Enquire About The Cheltenham Bloodstock Club Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) — Cheltenham

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Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

STEP AHEAD (IRE

🥈 Second

JUST GOLDEN (IRE

🥉 Third

KIWI RUSH (IRE

Betting forecast

Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Just Golden

2.25

5/4

02 · 🥈 2nd

Step Ahead

4

3/1

03 · 🥉 3rd

Kiwi Rush

4.50

7/2

04 · —

Neon Dream

7.50

13/2

05 · —

Walk Tall

26

25/1

06 · —

Handin Manypockets

34

33/1

07 · —

Can't Resist It

51

50/1

08 · —

Minella Mission

81

80/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Can't Resist It (G) [T] Fair form in bumpers in Ireland and ran to a similar level when placed in maiden hurdles at Huntingdon and Market Rasen on first 2 starts for this yard in 2024. Wasn't disgraced back from a 13-month absence here (16.8f, good to soft) recen…	53/20-54	Fern O'Brien	F O'Brien	7	73 kg	51 50/1
4th	2	—	Handin Manypockets (G) Changed hands for £55,000 after finishing third on debut in a maiden point in November, but he faces a stiff task starting out under Rules in a very warm-looking maiden.	34353	Rex Dingle	S Hosie	5	73 kg	34 33/1
2nd	3	—	Just Golden (G) FAV Successful on second of 2 starts in bumpers and has shaped well both starts switched to hurdles, latterly finishing third of 8 upped to 2¾m at Newcastle (good to soft). The winner of that novice looks very useful and, with improvement like…	21-2321	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	6	73 kg	2.25 5/4
5th	4	—	Kiwi Rush (G) [T] Winner of the second of his 3 starts in bumpers and showed plenty of promise on hurdling debut after 8 months off at Newbury (20.5f, good to soft) in November. Sure to come on for that and he's of strong interest for his in-form, up-and-co…	12-4530	Paul O'Brien	Harry Derham	6	73 kg	4.50 7/2
7th	5	—	Minella Mission (G) Brother to useful hurdle/chase winner Look To The West and winning hurdler Bembridge. Off the mark in Irish points when last seen in February and should have a future under Rules, but this is a tough starting point.	F/21-72	Charlie Deutsch	D J Jeffreys	7	73 kg	81 80/1
3rd	6	—	Neon Dream (G) Cost £105,000 after decisively winning his sole completed start in Irish points and, as a half-brother to smart hurdler Shoot First (2½m-3m winner), he's certainly bred for this game. One to monitor closely in the betting.	P/1-332	Thomas Bellamy	A King	6	73 kg	7.50 13/2
1st	7	—	Step Ahead (G) [T] Found just one too good first time out in a Haydock bumper in May 2024 and again placed sole start last season in a listed event at Ascot. It was also a positive start over hurdles for new connections (sold for £145,000) when second at War…	23-2153	C Gethings	K Bailey & M Nicholls	6	73 kg	4 3/1
6th	8	—	Walk Tall (G) Purchased for £120,000 after making a winning point debut in December 2024 and shaped well when runner-up in Exeter bumper on Rules debut last February. Hasn't shown a great deal in 2 starts over hurdles this season, though, and it's likel…	2-87652	H Cobden	J Tizzard	6	73 kg	26 25/1

Betting forecast: Just Golden (5/4), Step Ahead (3/1), Kiwi Rush (7/2), Neon Dream (13/2), Walk Tall (25/1), Handin Manypockets (33/1), Can't Resist It (50/1), Minella Mission (80/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	10892.0 GBP
P2	5018.0 GBP
P3	2508.0 GBP
P4	1256.0 GBP

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