Support The Stoke City Foundation 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	—	Annual Invitation (G) Placed both starts in Irish points but has looked one for the future when twice down the field over hurdles at Bangor and Ffos Las. Sort to do better once handicapping.	3279-5	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	5	72.6kg	51 50/1
7th	2	—	Chedworth Boy (G) €35,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Tea Clipper, stayed 25f. Dam winning hurdler/chaser around 2m in Italy. Noteworthy d…	—	Liam Harrison F O'Brien	6	72.6kg	5.50 9/2
1st	3	—	Final Surprise (G) Third sole outing in points and fair form shown without making the frame in 3 bumpers. Not out of things now going hurdling.	3/755-1	C Gethings A Ralph	5	72.6kg	4 3/1
3rd	4	—	Kingofthefrontier (G) Frontiersman gelding. Dam ran once in bumper. Won sole start in points in March so needs considering starting out in this sphere.	1-3	C O'Farrell John Dawson	5	72.6kg	4.60 18/5
—	5	—	On The Bayou (G) T £140,000 purchase after winning sole outing in points. Runner-up on his hurdling debut at Exeter but only fifth when odds-on in another 2m maiden there in March. Reportedly struck into there and wort…	1/525-	Bryan Carver H Fry	6	72.6kg	3.25 9/4
4th	6	—	Saxon Cross (G) FAV Points runner-up and fair form shown in bumpers in Ireland. Being brought along steadily in this sphere for his new yard, fifth of 13 at Bangor two weeks ago. Can do better in due course.	2505-46	Lee Edwards S Edmunds	6	72.6kg	2.88 15/8
—	7	—	Tap Tap Shamie (G) H Winning Irish pointer who has shaped well when second in maiden hurdles at Wincanton and Carlisle this year. The clear form pick here and looks the one to beat.	7/122-	S Bowen O Murphy	6	72.6kg	1.91 10/11
6th	8	—	Anxious Moments (G) 25/1, eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Bangor on debut 14 days ago.	UU0-6	David Noonan C E Longsdon	4	69.9kg	34 33/1
2nd	9	—	Evening Tess (F) Well held in a pair of 2m novice hurdles at Chepstow this spring.	56-2213	Harry Skelton D Skelton	4	66.7kg	7.50 13/2

Betting forecast: Tap Tap Shamie (10/11), Saxon Cross (15/8), On The Bayou (9/4), Final Surprise (3/1), Kingofthefrontier (18/5), Chedworth Boy (9/2), Evening Tess (13/2), Anxious Moments (33/1), Annual Invitation (50/1)