12.10 2m. 4f. 62yds. 2 Declared. Hawk Ponteland Now Open Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4 ) of £7,700.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €4,066.00 2nd - €1,871.00 3rd - €936.00 4th - €468.00 5th - €233.00
Formscan - The Geordie Ginge remains a maiden after 10 outings over hurdles but he wasn't disgraced when finishing fourth at Wetherby at the start of this month. Hannah McMahon's gelding will be hoping to put his experience in this sphere to good effect, but first-time cheekpieces will need to improve him in order to reverse form with LATHAN, who finished ahead in third last time. The lightly-raced five-year-old is heading in the right direction and he won't find an easier opportunity to open his account.