No/Draw/Horse (days since last run)
Age colour sex, Sire - Dam (Damsire)
Form/Owner(s)
Wearing Details
Weight/Penalty Offical Rating
Forecast Price* Jockey/ Trainer
1Grouse Lodge (IRE)
(18J)
6 b g Well Chosen - Arctic Jane (IRE) (Dayeem (USA)) 7/211- Mr Frank McAleavy
11-1
8/15
Henry Brooke (3)
D McCain Jnr
Won on his latest outing in a NH flat race when 9-4fav here over 2m 1f (good to soft) last month, beating Indian Voyage by 13l.
2Gwladys Street (IRE)
(10J)
5 b g Portrait Gallery (IRE) - Native Ocean (IRE) (Be My Native (USA)) 5367- Peel Bloodstock
11-1
12/1
Charlie Huxley
W Kinsey
Placed in a NH flat race from four starts. Well beaten at 50-1 behind Benheir when seventh of 13 on his latest outing in a hurdle race at Bangor over 3m (good) last month.
3Optimist (GER)
(47J)
4 ch g Liquido (GER) - Optik (GER) (Monsun (GER)) 953244- Mr Brian Ellison
10-10
107
2/1
K James (3)
B Ellison
Placed in a NH flat race from seven starts. Finished 13l behind Nodform Richard when fourth of 9 at 7-2 on his latest outing in a maiden hurdle race at Hexham over 2m 4f (good) in March.
4Witch Way (GB)
(24J)
7 b m Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Catton Lady (Chas Sawyer) PP- Mr A C Dodgson
10-8
50/1
Nathan Moscrop (3)
A Dodgson
Race Verdict
GROUSE LODGE is tough to oppose in this maiden hurdle for Donald McCain and is expected to confirm a promising start here last month when justifying favouritism in a bumper over 2m1f. The Well Chosen gelding will have been well schooled for this at home and can get the better of Optimist, who is yet to score in this sphere for Brian Ellison. Gwladys Street and Witch Way might be forced to settle for supporting roles.
Selection: Grouse Lodge
Danger: Optimist
Alternative: Gwladys Street
* These are prices forecast by PA Sport Ltd. and are to be used only as a guide to the betting market.
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