First 3yo hurdle tonight George B.

Brian Hughes can't just have gone for the fresh air.

It's not the 1st 3 year old hurdle this season

sageform, the first one is usually, as it was this season, at Hexham on Derby Day and mischievously called "Most Important 3-Year-Old Race Today Juvenile Hurdle".

I didn't recognise any of the runners in that one, nor the one this evening, so not sure I'll be reviving the thread this season, which is probably a good thing given how the Flat one has gone (so far).

Good luck barstool.

Moore yard a nice priced winner.

Selling Class fodder

Apologies George and others. I missed the Hexham one.

sageform, a god turnout for the first Irish one of the season - 5.00 Tipperary - 14 runners.

and on the Flat, the first nursery of the season.

Thanks for the heads up George, Must admit I am torn between tennis, cricket (England dire) and enjoying the weather but I will look at the 3yo hurdle. There are three nurseries today!

With an average field size of 5

The right 4 seem to be backed for the 3yo hurdle. Junkyard Dog has won on the flat and run OK over 12 furlongs which I like to see. Hawkesbury Legend took my eye as I used to live 3 miles from Hawkesbury Upton but his flat win was only worth RPR 54. By Nathaniel though so could be improving. Not sure how Minella Study earned a RPR of 68. Felicity Smoak improved a lot for 10 furlongs. She might be the e/w shout.

Thanks for the analysis and good luck, sageform.

Thanks George. Hope you find one on the flat soon. I won't be betting on nurseries.

Got Minella wrong. The Minella name plus the breeder (Rausing) seemed to do the trick. The mare ran well though considering she was 3 wide most of the way round. The Joseph O'Brien one looked to be tailing off at one stage but rallied for third.

Well done on the place, sageform.

Surely Georginio must have a great eway chance even though it is drifting.
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