September 10 / 14.33 Fontwell

14.33

Good

bet365 Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4356.8
  • 2m 1f 162y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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bet365 Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

6/5 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00

Form: 12

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Fair Flat-racer who made winning hurdle debut at Aintree (2m, good) in June and chased home a next-time-out winner at Stratford (2m, good) the following month; switches back to this code after going very close in first-time cheekpieces (retained) on the Flat four weeks ago; obvious contender.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

8

(10)

18th May 2024

Good

1m 6f 115y

Class 4

19:15 Doncaster

Two Past Eight

9st 0lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Alan King

Scored over hurdles in the autumn and in good form on the AW since, neck second of seven at Southwell (2m) 19 days ago; he ought to be in the shake-up nudged up 1lb.

6/1

5th

8

(10)

18th May 2024

Good

1m 6f 115y

Class 4

19:15 Doncaster

Two Past Eight

9st 0lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Alan King

raced wide, in touch with leaders on outer, headway and pressed leaders over 2f out, no extra over 1f out

6/1

2nd

2

(6)

29th Apr 2024

Standard

2m 0f 102y

Class 5

17:45 Southwell (AW)

Two Past Eight

9st 10lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Alan King

in touch with leaders, headway over 2f out, edged left when led narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on inside final furlong

4/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-5 on the Flat for Charlie Johnston but went close in 1m6f handicap in July (RPR 69); seemed to take pretty well to hurdling when second of eight over C&D (good) on last month's stable debut; good chance.
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Verdict Starting price

4

9th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

16:48 Perth

Grain Of Hope

11st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Gordon Elliott

Bought out of the Emma Lavelle yard for 3,800gns in July after finishing tailed off on the Flat in first-time cheekpieces; won a maiden hurdle last October and could go well if Gordon Elliott can get her back to that level of form.

5/2

11th

8

(10)

19th Jun 2024

Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:50 Nottingham

Grain Of Hope

9st 5lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Emma Lavelle

prominent

16/1

5

12th Jun 2024

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

17:18 Fontwell

Grain Of Hope

11st 3lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Emma Lavelle

Flat maiden despite threatening a couple of times; never finished out of the first two in first four hurdle runs and she had a stiff task from out the weights at Cheltenham in April, before a disappointing run back at this level at Warwick last month when appearing not to stay the 2m5f; remains with potential in this sphere and is one to consider back in distance.

7/1

Form: 3

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Modest maiden on the Flat for the Murphy and Keady stable (eight runs); made fairly encouraging stable/hurdle debut when keeping-on for remote third at Stratford (2m, good to soft) last month but will need to build on that performance here; tongue-tie refitted.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

10

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

13:54 Huntingdon

Limelight

10st 11lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Michael Keady

Not seen over hurdles since pulled up on handicap debut for Stuart Edmunds in January 2024; placed off basement Flat mark for new stable in January this year but not in same form since; not the most obvious answer.

33/1

10th

10

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

13:54 Huntingdon

Limelight

10st 11lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Michael Keady

Not seen over hurdles since pulled up on handicap debut for Stuart Edmunds in January 2024; placed off basement Flat mark for new stable in January this year but not in same form since; not the most obvious answer.

33/1

10th

12

(2)

12th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 6

19:20 Nottingham

Limelight

9st 0lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Michael Keady

0-19 (Flat/hurdles); posted a promising effort on stable debut over 1m2f at Lingfield in January; failed to build on that in her next two starts but then shaped encouragingly in first-time blinkers (retained) over 1m at Chelmsford in March; needs to back that up now switching to turf.

9/1

Form: 04

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Lowly rated Flat maiden who was soundly beaten on both hurdling starts last month, more recently when about 28l behind Grain Of Hope over C&D; looks up against it once more.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

9

22nd Feb 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:35 Chelmsford (AW)

Steven Seagull

8st 10lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: John Ryan

One win in 18 starts came in a four-runner hurdle in November and form of that race is decidedly shaky; poor under both codes since then including when well behind Reverberation over C&D in December.

20/1

8th

8

28th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

13:45 Fontwell

Steven Seagull

10st 2lb

J: James Davies

T: John Ryan

Lowly rated maiden on the Flat; won what turned out to be a very uncompetitive juvenile hurdle here (2m1f, heavy) in November but was pulled up when back in a handicap hurdle at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) recently.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta £2.60
Straight Forecast £3.28
Trifecta £3.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Grain Of Hope

POSTDATA:

Two Past Eight

RP RATINGS:

Grain Of Hope

The Times:

Grain Of Hope

D Express:

Grain Of Hope

The Sun:

Grain Of Hope

The Star:

Grain Of Hope

Daily Record:

Grain Of Hope

Telegraph:

Two Past Eight

Daily Mirror:

Two Past Eight