November 11 / 13.55 Southwell

13.55

Good

AJ Speechley Electrical Contractors Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5119.24
  • 1m 7f 182y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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AJ Speechley Electrical Contractors Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 43

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has the best Flat form in this field, being a 1m2f winner in Ireland, and ran respectably at Chepstow (2m, good; led) on his second attempt over hurdles; leading contender.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

4

7th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:35 Ayr

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11st 12lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Adam Nicol

Fairly useful 2m hurdles winner in early 2023, but offered little for Nigel Hawke in a pair of 2m handicap hurdles at Leicester and Lingfield in December; needs this yard switch to spark a resurgence.

33/1

8th

4

9th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:00 Lingfield

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11st 9lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

Scored twice as a juvenile hurdler two seasons ago; showed poor form last term and was pulled up on heavy ground only eight days ago on first start since wind surgery.

33/1

8th

4

9th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:00 Lingfield

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11st 9lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

Scored twice as a juvenile hurdler two seasons ago; showed poor form last term and was pulled up on heavy ground only eight days ago on first start since wind surgery.

33/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 2

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-6 on Flat for William Haggas, best effort in Class 6 handicap; only a modest second, no match for winner, at Ludlow (2m, good) last week but may build on that initial hurdling experience.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

5

(4)

18th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 68y

Class 6

14:50 Lingfield

Balgowan

9st 5lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Seamus Mullins

Has resumed in good form and a 2lb rise for his recent AW win here under Ashley Lewis seems fair; has yet to win on turf (only run on it once since 2023) but otherwise has a decent chance of following up.

7/4

1st

5

(1)

27th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

14:15 Lingfield (AW)

Balgowan

9st 6lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Seamus Mullins

Has modest 1-28 strike-rate (includes five hurdle runs) but was denied a clear run before finishing well for close third over C&D last month and gets another chance off the same mark today; respected.

5/2

3rd

7

(10)

27th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

17:17 Lingfield (AW)

Balgowan

9st 5lb

J: George Downing

T: Seamus Mullins

Twice finished placed here last year (2m/1m4f); not ruled out each-way but this is his first run since October so he may improve for it, and he's won just one of his 27 starts.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-6 on Flat for this yard, failing to build on his 2yo placed effort; gelded since last run; could well improve for switch to this sphere, given his trainer's record with juvenile hurdlers.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

9

14th Apr 2024

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

14:05 Plumpton

Tying The Knot

11st 1lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Daniel O’Brien

prominent

40/1

7th

9

14th Apr 2024

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

14:05 Plumpton

Tying The Knot

11st 1lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Daniel O’Brien

prominent

40/1

7th

2

(2)

21st Mar 2024

Standard

2m 0f 102y

Class 6

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Tying The Knot

9st 8lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Daniel O’Brien

Hurdle winner for Alan King in early 2023 but he had mixed form for that yard and has been rather down on his luck for this one so far, on the AW and over hurdles.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-4 on Flat, comfortably held on handicap/stable debut most recently; has weak claims on the figures and needs significant improvement for the switch to hurdles.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

16

15th Feb 2023

Good

2m 3f 154y

Class 5

16:50 Wetherby

French Romance

10st 2lb

J: Lewis Dobb

T: Olly Williams

0-4 on Flat and 0-4 over hurdles; poor form in this sphere; first-time cheekpieces need to have major effect from a stone out of weights.

33/1

6th

9

25th Jan 2023

Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 5

16:15 Catterick

French Romance

10st 2lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Olly Williams

Limited on the Flat (0-4) and tailed off at big odds on her first three hurdle starts; 4lb out of the weights on this handicap debut and she needs a hood to make a big difference.

14/1

6th

6

29th Dec 2022

Good

2m 0f 128y

Class 4

13:20 Doncaster

French Romance

11st 0lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Olly Williams

Limited on the Flat (0-4) and tailed off at big odds on her first two hurdle starts; best to look elsewhere.

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dam French 1m3f winner, half-sister to smart 1m7f-2m3f hurdle/chase winner Master Dino and 2m1f hurdle/chase winner Master Tin; makes racecourse debut; heed the market signals.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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3rd

2

4th Dec 2022

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

12:15 Huntingdon

Chief Hopper

11st 0lb

J: Patrick Cowley

T: L J Morgan

Struggled from fairly early stage on last month's debut at Southwell and was tailed off when fitted with cheekpieces (retained) at Doncaster nine days ago.

33/1

8th

2

25th Nov 2022

Good

2m 0f 128y

Class 4

14:20 Doncaster

Chief Hopper

11st 0lb

J: Patrick Cowley

T: L J Morgan

Well-related; pulled up when an 11-2 shot for a maiden hurdle at Southwell on debut (2m, good) and now tried in cheekpieces.

12/1

2

11th Nov 2022

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

13:55 Southwell

Chief Hopper

11st 2lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: L J Morgan

Dam French 1m3f winner, half-sister to smart 1m7f-2m3f hurdle/chase winner Master Dino and 2m1f hurdle/chase winner Master Tin; makes racecourse debut; heed the market signals.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Midfield over 1m4f on sole Flat run in France; from a useful French jumping family and looks open to improvement under this code; interesting, especially if the market speaks positively.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

6th Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

16:30 Hereford

Jukebox DEddy

11st 10lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: Tom Gretton

Below best on soft two starts ago but he showed tenacity when hanging on to his lead at Huntingdon (3m, good) last month under Rian Corcoran; back up 2lb but he can find further mild improvement; respected.

6/4

1st

4

11th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:55 Huntingdon

Jukebox DEddy

11st 2lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: Tom Gretton

Made the breakthrough in a first-time visor when scoring at Market Rasen (3m, good to soft) in December and he followed up at Taunton (about 3m2f, good) at the end of that month; last of three finishers when up in grade on soft ground at Doncaster in January but good chance he can bounce back in this company on the forecast sounder surface.

10/11

3rd

6

23rd Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 214y

Class 4

15:25 Doncaster

Jukebox DEddy

10st 7lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Tom Gretton

Has improved all of a sudden since fitted with this headgear, winning Class 5s at Market Rasen (3m, good to soft) and Taunton (3m2f, good); up another 8lb for last time but he had them well strung out and he's receiving plenty of weight from his rivals.

7/4

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Payout
Exacta £7.20
Straight Forecast £7.00
Trifecta £13.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

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Telegraph:

Balgowan

Daily Mirror:

Tying The Knot

The Sun:

Balgowan

The Star:

Balgowan

Daily Record:

Balgowan

RP Ratings:

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POSTDATA:

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The Guardian:

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Daily Mail:

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D Express:

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