May 15 / 14.18 Perth

14.18

Good

Edinburgh Gin Classic Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4901.4
  • 2m 0f 47y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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Edinburgh Gin Classic Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Safely held in three Irish points this spring; probably best watched on this rules debut.
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8

24th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

17:25 Perth

Amdoinmebest

10st 13lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: R Mike Smith

Still unexposed after only four hurdling starts but was tailed off when 66-1 for last month's handicap debut over C&D (good; first-time cheekpieces); huge improvement needed.

50/1

8th

11

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

17:35 Perth

Amdoinmebest

10st 7lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: R Mike Smith

Pretty poor in points and three runs over hurdles from 2m to 2m4f; handicaps are now a better option and he goes in cheekpieces, but there are plenty of risks to consider.

33/1

1

22nd Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

15:50 Hexham

Amdoinmebest

11st 4lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: R Mike Smith

Point form nothing to shout about at all and beaten a good way in his two hurdle races (125-1/150-1).

100/1

Form: 74-

Last run: 88 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Smart at his best on the Flat; made low-key start to hurdling career during the winter but positives can be drawn from his fourth at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) in February and he ought to be better suited by the faster ground here.
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6th

3

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

15:55 Perth

Chichester

11st 4lb

J: Gregor Walkingshaw

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Very smart when at his best on the Flat but doesn't look the force of old and pulled up here in June on handicap debut over hurdles.

20/1

1

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 5

14:12 Perth

Chichester

11st 12lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell

Makes handicap hurdle debut looking well treated on best Flat form, albeit with recent evidence (including under this code) suggesting he's not the force of old.

6/1

2

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:18 Perth

Chichester

11st 4lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell

Smart at his best on the Flat; made low-key start to hurdling career during the winter but positives can be drawn from his fourth at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) in February and he ought to be better suited by the faster ground here.

7/2

OUR TIP

Form: 22345-

Last run: 248 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Made the frame four consecutive times over hurdles in early part of last season, once over C&D (good to firm) off his lowly handicap mark; absent since September and not favoured by the weights today but might collect another minor prize.
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2nd

3

2nd Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

14:50 Market Rasen

Dapper Gent

11st 3lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Maurice Barnes

0-11; ran respectably when up against it in a maiden last time and has brighter prospects at this level; others still appeal more.

6/1

2nd

3

2nd Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

14:50 Market Rasen

Dapper Gent

11st 3lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Maurice Barnes

0-11; ran respectably when up against it in a maiden last time and has brighter prospects at this level; others still appeal more.

6/1

3

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:18 Perth

Dapper Gent

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Maurice Barnes

Made the frame four consecutive times over hurdles in early part of last season, once over C&D (good to firm) off his lowly handicap mark; absent since September and not favoured by the weights today but might collect another minor prize.

16/1

Form: UP869-

Last run: 115 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Won on the Flat in 2023 but is 0-20 over hurdles, including several chances off lowly handicap marks; difficult to enthuse over.
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8

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 25y

Class 5

14:48 Kelso

Dont Look Back

10st 7lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: William Young Jnr

Won a Flat race in 2023 but is 0-21 over hurdles; tailed off on last two starts, admittedly in a maiden last time after four months off but he does not look a solid option; tongue tied first time.

33/1

8

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 25y

Class 5

14:48 Kelso

Dont Look Back

10st 7lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: William Young Jnr

Won a Flat race in 2023 but is 0-21 over hurdles; tailed off on last two starts, admittedly in a maiden last time after four months off but he does not look a solid option; tongue tied first time.

33/1

4

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:18 Perth

Dont Look Back

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: William Young Jnr

Won on the Flat in 2023 but is 0-20 over hurdles, including several chances off lowly handicap marks; difficult to enthuse over.

50/1

Form: 32086-

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Very close second in five-runner bumper here last September but well beaten on all three hurdling starts this year; has too much to prove.
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7

21st Jul 2025

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

13:42 Cartmel

Drumlee Myth

11st 0lb

J: Mr N McParlan

T: S McParlan

Placed in all three bumpers last year; did not get competitive in first three hurdle races but his fifth at Perth (2m, good) in May was more encouraging and he's open to significant further progress in handicaps.

11/2

5

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:18 Perth

Drumlee Myth

11st 4lb

J: Mr N McParlan

T: S McParlan

Very close second in five-runner bumper here last September but well beaten on all three hurdling starts this year; has too much to prove.

20/1

5

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:18 Perth

Drumlee Myth

11st 4lb

J: Mr N McParlan

T: S McParlan

Very close second in five-runner bumper here last September but well beaten on all three hurdling starts this year; has too much to prove.

20/1

Form: 3604-

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Struggled on hurdling debut in December but fared much better and belied 50-1 odds when fourth of nine at Kelso (2m2f, good) last month; has each-way claims at least if able to build upon that recent effort.
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5th

3

13th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

16:55 Perth

Gonnino

11st 7lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Gary Rutherford

Maiden (0-12); runner-up three times, including when chasing home Belvedere Bhoy at Carlisle (2m4f, good to soft) early last month; took a sharp backward step at Kelso subsequently, so it's tough to have confidence; added cheekpieces may eke out a fraction more.

13/2

4th

5

20th Apr 2026

Good

2m 2f 25y

Class 5

16:00 Kelso

Gonnino

11st 4lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Gary Rutherford

0-8 over hurdles and has rather mixed record this season but ran big race in defeat at Carlisle (2m3f, good to soft) 16 days ago and has obvious claims if in the right mood again here.

