Roy Reeve Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Showed promise when making the frame in two bumpers in Ireland (soft to heavy/yielding); however, tailed off on his first two hurdle starts (2m, soft/good to soft) and needs to be an entirely different proposition today.

Well beaten on handicap debut at Hereford (2m3f) in December when soft going shouldn't have been an issue (ran well on testing ground in France); however, he ran really well in defeat in the autumn on his first three British starts (2m-2m3f, good) and will be tough to beat if rediscovering that form.

Brother to bumper/hurdle winner Sansrick (RPR 121); soundly beaten in both Irish maiden points; one of two for stable that has good record in this race; market check advised but others have far more compelling credentials.

Two-time French Flat winner who was a promising third at Kempton (2m, good) a fortnight ago on his second hurdle start; open to further improvement in this code and can give another good account.

0-8 on the Flat but has shown a fair level of ability in that code, including on last two starts; shaped when fourth of nine on hurdle debut at Kempton (2m, good) in December as though he would improve for that experience; stable has strong record in race; he could be the main threat to Loriko.