May 25 / 13.48 Fontwell

13.48

Good

nrg.bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4066.37
  • 2m 3f 29y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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nrg.bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 35/5P-

Last run: 67 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in big-field Kempton bumper (good to soft) in March 2024 but both hurdle runs this year were very disappointing and he comes here with a lot to prove.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

6

29th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

16:13 Fontwell

Lightning Maqueen

11st 2lb

J: Rob Hargreaves

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Well beaten on both hurdling starts last season but his two runs in the spring were much more encouraging; kept on for respectable third here (2m1f, good) on handicap debut on latter occasion and could quite plausibly improve again over today's longer trip; sports first-time tongue-tie; seemed to handle soft ground in a bumper.

5/1

6

10th Jun 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

19:20 Fontwell

Lightning Maqueen

11st 1lb

J: Rob Hargreaves

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Placed in big-field Kempton bumper in March 2024; launched hurdling career with two very disappointing runs this year but last month's keeping-on third here (2m3f, good) was much more encouraging and he could easily have further improvement to come in handicaps.

9/4

1

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

13:48 Fontwell

Lightning Maqueen

11st 4lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Placed in big-field Kempton bumper (good to soft) in March 2024 but both hurdle runs this year were very disappointing and he comes here with a lot to prove.

14/1

Form: 6/

Last run: 413 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a point bumper on debut in March 2024 (good to soft) but struggled in a rules bumper (albeit on heavy ground) the following month and makes stable/hurdle debut after a 413-day absence.
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8

7th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 137y

Class 5

14:10 Exeter

Locked Down Lad

11st 3lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Joe Tickle

Winning pointer; 0-13 over hurdles; has placed form to his name and cheekpieces could be an interesting addition as he did some hanging at Chepstow last time.

10/1

8th

11

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:20 Chepstow

Locked Down Lad

10st 10lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Joe Tickle

About 21l behind Inion Tiogair when sixth of 11 over C&D (soft) six weeks ago and now 0-11 over hurdles but ought to be much better suited by the less testing conditions today, and is now only 1lb higher than when second in a big field over C&D (good to soft) in the autumn.

7/1

6th

6

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:20 Chepstow

Locked Down Lad

11st 7lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Joe Tickle

0-10 over hurdles and not yet proven on soft/heavy ground but was very unlucky to come to grief on last two appearances and remains just 3lb higher than when second of 16 over C&D (good) in November.

6/1

Form: 23162-

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won good-ground bumper at Hereford last November and returned from break with pretty good second on hurdling debut at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) five weeks ago; features prominently in calculations here.
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3

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

13:48 Fontwell

Presenting Milan

11st 4lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Richard Hawker

Won good-ground bumper at Hereford last November and returned from break with pretty good second on hurdling debut at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) five weeks ago; features prominently in calculations here.

2/1

3

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

13:48 Fontwell

Presenting Milan

11st 4lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Richard Hawker

Won good-ground bumper at Hereford last November and returned from break with pretty good second on hurdling debut at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) five weeks ago; features prominently in calculations here.

2/1

2nd

7

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:45 Market Rasen

Presenting Milan

11st 6lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Richard Hawker

in touch with leaders, lost ground before 6th

10/1

Form: 0604/

Last run: 501 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Showed first significant promise when 200-1 fourth at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) in January, his third hurdle start, but never looked dangerous there and needs to improve again here.
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5

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

13:48 Fontwell

West Hill Shadow

11st 4lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Seamus Mullins

Showed first significant promise when 200-1 fourth at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) in January, his third hurdle start, but never looked dangerous there and needs to improve again here.

16/1

5

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

13:48 Fontwell

West Hill Shadow

11st 4lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Seamus Mullins

Showed first significant promise when 200-1 fourth at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) in January, his third hurdle start, but never looked dangerous there and needs to improve again here.

16/1

4th

10

10th Jan 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 4

13:25 Doncaster

West Hill Shadow

11st 4lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Seamus Mullins

Beaten about 40l in his bumper and both starts over hurdles.

100/1

Form: 6/P-

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Not disgraced in AW bumper in 2021 but, following a very long absence, was pulled up here (2m5f, good) when 150-1 for last month's hurdling debut.
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6

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

13:48 Fontwell

Dandylyon

10st 11lb

J: James Davies

T: Richard Rowe

Not disgraced in AW bumper in 2021 but, following a very long absence, was pulled up here (2m5f, good) when 150-1 for last month's hurdling debut.

100/1

6

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

13:48 Fontwell

Dandylyon

10st 11lb

J: James Davies

T: Richard Rowe

Not disgraced in AW bumper in 2021 but, following a very long absence, was pulled up here (2m5f, good) when 150-1 for last month's hurdling debut.

100/1

2

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

17:15 Fontwell

Dandylyon

11st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Richard Rowe

led, prominent when headed 7th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up 2 out

33/1

Form: P5-P

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten at triple-digit odds on all three hurdling starts (2m3f-2m5f).
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7

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

13:48 Fontwell

Gorcombe Blueskye

10st 11lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Robert Walford

Well beaten at triple-digit odds on all three hurdling starts (2m3f-2m5f).

100/1

7

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

13:48 Fontwell

Gorcombe Blueskye

10st 11lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Robert Walford

Well beaten at triple-digit odds on all three hurdling starts (2m3f-2m5f).

100/1

6

7th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

18:10 Fontwell

Gorcombe Blueskye

10st 11lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Robert Walford

Has shown nothing in two maiden hurdles confined to mares; very opposable.

100/1

Form: 42-

Last run: 99 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in both bumpers last season, more recently when keeping-on second at Ascot (good) in February; likely to be suited by the longer trip on this hurdling debut; leading contender.
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2nd

1

9th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

15:40 Taunton

Just A Heartbeat

12st 0lb

J: Ciaran O’Shea

T: Harry Fry

Fontwell runner-up on her hurdling debut last May but she's twice failed to build on it, hooded when ninth in 2m Newbury novice in November; needs this switch to handicaps to spark improvement after a break.

6/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in low-grade Flat handicap last spring (1m2f, good; RPR 59); returned from layoff when disappointing Flat run last month but has each-way claims here if he takes well to hurdling.
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8th

10

18th Nov 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:50 Lingfield

Yarborough

10st 4lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Limited Flat maiden who also ran to a modest level in three races over hurdles; didn't get far on chase debut last month; best watched.

10/1

7

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

14:45 Fontwell

Yarborough

10st 3lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Modest Flat maiden; has shown some aptitude for hurdling this year but last month's fourth of five at Plumpton (2m4f, good) came in a very thin maiden; now bids to exploit 9lb weight-for-age allowance on chasing debut.

14/1

4th

4

21st Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Yarborough

11st 1lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Modest form in his previous two maiden hurdles and made it 0-12 on the Flat when tailed off in a 1m3f seller at Goodwood four weeks ago (good to firm; 100-1); readily opposed.

14/1

Non-runners

Slade Shore

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Payout
Exacta £3.00
Straight Forecast £3.46
Trifecta £10.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Just A Heartbeat

RP RATINGS:

Presenting Milan

POSTDATA:

Slade Shore

WEST COUNTRY:

Just A Heartbeat

The Times:

Just A Heartbeat

Telegraph:

Just A Heartbeat

D Express:

Just A Heartbeat

The Sun:

Just A Heartbeat

The Star:

Just A Heartbeat

Daily Record:

Just A Heartbeat

Daily Mirror:

Presenting Milan