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Friday 26 September 2025

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Silver Shine Grounds Services Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 5m 4.15s

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Authoceltic³⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 106

13/2

Made a promising start when third in Exeter juvenile hurdle in November 2023. Failed to back that up in France but more like it when just unable to draw the sting out of a talented Flat performer here (2m) in June. Too keen upped in trip at Newton Abbot 12 weeks later and gelded. Been off a year.

Form: 33/P624-

Blue Universe¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M Goldstein| T: M J Attwater| OR: 99

9/1

Modest maiden over jumps who ran creditably when third of 9 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (soft) 11 days ago. Likely to find life tougher back in maiden company.

Form: 42/4P5-3

Glance Of Glory¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley

10/1

Made a promising start to his career when third of 9 in a maiden hurdle at Chepstow (16f, good to firm) in May, staying on under hands-and-heels ride, and appeals as the type to do better now stepping up in trip.

Form: 3-

Harksman¹⁹

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

150/1

Little promise in a pair of bumpers/maiden hurdles. Needs this run for a handicap mark.

Form: 677-5

Ice In The Veins¹¹⁴

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

8/13

Confirmed debut promise when landing 9-runner course bumper (2m, good to soft) in May, hard held and value for plenty of extra over the result. Found a late error his undoing when second on his hurdling debut at Warwick the following month and remains one to be positive about.

Form: 2-12

Tikiti Dino³⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: A King

25/1

Has offered little in a bumper/both starts over hurdles. Off 10 months.

Form: 0/36-

Absolut Grey²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Bryan Carver| T: D Summersby

300/1

Went with no promise on first run since leaving D. Sourdeau De Beauregard when pulled up in novice hurdle (66/1) at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good to soft) on UK debut 27 days ago, losing touch 3 out. Easily passed over.

Form: P5P2-P

Sir Hobnob¹⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

4/1

Improved on debut form to win 8-runner bumper at Bangor (16.7f, good, 7/2) in April. Will be suited by the step up in trip now sent hurdling and is one to consider.

Form: 71-

Vesalius²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Isabelle Ryder⁽⁷⁾| T: F Brennan

125/1

Flat-bred but hasn't looked speedy in bumpers and again offered little on hurdling debut here last month. Up in trip.

Form: 565-5

Jammy Jay²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: H J Evans

28/1

Failed to trouble the judge in a couple of Hereford bumpers earlier in the year but much more like it on second hurdles start when runner-up here (2m) in August. Probably booked for second or third at best when falling 3 out in a similar event back here since and now tries a longer trip.

Form: 75-72F

Forest Spirit¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁵⁾| T: M Bowen

200/1

Fair Flat winner but well held both starts over hurdles.

Form: 09

Non-Runners

Slievehill²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: D J Jeffreys J: Kielan Woods

Forecasts

Ice In The Veins (8/13), Sir Hobnob (4/1), Authoceltic (13/2), Blue Universe (9/1), Glance Of Glory (10/1), Slievehill (14/1), Tikiti Dino (25/1), Jammy Jay (28/1), Vesalius (125/1), Harksman (150/1), Forest Spirit (200/1), Absolut Grey (300/1)

ICE IN THE VEINS, a stylish course bumper winner, found only a late error his undoing on his hurdling debut at Warwick in June and, open to plenty of improvement over this longer trip, he's strongly fancied to make amends. Glance of Glory made a pleasing start to his career under a hands-and-heels ride at Chepstow in May and is a likely improver upped in distance, with Sir Hobnob another to consider on his first start over hurdles having struck at the second time of asking in bumpers.