: 6-

Amarbelle's Dream^t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

100/1

Promising second in Wetherby bumper on debut in December but well beaten twice since, no response fitted with a tongue tie there 5 weeks ago.

Form: 209-

Forecasts

Lookaway (1/4), Redbridge Rambler (11/2), Gold Link (13/2), Damarta (33/1), Flashy Boy (33/1), Irlandais (33/1), Invictus Allen (40/1), Poppop (50/1), Amarbelle's Dream (100/1), Jumbo Veste Verte (250/1), Dee Day Landing (250/1)

LOOKAWAY sets a good standard down in class and the Grade 2 bumper winner can get the job done for the first time over hurdles. The returning Gold Link is interesting, while Irlandais could do a lot better now jumping.