13:48 Fontwell

Sunday 25 May 2025

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nrg.bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:48 | Winning time: 4m 48.93s

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Lightning Maqueen⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Freddie Mitchell⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore

13/2

Showed promise in bumpers but has made a discouraging start to hurdling career.

Form: 535/5P-

Locked Down Lad⁴¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: J Tickle

18/1

Successful on sole outing in point bumpers but soon struggling on Rules debut in bumper at Exeter 13 months ago. Off since and has left Miss D. Kenealy.

Form: 16/

Presenting Milan³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R T Dunne| T: R G Hawker

8/11

Bred for stamina and shaped that way in bumpers, driven out to score at Hereford in November. Solid start over hurdles when second at Market Rasen back from 4 months off 5 weeks ago and sets the standard on that effort.

Form: 23162-

West Hill Shadow⁵⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins| OR: 93

14/1

Showed about his first sign of ability when fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Doncaster (16.6f, soft, 200/1) in January last year but not seen since.

Form: 0604/

Dandylyon³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: James Davies| T: R Rowe

150/1

Showed a bit on sole bumper start at Lingfield but offered little sent hurdling more than 3 years later at Fontwell last month.

Form: 6/P-

Gorcombe Blueskye¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Walford

150/1

Big prices and showed nothing in maiden hurdles.

Form: P5-P

Just A Heartbeat^t⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Bryan Carver| T: H Fry

3/1

Scorpion mare who stepped up on debut when second in Ascot bumper in February. Expected to go well switched to hurdles in this company.

Form: 42-

Yarborough³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Caoilin Quinn| T: G & J Moore

10/1

Modest maiden handicapper on Flat (stays 1¼m). Needs to improve for the switch to jumps but is from a respected yard.

Form:

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Slade Shore²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: R Bandey J: Harry Bannister

Forecasts

Presenting Milan (8/11), Just A Heartbeat (3/1), Slade Shore (5/1), Lightning Maqueen (13/2), Yarborough (10/1), West Hill Shadow (14/1), Locked Down Lad (18/1), Dandylyon (150/1), Gorcombe Blueskye (150/1)

PRESENTING MILAN made a solid start to his hurdles career when second at Market Rasen and can put that experience to good use up against hurdling newcomer Just A Heartbeat, who showed decent ability in bumpers.