Molson Coors Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 20.7s

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Big Cheese²⁴

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

28/1

Fair 1¾m Flat winner for Ed Bethell. Didn't have a cut at his obstacles and finished well held on hurdles debut 3 weeks ago.

Form: 5-

Fasol¹⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

11/4

Very useful winning stayer on Flat in France for Christope Ferland. Changed hands for €155,000 and posted an encouraging fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Newbury (16.3f, soft) in January, going with enthusiasm. Can take a sizeable step forward upped in trip.

Form: 4-

Gentleman's Relish⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien| T: N J Henderson

8/1

Much improved when winning 13-runner Newbury bumper in November. Very disappointing start to his hurdles career, pulled up on each occasion but he's in the right hands to bounce back

Form: 0/1PP-

Honey Jack³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

66/1

Has scope but has shown little all 3 starts to date.

Form: 0P5-

Ideal Des Bordes⁹⁶

10/11

Won his sole start in points and shaped promisingly behind a pair of subsequent winners in a Warwick bumper in May 2023. Placed first 2 starts over hurdles but may well have been amiss given how quickly he folded at Exeter. Since had a breathing operation.

Form: 1/332P-

Isocrate⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 112| BF

9/2

Ex-pointer who found only one too good last 2 hurdles starts, failing to land the odds but finding a promising one too good at Exeter. Up in trip.

Form: 445/522-

Jasper Boy^p1⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: N J Gifford

125/1

£17,000 Kapgarde gelding. Half-brother to French hurdler/chase winner Celtic Dream. Shaped like a stayer in his bumper on the AW in December but never travelled with any purpose on hurdles debut. Cheekpieces on upped in trip.

Form: 7P-

Jukebox Fury²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Freddie Gordon⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Henderson

80/1

Related to several winners but little to shout about in 2 starts.

Form: P0-

Forecasts

Ideal Des Bordes (10/11), Fasol (11/4), Isocrate (9/2), Gentleman's Relish (8/1), Big Cheese (28/1), Honey Jack (66/1), Jukebox Fury (80/1), Jasper Boy (125/1)

FASOL stayed well on the level, which augurs well for this step up in tripp and sure to step up on his opening hurdles run, he should take some stopping, Ideal des Bordes has had a breathing of after stopping quickly at Exeter, and if that procedure has worked, he's the obvious threat.