Cheese & Cider Night 16th April Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 3m 32.25s

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Rascallion⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss H C Knight

3/1

A fair Flat winner for Nick Littmoden who showed fair form in a pair of 2m maiden hurdles for Keiran Burke, falling last flight at Kempton on latter occasion. Not ruled out for another new yard.

Form: 2F

Sure To Be Sure³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes

100/1

Yet to offer much in a trio of bumpers, a well-held fifth of 7 at Fontwell 36 days ago. More is needed on his hurdles debut.

Form: 035

Ted The Thief²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Godfrey| T: K Woollacott

33/1

A winning pointer but he came in ninth of 14 in novice (18/1) at Taunton (16.5f, good) on his hurdling debut 21 days ago. Lots more is required.

Form: F32219

Elforleather³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

4/1

A fair Flat winner for Jack Channon in August. Shaped well for his new yard on his hurdling bow when runner-up at Southwell but just a fair fifth at Kelso 30 days ago. In good hands and worth another chance.

Form: 25

Roadshow^t1²⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: H Cobden| T: P F NichollsWS

8/13

A fairly useful winner on Flat for Andre Fabre last summer. Changed hands for €67,000 and he rates an interesting hurdling prospect for top yard on the back of breathing surgery.

Form:

Non-Runners

Jackstell¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: Jamie Snowden J: G Sheehan

Forecasts

Roadshow (8/13), Jackstell (5/2), Rascallion (3/1), Elforleather (4/1), Ted The Thief (33/1), Sure To Be Sure (100/1)

The market should prove revealing but Paul Nicholls' newcomer ROADSHOW showed some fairly useful form on the level in France for Andre Fabre so is taken to make a winning start in this sphere. Jamie Snowden's fairly useful maiden Jackstell rates a big threat though, with Elforleather also in the mix if bouncing back to form.