Sculthorpe 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 4m 17.74s

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Borodale²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

20/1

Fourth in a couple of bumpers in the spring and made a respectable start to his hurdle career when fifth of 10 at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) 24 days ago. May do better for a yard with a very good record here.

Form: 44-5

Double Powerful²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland

250/1

Third in only point. Refused to settle when seventh of 8 in 19f Fontwell novice on hurdle debut last month and looks a longer-term project.

Form: 3-7

Hiero Sport²¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales

9/1

Out of a fairly useful jumper and shaped with plenty of promise when second in Market Rasen bumper on debut back in March. Interesting hurdling debutant.

Form: 2-

Largy Ray^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Benjamin Poste| T: C Hobson| D

100/1

Bumper winner in Ireland for Stuart Crawford but made an inauspicious start to his hurdling career for new yard at Huntingdon recently, hanging badly left and running out approaching the fourth.

Form: 575-1R

Roger Pol³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| BF| D

4/5

Dual bumper winner who posted promising second of 11 in novice at Newton Abbot (17f, soft, 6/5) on hurdles bow a month ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 21931-2

Wise Guy²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| D

20/1

Point winner who has shaped with some promise in a Bangor bumper/maiden hurdle 6 months apart. May have more to offer.

Form: 15-3

Call The Dance¹⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| D

13/8

From a good family and struck at the second time of asking in bumpers at Southwell in April. Useful hurdle prospect for her leading stable.

Form: 41-

Forecasts

Roger Pol (4/5), Call The Dance (13/8), Hiero Sport (9/1), Borodale (20/1), Wise Guy (20/1), Largy Ray (100/1), Double Powerful (250/1)

CALL THE DANCE has a good jumps pedigree and her bumper success in the spring suggests she might live up to it. Roger Pol made an encouraging start to his hurdle career when runner-up at Newton Abbot last month and is second choice ahead of Hiero Sport, who was second on his bumper debut back in March.