PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 4m 16.0s

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Cuillin Ridge¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: David Bass| T: H D Daly

80/1

Useful pedigree but no short-term promise in a pair of bumpers and novice hurdles last season. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 867-8

Heart Over Head^h1,t²¹

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

14/1

Runner-up in a bumper here and showed fair form when seventh in novice hurdle (22/1) at Warwick (16f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Hood on 1st time and tongue strap back on. Not discounted.

Form: 2/P-7

Pioneer Pete¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

5/1

Shaped with promise both runs in bumpers, third of 13 at Warwick (16f, good) 173 days ago. Much respected on his hurdles debut.

Form: 23-

Un Sens A La Vie²³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| CD

2/7

£180,000 purchase after winning an Irish point last October. Created a good impression when landing bumper here in February and rates an interesting hurdling prospect.

Form: 3/11-

Westernesse³¹

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

22/1

A fair 10f Flat winner but first run since leaving David O'Meara when last of 10 in handicap at Chester (12.3f, good) 31 days ago. Still not ruled out going hurdling.

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Star Pupil⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Brendan Powell| T: R Hughes

100/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but he came in last of 7 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good to firm) 82 days ago. Possibilities on his first run in this sphere.

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Free Pic¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: G Sheehan| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

12/1

Bagged 12f Flat handicap at Newcastle 10 days ago. No forlorn hope starting out over hurdles.

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Forecasts

Un Sens A La Vie (2/7), Pioneer Pete (5/1), Free Pic (12/1), Heart Over Head (14/1), Westernesse (22/1), Cuillin Ridge (80/1), Star Pupil (100/1)

UN SENS A LA VIE looked a good hurdling prospect when bagging a bumper here last winter and gets the nod over fellow hurdling debutant Pioneer Pete who has gone with promise when placed in a pair of bumpers. Star Pupil and Free Pic both bring winning form from the Flat and need factoring in too.