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Monday 15 September 2025

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BetWright Bangers N'Cash Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 8.97s

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Aim Straight³³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: A Ralph

14/1

Held back by inexperience but showed ability when fifth of 12 in bumper here (heavy) on debut last October. Subsequently left David Simcock and market should guide expectations on stable/hurdle debut.

Form: 5-

Animato^t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| D

33/1

Five-time winner on the Flat (stays 17f) for David O'Meara, but sold out of that yard for just 8,000 gns following a low-key end to 2024 campaign and hasn't show much in 3 runs for new connections this year. Opposable now switched to hurdles.

Form:

Diamond Ambition^t⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

11/1

Bought for £56,000 after finishing third in an Irish point last spring and showed more than he did on Rules debut in a bumper when third in a 5-runner Stratford maiden hurdle (16.3f, good) in July. In good hands and should be better for the experience.

Form: 3/53

Moon Over Clyro¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Harrison| T: R L Llewellyn

5/2

Showed nothing on sole start for James Moffatt in a bumper at Bangor in April 2024. However, his recent C&D hurdles debut second for new yard was far more inspiring and he probably wouldn't need to pull out much more in order to go close in this contest.

Form: 0/2

Mr Mcloughlan²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: Jack Jones

13/8

Some promise in bumpers for Craig Lidster and hurdles debut third in a 7-runner maiden on debut for new yard at Newton Abbot (18.5f, good) was certainly encouraging. Drop in trip here looks a good move and he's a live each-way candidate with Sean Bowen again booked.

Form: 302-3

Nels Son^h1³⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland

20/1

Promising debut third of 14 in a Wexford maiden hurdle (20.4f, good to soft) for Colm Murphy in July 2024. No show at Ffos Las on first run for this yard in November of that year, but now tried in a hood and he remains of interest given that debut promise.

Form: 30-

Osterberg¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: M Keighley

66/1

Comfortably held in bumpers at Cheltenham and Southwell towards the end of 2024, and didn't fare any better when last of 3 back from a break at Market Rasen in March. Absent since and readily passed over on this hurdles debut.

Form: 063-

Secret Vino¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: T Ellis

200/1

Very little to shout about in a couple of bumpers and the story was the same when, sent off at 200/1, he was pulled up before the second-last on his hurdles debut at Warwick in April.

Form: 05P-

Times A Wastin⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

3/1

Found some improvement in bumpers this year, making the frame on final 3 starts in that sphere, and there were positives to take from his hurdles debut fifth of 18 at Cork (3m, good) in July. One to consider down in trip here on first run for new connections.

Form: P73-345

Greer Hill¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

28/1

Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Butler's Brief (21f-3¼m winner) and modest hurdler Just Jess (2m/25f winner). Runner-up sole start in Irish points during the spring and it could be that he'll come into his own when faced with a stiffer test in due course.

Form: 2-

Brooklyn Lullaby²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Bannister| T: M & D Easterby

150/1

Modest form in 2 course bumpers this summer and safely held when unseating Harry Bannister at the final flight on C&D hurdles debut last month.

Form: 76U

Dyadoras Destiny⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Charlie Hammond| T: M Young

300/1

Has cut little ice in a pair of bumpers at Southwell and Bangor this summer, and it would be a major surprise were she to play a leading role now switched to hurdles.

Form: 76

Forest Spirit⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁵⁾| T: M Bowen

125/1

Won twice on the Flat (both on AW) for Michael Bell earlier this year, but it was a low-key start in this sphere at Stratford recently and new connections will presumably have one eye on handicaps a little further down the line.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Belcamo²¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: A M Hales J: Kielan Woods

Roadshow²⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Forecasts

Mr Mcloughlan (13/8), Moon Over Clyro (5/2), Times A Wastin (3/1), Roadshow (8/1), Diamond Ambition (11/1), Aim Straight (14/1), Belcamo (14/1), Nels Son (20/1), Greer Hill (28/1), Animato (33/1), Osterberg (66/1), Forest Spirit (125/1), Brooklyn Lullaby (150/1), Secret Vino (200/1), Dyadoras Destiny (300/1)

A 17-month gap between his two appearances suggest that MOON OVER CLYRO probably hasn't been the easiest to train, but he'll probably prove good enough for this if able to at least match the form of his recent C&D hurdles debut second. Times A Wastin showed enough in Ireland to make him of interest here on his first fun for Fergal O'Brien, while Mr McLoughlan had Roadshow 11 lengths behind when third at Newton Abbot and he also has claims. Nels Son remains of interest, but may need the run.