bettingsites.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Arcadian Star (G) FAV Not beaten far behind above-average types in a bumper. Set to better his previous hurdle form on the back of a breathing operation when falling 2 out (1-length off winner) at Uttoxeter in March. Lead…	5/732PF-	Charlie Hammond S Edmunds	5	71.7kg	3.50 5/2
6th	2	—	Baile An Or (G) Fair sort who has shown promise in bumpers/maiden hurdles to date. Matched his hurdling debut form when beaten 21¾ lengths on return at Chepstow (19f, soft) latest. Should do better at some point ove…	4504-7	Brendan Powell J Tizzard	5	71.7kg	6 5/1
—	3	—	Barrow Hill Lad (G) Pulled Up From a useful family. Didn't kick on in bumpers after scoring impressively on debut at this corresponding fixture 12 months ago. Foolish to dismiss out of hand given his pedigree/course form (fourth …	109-	David Noonan Ben Clarke	5	71.7kg	26 25/1
—	4	—	Common People (G) Pulled Up €23,000 3-y-o, £20,000 5-y-o, Yeats gelding. Closely related to modest hurdler/chaser Unspeakable. Dam unraced, out of half-sister to useful but temperamental 2m chaser Dines and Midlands Grand Natio…	P/2-1P	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	5	71.7kg	67 66/1
5th	5	—	Feel No Fear (G) £50,000 4-y-o, Feel Like Dancing gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful staying chaser Checkitout and fair 2¾m hurdle winner Derryville. Left in a distant second in an Irish point last …	2/	C Gethings K Bailey & M Nicholls	5	71.7kg	6 5/1
—	6	—	Jpr Two (G) €120,000 half-brother to useful hurdler/very smart chaser Jpr One. Well held in a bumper/maiden hurdle 4 months apart last season. Since given a breathing operation and he didn't show much at Newton …	86-3	Paddy Hanlon P F Nicholls	5	71.7kg	26 25/1 Paddy… 41 Betfa… 41 Sky B… 41
3rd	7	—	Justalargewhisky (G) No Risk At All. Dam (c116/h116), 17f chase winner in France, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stays 3m) Bass Rock. Showed ability when 19¼-length third in a Chepstow bumper in January. Up in tri…	3-	Dylan Johnston S Thomas	6	71.7kg	7 6/1
—	8	—	Lucky Bailly (G) Pulled Up Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful chaser Gold Cup Bailly (2½m-3m winner). Proved a different proposition in terms of form/know-how when 11¼ lengths third in a Worcester bumper (2m, 125/1) o…	7P-3	Freddie Keighley M Keighley	5	71.7kg	15 14/1
—	9	—	Royalty Row'd (G) Brother to fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Raglan Road (19f-2½m winner). Hasn't built on a promising bumper debut, hung left when well held on return (had breathing operation in the interim) at Wo…	346	Non Runner M Bowen	5	71.7kg	21 20/1
4th	10	—	The Final Word (G) T Successful sole start in Irish points. Third under a hands-and-heels ride behind a now-useful one on hurdling debut at Taunton (19f). Clearly wasn't 100% in first-time tongue strap there subsequently…	1733/	Harry Cobden P F Nicholls	7	71.7kg	5.50 9/2
1st	11	—	Walk Of Faith (G) €120,000 Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/very smart chaser Minella Cocooner. Showed ability when beaten 6¼ lengths in a solid Carlisle bumper on debut. No…	5/	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	6	71.7kg	8.50 15/2
—	12	—	Ignite The Spark (G) Pulled Up €25,000 3-y-o, £7,000 4-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler. Dam (h100), 19f-23f hurdle winner, sister to very smart hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 25f) The Storyteller. Cheap …	4-P	R P McLernon B J Murphy	4	70.8kg	201 200/1
—	13	—	Some Buck (G) Pulled Up €12,000 3-y-o, Buck's Boum gelding. Dam lightly raced over fences in France, out of half-sister to smart and very prolific winning French chaser up to 2¾m Cyrlight. Fourth in an Irish point this spri…	4-P	Adam Wedge Christian Williams	4	70.8kg	41 40/1

Betting forecast: Arcadian Star (5/2), The Final Word (9/2), Feel No Fear (5/1), Baile An Or (5/1), Justalargewhisky (6/1), Walk Of Faith (15/2), Lucky Bailly (14/1), Royalty Row'd (20/1), Barrow Hill Lad (25/1), Jpr Two (25/1), Some Buck (40/1), Common People (66/1), Ignite The Spark (200/1)