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Saturday 25 October 2025

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Stay For The After Party 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 3m 59.85s

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Selected odds by:

Ballynoe Boy¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards

50/1

Placed in a pair of good-ground bumpers last season but yet to make the frame in a pair of 2m novice hurdles, making mistakes when sixth of eight at Hexham two weeks ago. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 23-96

Brookside La²²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D SkeltonWS

16/1

Failed to build on a promising debut fourth when fifth of 8 in bumper at Huntingdon 7 months ago. Remains with potential over hurdles for top yard though after wind surgery.

Form: 45-

Carrhill¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ross Chapman| T: C Grant

250/1

Maiden Irish pointer who came in only seventh of 8 in novice hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to firm) on NH debut 17 days ago. Lots more is required.

Form: PP825-7

Defying Gravity¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Doyle⁽³⁾| T: A B Hamilton

150/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Leading Light gelding. Dam, fair 2m hurdle winner, also 13f winner on Flat, is a half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (17f winner) The Tiddly Tadpole. In the frame in a couple of points so possibilities on his hurdling bow.

Form: 44-F

He's Bresilian²¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 114

18/5

Blue Bresil gelding who showed fairly useful form when placed in a trio of novice hurdles last term, second of 9 at Hexham (16.2f, good to soft) in March. The clear form pick.

Form: P/45332-

Kadjar Des Mottes²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 107

6/1

Made an encouraging start over hurdles when third at Bangor last November. Not quite in the same form in a trio of runs after so needs to take a step forward on his seasonal return.

Form: 1/63334-

Lyndon Red²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Craig Nichol| T: A M Thomson

150/1

Cut little ice in a pair of bumpers and when ninth of 13 in novice over C&D on his hurdles bow 20 days ago. Lots more is needed.

Form: 6P-9

Passion For Glory²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: W Coltherd

150/1

Failed to build on his hurdling debut fifth when only tenth of 13 in novice hurdle over C&D 20 days ago. Lots more is required.

Form: PF/50

Sanilam¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: A M Thomson| D

3/1

Debut bumper winner for Claire O'Connell at Ayr in March. Shaped well for his new yard when fifth of 13 in similar company at Perth following month so very much one to consider now going hurdling.

Form: 15-

Sparky Tom¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Mania| T: Paul Robson

150/1

Well held in a pair of bumpers at Hexham in the spring. Will need to leave that form way behind if he's to make a mark over hurdles here.

Form: 56-

Eagles Reprieve²³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Power⁽⁵⁾| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 105| BF| D

2/1

Debut bumper winner at Wetherby before making a promising start in this sphere when second in juvenile events at Haydock and Carlisle. This son of Wings of Eagles has more to offer so is a likely player.

Form: 122-

L'insurge^h¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Robson

300/1

Hooded for 1st time when last of 8 in novice at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to firm, 80/1) on his hurdles bow 17 days ago. Major step forward is required.

Form: 54-8

Lester Mail²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander| CD

8/1

Improved to land 5-runner bumper here in April. Goes over hurdles now and this son of Great Pretender can't be discounted.

Form: 861-

Smoke Trail¹⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: P W Wadge| T: L Russell & M Scudamore

9/1

£65,000 4-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 21f) Theo and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (2m-17f winner) Kingston James. Winning Irish pointer so he must enter calculations starting out over hurdles for leading yard.

Form: 61-

Forecasts

Eagles Reprieve (2/1), Sanilam (3/1), He's Bresilian (18/5), Kadjar Des Mottes (6/1), Lester Mail (8/1), Smoke Trail (9/1), Brookside La (16/1), Ballynoe Boy (50/1), Sparky Tom (150/1), Passion For Glory (150/1), Lyndon Red (150/1), Defying Gravity (150/1), Carrhill (250/1), L'insurge (300/1)

A few of these offer potential but the vote goes to HE'S BRESILIAN who showed some fairly useful form when placed over hurdles last season and can gain a deserved breakthrough success on his return. Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore have an excellent record in this and their duo Smoke Trail and Eagles Reprieve can both have a say along with Brookside La and Kadjar des Mottes.