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Betting.Bet New Betting Sites Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 4m 12.9s

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Badlands Boy²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

20/1

Ran only to a modest level in a pair of bumpers and paid the price for trying to give chase to a superior rival when eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Doncaster (16.6f, soft) 28 days ago. Looks a good type physically and may do better.

Form: 648

Benefit Ben⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

7/1

Maiden Irish pointer came home eighth of 15 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Ayr (16f, soft) on Rules debut 58 days ago. Unlikely to be of much interest until handicapping.

Form: FPP5-28

Fixed Wing^t1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

80/1

No better than mid-field in a pair of bumpers and ran only to a poor level when eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Doncaster (16.6f, soft) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time and he could make more impact in this weak-looking contest.

Form: 058

Golden Swift³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Smith⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R M Smith

400/1

Well held in a bumper and maiden hurdles at Ayr. Impossible to fancy.

Form: 000

Heart Above³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

10/1

Promise when placed on all 3 starts in bumpers but has been decidedly underwhelming in pair of starts over timber so far, only seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Ayr (16f, heavy) 36 days ago. Still holds frame claims in a poor contest.

Form: 32-277

Not Now Tayto³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: T Collier

33/1

£18,000 6-y-o, Notnowcato gelding. Dam placed completed start in points. Made frame both starts in Irish points, runner-up latest (Jan 7). Wouldn't have to be out of the ordinary to reach the placings on Rules debut.

Form: 42

Raffles Wonder^h1,t³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 93| CD

10/1

Fairly useful bumper winner has proven far too free and finished down the field on all 3 starts over hurdles. Hood now goes on.

Form: 415-400

Reach For The Moon²³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

2/1

Smart but lightly raced on Flat (barely stays 1¼m) for John & Thady Gosden, albeit well held both starts in 2023. A most intriguing hurdling recruit.

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Schmilsson^h⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy| OR: 112

11/10

Fairly useful on Flat for Andrew Balding and shaped most encouragingly on his third start over hurdles when of 13 in novice at Southwell (15.8f, soft) 52 days ago, catching the eye with a smooth forward move from rear. Sets a clear standard of those with hurdling experience.

Form: 372

That One

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C O'Farrell| T: J Walton

150/1

Dartmouth gelding. Dam maiden pointer. Far from an obvious debut winner.

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Forecasts

Schmilsson (11/10), Reach For The Moon (2/1), Benefit Ben (7/1), Raffles Wonder (10/1), Heart Above (10/1), Badlands Boy (20/1), Not Now Tayto (33/1), Fixed Wing (80/1), That One (150/1), Golden Swift (400/1)

A very shallow contest in which SCHMILSSON is preferred to interesting hurdles newcomer Reach For The Moon, Olly Murphy's gelding clearly inferior to his market rival on the Flat but having improved with each run over hurdles so far and perhaps possessing a more solid profile to one who clearly hasn't been the easiest to get to the track. Badlands Boy is a very modest pick for third.