Golf And Gallop Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
6th	1	—	Aim Straight (G) Held back by inexperience only start in bumpers for David Simcock. Sold 19,500 gns/off 11 months, some encouragement both hurdles starts this autumn. Return to 2m in his favour.	5-64664	C Gethings A Ralph	5	71.7kg	9 8/1
—	2	—	Big Wigg (G) Pulled Up HT Promise when sixth starting out in a bumper at Warwick in March and built on that with a hood added when landing 7-runner contest at Huntingdon 2 months later. Has to be of interest on hurdles bow.	6-1	Stan Sheppard T Lacey	5	71.7kg	4.50 7/2
3rd	3	—	Escort'kheops (G) Made the frame all 3 completed starts in Irish points and still looked in need of the experience on second start in a bumper when seventh of 11 at Cheltenham in October. Pleasing start over hurdles w…	233421	K Brogan L Horsfall	5	71.7kg	9.50 17/2
5th	4	—	Le Fabuleux Buck's (G) Didn't show much in a bumper at Cheltenham on debut in October.	0553	Freddie Keighley M Keighley	4	71.7kg	67 66/1
10th	5	—	Littletown Lad (G) H Well held in a bumper on debut but, in first-time hood, showed more when fourth of 11 at Newcastle in April, having run of the race. Always behind on hurdles/stable debut recently.	—	J M Quinlan S England	5	71.7kg	151 150/1
1st	6	—	Looping D'arc (G) €65,000 3-y-o, Jeu St Eloi gelding. Half-brother to French hurdler/chaser Gremlin du Large. Promising start when second in a Newbury bumper 4 weeks ago and he's a very interesting contender now hurdl…	21R2	James Bowen W Greatrex	4	71.7kg	3.25 9/4
9th	7	—	Manhattan Valley (G) Castle Du Berlais gelding. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler (stayed 19f) Bravissimo and half-sister to winning hurdler/fairly useful chaser (17f-23f winner) Dashing Rose. Off mark in Irish points…	10/98P8-	Mr J J Murphy-Knight Christian Williams	5	71.7kg	151 150/1
4th	8	—	Moyganny Phil (G) FAV £72,000 4-y-o, second foal: dam unraced. Runner-up both starts in Irish points (latest Nov 2024). Makes hurdling debut in weak-looking maiden.	22/4431-	S Bowen O Murphy	5	71.7kg	2.50 6/4
—	9	—	River Glance (G) Pulled Up HT Well held in a trio of bumpers. Headgear on for hurdles debut.	76-8P70	Lily Pinchin Mrs E Bishop	4	71.7kg	251 250/1
7th	10	—	Roland Garros (G) T A fair maiden on the Flat who ran to just a poor level both hurdles starts so far.	59-5173	Craig Nichol Hayley Burton	4	71.7kg	151 150/1
—	11	—	Sugar Road (G) Pulled Up Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1½m) for Andrew Balding but limited short-term promise on hurdles debut in October.	4P5	R P McLernon J & A O'Neill	4	71.7kg	101 100/1
2nd	12	—	Sutherland (G) Showed ability on British debut when going close in a Warwick bumper (soft) in December but did plenty wrong when well held at Ayr on final start for Nicky Henderson (since changed hands for £21,000)…	520353-	Jack Andrews T Ellis	5	71.7kg	17 16/1
8th	13	—	Vinnie O'Neil (G) Pulled up in a pair of maiden hurdles prior to showing more. albeit a distant fourth in an 8-runner novice at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft, 400/1) in October. Since had a breathing op.	P4897-6	Toby Wynne S Allwood	5	71.7kg	81 80/1
—	14	—	Lunar Lily (M) Pulled Up Pether's Moon mare. Dam, showed little in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Yalltari.	P	R T Dunne T R Gretton	5	68.5kg	301 300/1

Betting forecast: Moyganny Phil (6/4), Looping D'arc (9/4), Big Wigg (7/2), Aim Straight (8/1), Escort'kheops (17/2), Sutherland (16/1), Le Fabuleux Buck's (66/1), Vinnie O'Neil (80/1), Sugar Road (100/1), Roland Garros (150/1), Manhattan Valley (150/1), Littletown Lad (150/1), River Glance (250/1), Lunar Lily (300/1)