GB - Aintree - Race 5

Thoroughbred

7 Runners

17f

Listed Hurdle

Turf

Soft (Good to Soft in places)

55.0K

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Verdict

EDELAK's dam is a half-sister to a winning hurdler and he is a fascinating recruit for the Dan Skelton yard, having shown plenty of ability on the Flat in Ireland this year, most recently landing a Galway maiden with a good deal of authority. Bound to have been well-schooled ahead of this hurdles debut, Edelak shades preference ahead of Treasure Planet, who did the job well at Ludlow on his second start in this sphere. Scarlet Moon also looks promising and merits respect, along with Bibe Mus.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
3	Achieved a fairly useful level of form on the Flat for John Murtagh, winning a big-field 1½m Galway maiden in decisive fashion when last seen in July. Subsequently gelded and, having joined a top jumps yard, he is of strong interest on debut in this sphere. 1st Pick 3 Edelak (Ire) Jockey: Tristan Durrell Trainer: Dan Skelton J: Tristan Durrell T: Dan Skelton	0	-	-	-	25%
Analysis Achieved a fairly useful level of form on the Flat for John Murtagh, winning a big-field 1½m Galway maiden in decisive fashion when last seen in July. Subsequently gelded and, having joined a top jumps yard, he is of strong interest on debut in this sphere.
6	Showed plenty in Flat maidens for Donnacha O'Brien during the spring and confirmed promise of his hurdles debut fourth at Chepstow when bolting up at Ludlow last month. Likely to progress and he looks a useful juvenile in the making. 2nd Pick 6 Treasure Planet (Ire) Jockey: Freddie Gingell Trainer: Paul Nicholls J: Freddie Gingell T: Paul Nicholls	100	-	-	-	25%
Analysis Showed plenty in Flat maidens for Donnacha O'Brien during the spring and confirmed promise of his hurdles debut fourth at Chepstow when bolting up at Ludlow last month. Likely to progress and he looks a useful juvenile in the making.
5	Four Flat wins this year at up to 1¾m and while his hurdles debut at Sedgefield in October was rather disappointing, he duly left that behind when accounting for 13 rivals in 2m Warwick maiden next time. This is tougher, but he should have more to offer in this sphere and is one to consider. 3rd Pick 5 Scarlet Moon Jockey: Ben Poste Trainer: Archie Watson J: Ben Poste T: Archie Watson	94	-	-	-	10%
Analysis Four Flat wins this year at up to 1¾m and while his hurdles debut at Sedgefield in October was rather disappointing, he duly left that behind when accounting for 13 rivals in 2m Warwick maiden next time. This is tougher, but he should have more to offer in this sphere and is one to consider.

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