9/2

2nd

3

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 5

14:23 Carlisle

Gonnino

11st 10lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Gary Rutherford

Lacked fluency on last month's chasing debut and now quickly reverts to hurdling; has claims if judged on his second off today's mark at Musselburgh (1m7f, soft) in December but his record is rather mixed.

12/1

Form: /46F6-

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
0-9 over hurdles but showed some fair form last year and shaped with considerably more promise than eventual 37l defeat might suggest when returning from break in slow-ground Fairyhouse handicap last month; back on a quicker surface and fitted with first-time tongue-tie here; shortlisted.
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4

24th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 11y

16:20 Sligo

Kinbara Hills

11st 1lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: S Wilson

Maiden has been dropping down the handicap this year; best run came when beaten just over 7l at Fairyhouse last time over 2m; down 2lb and needs to find more up in trip.

7/1

7th

10

11th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:40 Fairyhouse

Kinbara Hills

11st 3lb

J: John Shinnick

T: S Wilson

Has run well enough at times in maidens but handicap form needs plenty of improving upon; second start for this yard.

22/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 380 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Displayed improvement to win four-runner Irish point last month (good ground) but the close second was a modest maiden hurdler under rules and the form is not worth much; makes stable/hurdle debut today.
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6th

6

7th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

13:32 Ayr

Mosstown Mill

11st 0lb

J: Ben Smith

T: R Mike Smith

Won four-runner Irish point (good) last April but made no impression when sixth of ten finishers on hurdles debut at Perth (2m, good; 33-1) the following month; steps up in trip but has plenty on here.

25/1

8

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:18 Perth

Mosstown Mill

11st 4lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: R Mike Smith

Displayed improvement to win four-runner Irish point last month (good ground) but the close second was a modest maiden hurdler under rules and the form is not worth much; makes stable/hurdle debut today.

10/1

Form: 632-

Last run: 79 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Improved with experience over hurdles last season and lost out by only a short head at Catterick (1m7f, good to soft) in February after finishing strongly; not sure to be suited by the faster ground here but still features prominently in calculations.
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9

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 2f 25y

Class 1

14:15 Kelso

The Last Cloud

11st 5lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Patrick Neville

Won three in a row at Perth last May-September (2m, good; two of them handicaps) and has run with credit in defeat in Graded races on last three starts, the first two over 2m/2m1f (good to soft) and the latest at 3m (soft); he might not be far away.

9/2

3rd

11

24th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 1

12:55 Doncaster

The Last Cloud

11st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Patrick Neville

Has steadily progressive form, albeit mostly at about 2m and his latest effort (in Aintree Grade 1) is open to question as several hurdles were omitted; something to prove back up markedly in trip.

14/1

4th

6

24th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

15:00 Cheltenham

The Last Cloud

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Patrick Neville

Progressive 5yo judged on his hat-trick of wins on good ground at Perth, doing it readily in handicaps on his last two starts; has considerably more on his plate at this loftier level and softer ground could be an issue for him.

12/1

Form: 9-

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has some fair Flat form on his CV but struggled when 100-1 for last month's hurdling debut; tongue-tie is now added.
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4

(5)

2nd Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 68y

Class 5

20:30 Hamilton

Keady Town

9st 8lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Barry Murtagh

Ex-Richard Hughes; no worthwhile form since moving yards, under both codes, and blinkers replace the tongue-tie.

50/1

8

(6)

5th Jul 2025

Soft

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

20:12 Carlisle

Keady Town

10st 1lb

J: Paula Muir

T: Barry Murtagh

Ex-Richard Hughes 4yo; no worthwhile form since moving yards, under both codes.

66/1

13th

2

(3)

4th Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:22 Ripon

Keady Town

9st 9lb

J: David Nolan

T: Barry Murtagh

Had some fair Flat form last year for Richard Hughes but he was beaten 32l in this sphere on yard debut last August and has shown little over hurdles in two starts this year.

50/1

Form: 59P5-

Last run: 69 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Showed no promise when a big-priced outsider for three maiden hurdles last season; the added cheekpieces need to make a huge difference.
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11

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

17:42 Perth

Cloudsareclearing

10st 2lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: R Mike Smith

Handicap debutante who has the worst chance on bare figures; marked step up in trip needs to have major effect.

33/1

11

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:18 Perth

Cloudsareclearing

10st 11lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: R Mike Smith

Showed no promise when a big-priced outsider for three maiden hurdles last season; the added cheekpieces need to make a huge difference.

100/1

11

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:18 Perth

Cloudsareclearing

10st 11lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: R Mike Smith

Showed no promise when a big-priced outsider for three maiden hurdles last season; the added cheekpieces need to make a huge difference.

100/1

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Payout
Exacta £16.90
Straight Forecast £18.73
Trifecta £84.90

Selections

RP RATINGS:

The Last Cloud

The Times:

Chichester

Telegraph:

Gonnino

SPOTLIGHT:

Kinbara Hills

TOPSPEED:

The Last Cloud

POSTDATA:

The Last Cloud

The Guardian:

The Last Cloud

Daily Mail:

The Last Cloud

D Express:

The Last Cloud

Daily Mirror:

The Last Cloud

The Sun:

The Last Cloud

Daily Record:

The Last Cloud

The Star:

Chichester