April 22 / 13.40 Perth

13.40

Soft

Welcome To The Perth Festival Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5446
  • 2m 4f 35y
  • Class 4
  • 10 runners
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Welcome To The Perth Festival Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.62
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 3223

Last run: 46 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Point winner who has finished in the first three on all four hurdle starts (soft/good to soft), most recently third on handicap debut in the competitive EBF Final at Sandown (2m4f); strong claims on the back of that.
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1st

2

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

13:40 Perth

Gee Force Flyer

11st 6lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Point winner who has finished in the first three on all four hurdle starts (soft/good to soft), most recently third on handicap debut in the competitive EBF Final at Sandown (2m4f); strong claims on the back of that.

11/8

3rd

16

7th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 178y

Class 1

13:50 Sandown

Gee Force Flyer

10st 13lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Olly Murphy

Won an Irish point but is 0-3 over hurdles, put firmly in place by Cinquenta at Market Rasen (2m5f, good to soft) five weeks ago; one of two runners for Olly Murphy and Scorpio Rising looks the first string.

16/1

2nd

4

1st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

13:17 Market Rasen

Gee Force Flyer

11st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Olly Murphy

Irish point winner; placed behind useful rival on rules debut at Ffos Las (2m4f, soft) in October and not discredited when clear second of four behind next-time-out winner there three weeks later; major player.

7/4

3/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 2-322P

Last run: 67 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in Haydock handicap in February to make it 0-12 under rules; had wind operations before and after that latest run; arrives with something to prove but he has lots of good placed form and is a leading contender if back on song; the tongue-tie adopted last time is left off.
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1st

1

17th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

13:35 Worcester

Off The Jury

11st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

In the frame on four of his five hurdling starts since switched to current stable in the autumn and beat two rivals to score on recent chasing debut at Cartmel (2m5f, good); nudged up only 1lb for that and has another big role to play here.

7/4

1st

1

27th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

20:08 Cartmel

Off The Jury

11st 10lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Had three wind operations, the latest prior to him chasing home the favourite in a maiden hurdle at Perth a month ago (2m4f); he nearly won last year's EBF Final at Sandown when with Alan King, so has some class about him; won his only point and should do well over fences.

11/10

2nd

7

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

13:40 Perth

Off The Jury

11st 6lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Pulled up in Haydock handicap in February to make it 0-12 under rules; had wind operations before and after that latest run; arrives with something to prove but he has lots of good placed form and is a leading contender if back on song; the tongue-tie adopted last time is left off.

3/1

Form: 3-6PPP

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Showed some ability in a bumper and on hurdle debut but pulled up over hurdles on his last three starts and he would be a surprise winner.
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5th

1

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

13:40 Perth

Eagles Cairn

11st 6lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Showed some ability in a bumper and on hurdle debut but pulled up over hurdles on his last three starts and he would be a surprise winner.

100/1

5

25th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

14:11 Hexham

Eagles Cairn

11st 7lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Has shown some ability but a reproduction of his best form would prove insufficient today and he's been pulled up on his last two starts.

50/1

2

16th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 4

14:10 Carlisle

Eagles Cairn

11st 9lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Half-brother to 2m7f/3m1f hurdle winner Miss Fairfax (RPR 125); has shown some ability but not enough to suggest he'll make an impact today.

100/1

Form: PP807

Last run: 46 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
200-1 or bigger for all five runs; pulled up/tailed off each time.
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8th

9

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

13:40 Perth

Run Baby Run

11st 6lb

J: Derek Fox

T: R Mike Smith

200-1 or bigger for all five runs; pulled up/tailed off each time.

500/1

7th

7

7th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

13:32 Ayr

Run Baby Run

11st 0lb

J: William Maggs

T: R Mike Smith

Has dismal claims on form; steps up in trip but easy to looks elsewhere.

100/1

10th

7

15th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 124y

Class 4

13:50 Musselburgh

Run Baby Run

11st 7lb

J: Ben Smith

T: R Mike Smith

Holds dismal claims on his Ayr form (three attempts).

200/1

Form: 6

Last run: 143 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

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6 yo Gelding

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Form: 8

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form: 232527

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 126

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Form: 5P0

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

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W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Mare

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Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £2.20
Straight Forecast £2.41
Trifecta £4.40

Selections

POSTDATA:

Gee Force Flyer

RP RATINGS:

Off The Jury

SPOTLIGHT:

Newbrook Diamond

TOPSPEED:

Newbrook Diamond

The Times:

Gee Force Flyer

Telegraph:

Gee Force Flyer

The Guardian:

Gee Force Flyer

Daily Mirror:

Gee Force Flyer

The Sun:

Gee Force Flyer

Daily Record:

Gee Force Flyer

Daily Mail:

Off The Jury

D Express:

Off The Jury

The Star:

Off The Jury