Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 3m 52.6s

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Union Flag^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 115| D

11/8

Fair maiden on the Flat who built on his hurdling debut promise for Noel Meade when ready winner of 9-runner juvenile at Musselburgh (15.6f) 16 days ago. Open to further improvement and has a big chance under a penalty.

Form: 31

Common Acclaim¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 93

16/1

Fair maiden handicapper on Flat but below that level both starts over hurdles, including when finishing 19 lengths behind Union Flag at Musselburgh (15.6f) on most recent outing.

Form: 44

Latin Verse^p³³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed| T: S Hosie| OR: 108

3/1

Fair Flat winner for Ralp Beckett. Shaped well when close second on his Sedgefield hurdle debut in October. Not quite in same form when third at Kempton later that month but still respected setting out for a new yard.

Form: 23

Lukla³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat who made novicey mistakes when well held on Wetherby hurdle debut last month.

Form: 6

Mad Mode

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

5/1

Ulysses gelding. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner.

Form:

Red Shield^p1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd

200/1

Poor maiden on the Flat who has offered little both runs over hurdles at Sedgefield and Musselburgh, tried in blinkers on latter occasion. Cheekpieces now the choice of headgear.

Form: 6P

Torneo¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| BF

3/1

Fairly useful winner on Flat in France (stays 11.5f), runner-up in minor events last 3 starts in 2023. Sold from Jean-Claude Rouget for €110,000 in July and is an very interesting hurdling debutant in a race of this nature.

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Non-Runners

Hourless⁴⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 3

T: J E Dixon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Union Flag (11/8), Latin Verse (3/1), Torneo (3/1), Hourless (4/1), Mad Mode (5/1), Common Acclaim (16/1), Lukla (150/1), Red Shield (200/1)

TORNEO showed a good level of form on the Flat in France and makes plenty of appeal now going hurdling for a yard very much amongst the winners. Musselburghscorer Union Flag is open to further improvement and rates the main threat.