Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	—	Eternity Rose (G) From a good jumping family and fair form when reaching the frame in 3 bumpers. However, didn't show much on recent hurdles debut at Huntingdon and this 5-y-o is likely to need more time.	3/43053-	J J Burke F O'Brien	5	72.6kg	9 8/1
2nd	2	—	Into Battle (G) A 3-time winner on the Flat, equipped with blinkers when signing off his time with Ed Walker with victory at Salisbury in October but offered precious little starting out for new yard on hurdles debu…	456641-	R T Dunne R Stephens	5	72.6kg	26 25/1
1st	3	—	Loustic Du Chatel (G) H Created a good impression when making all in 5-runner bumper at Ascot on debut in November. Has acquitted himself pretty well on his last 2 starts in this sphere and he has strong claims in this comp…	1726	Thomas Bellamy Miss H C Knight	5	72.6kg	2.63 13/8
4th	4	—	Myrighthandman (G) FAV T Won only outing in Irish points and has improved with each of his 3 starts since switched to hurdles, most recently finding just one too good at Catterick. Major player.	1-5324	Stan Sheppard T Lacey	5	72.6kg	2.10 11/10
7th	5	—	Seeking Charles (G) Fair maiden on Flat at up to 1½m but sent off at 80/1 and beaten a country mile starting out over hurdles at Newbury last month.	26/030-3	James Davies M D I Usher	5	72.6kg	26 25/1
—	6	—	T R Five (G) Offered little in a Warwick bumper on New Year's Day and first run over hurdles was equally low-key.	8P	G Sheehan D G Bridgwater	5	72.6kg	67 66/1
9th	7	—	Nicely Curved (M) TH Modest maiden on Flat and well held on hurdles debut at Doncaster.	9-27333	J M Quinlan Hayley Burton	6	69.4kg	201 200/1
—	8	—	Bowling Shane (G) Another who possesses some fair form on the Flat but didn't show much when tackling hurdles for the first time at Newbury.	800-35	R Patrick C Boultbee-Brooks	4	68kg	21 20/1
6th	9	—	Canopus (G) Runner-up twice on the Flat for Ed Walker last year but no show both starts for new connections, including on hurdles debut at Plumpton in January.	8228-00	Caoilin Quinn G & J Moore	4	68kg	41 40/1
3rd	10	—	Flash Man (G) Dual winner at around 1½m on the Flat in France but made an unpromising start over hurdles for new connections at Ascot.	731-2	K Brogan T Lawes	4	68kg	7 6/1
—	11	—	Whisky Max (G) Pulled Up Pulled up both starts over hurdles in France and will need to leave those efforts well behind on debut for new yard if he's to have a say in the finish here.	PP	M Goldstein G & J Moore	4	68kg	101 100/1
8th	12	—	Wise Counsellor (G) Fairly useful maiden at best on the Flat (stays 1¾m) for Andrew Balding but lost his way in that sphere at the end of last summer and efforts over hurdles to date have not been at all promising.	53354-0	Rex Dingle D Steele	4	68kg	201 200/1

Betting forecast: Myrighthandman (11/10), Loustic Du Chatel (13/8), Flash Man (6/1), Eternity Rose (8/1), Bowling Shane (20/1), Into Battle (25/1), Seeking Charles (25/1), Canopus (40/1), T R Five (66/1), Whisky Max (100/1), Wise Counsellor (200/1), Nicely Curved (200/1)