Howden Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Big Ticket (G) Pulled Up Easily won his sole start in Irish points in May and promising second in Aintree maiden and C&D novice (both good ground) since switching to hurdles. Likely to be on the premises again.	1-22P13	Sam Twiston-Davies N & W Twiston-Davies	4	71.7kg	6 5/1
8th	2	—	Charlies Jetaway (G) Placed both starts in points but no short-term promise on last month's Taunton hurdle debut.	3-26803	Harry Kimber S Hosie	4	71.7kg	251 250/1
1st	3	—	Crystal Island (G) FAV Cost £205,000 after winning his sole start in Irish points in April. Very interesting runner.	1-1	N de Boinville N J Henderson	4	71.7kg	4 3/1
—	4	—	Definite Call (G) Pulled Up Won his completed start in points. Fair third on Ffos Las hurdle debut in November 2023 but hasn't been seen since. Probably best to look elsewhere given the length of absence.	PU13/P	Charlie Hammond Dr R Newland & J Insole	7	71.7kg	34 33/1
6th	5	—	Dig Deep (G) Point recruit who has shaped well when runner-up in maiden/novice hurdles at Ffos Las and Warwick in recent months. Should continue to progress.	2-2265	Ben Jones B Pauling	4	71.7kg	5.50 9/2
—	6	—	Fury Lad (G) Pulled Up Runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points but could only manage sixth in a bumper in February 2024 and showed nothing on belated return at Plumpton 18 days ago.	P26/PP	Tom Cannon R Rowe	6	71.7kg	251 250/1
4th	7	—	Gaelic Pride (G) Irish point winner who landed a heavy-ground Fontwell bumper in February. Fairly useful form when runner-up in maiden hurdles at Fontwell and Cheltenham this autumn. Up in trip. Merits respect for hi…	18-2241	Caoilin Quinn W Greatrex	5	71.7kg	4.33 10/3
—	8	—	Les's Destiny Star (G) Pulled Up Promising in bumpers at the beginning of 2024 but restricted to just 2 outings since. Showed enough to think he retains most of his ability when fourth of 6 on Lingfield hurdle debut back from a furt…	P843-PP	Callum Pritchard B Pauling	6	71.7kg	34 33/1
2nd	9	—	Off The Jury (G) Posted some useful efforts in defeat for Alan King last season, notably his neck second of 16 in EBF Final at Sandown in March (changed hands for £250,000 after). Finished 2½ lengths behind the reopp…	2/322P2-	James Bowen M Bowen	6	71.7kg	5 4/1
5th	10	—	Seamoon Story (G) Runner-up sole start in Irish points. Last of 4 in 19f course maiden on his Rules debut last month. That doesn't mark him down as the likely winner of this.	2-455	David Bass C E Longsdon	4	71.7kg	67 66/1
7th	11	—	Walk Tall (G) Purchased for £120,000 after making a winning point debut last December. Shaped well when runner-up in Exeter bumper in February but made a disappointing start to his hurdle career at Newbury last mo…	2-87652	Brendan Powell J Tizzard	5	71.7kg	34 33/1
3rd	12	—	West Hill Verde (G) Runner-up on the first of 3 bumper starts and promise in a pair of 2m Newbury maiden hurdles this season, finishing third of 15 latterly. The longer trip today could unlock more improvement.	8-53323	H Cobden J W Mullins	5	71.7kg	11 10/1

Betting forecast: Crystal Island (3/1), Gaelic Pride (10/3), Off The Jury (4/1), Dig Deep (9/2), Big Ticket (5/1), West Hill Verde (10/1), Walk Tall (33/1), Les's Destiny Star (33/1), Definite Call (33/1), Seamoon Story (66/1), Charlies Jetaway (250/1), Fury Lad (250/1)