Bet toteexacta At betfred.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 6m 16.82s

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Gold Mountain

10/1, 11/1, 10/1, 11/1, 10/1, 9/1

12/1

Pengo's Boy

9/2, 5/1

11/2

One Of Us

4/1, 7/2, 4/1

10/3

Libby T Valance

10/1, 9/1, 10/1, 9/1, 10/1, 9/1

6/1

Silent Steps

15/8, 2/1, 9/4, 2/1, 9/4

4/1

Comely

17/2, 9/1, 10/1, 9/1, 17/2, 8/1, 7/1, 13/2

3/1

Good News

10/1, 9/1, 17/2, 8/1, 15/2, 7/1

12/1

SP Book Percentage 113.13

Forecasts

Comely (3/1), One Of Us (10/3), Silent Steps (4/1), Pengo's Boy (11/2), Libby T Valance (6/1), Gold Mountain (12/1), Good News (12/1)

Pengo's Boy has the best recent form of these and this new trip could see him use his turn of foot to good effect. However, successive rises in the weights without winning leave him vulnerable and SILENT STEPS is preferred. The Ditcheat mare represents a yard whose hurdlers have an impressive strike rate here and her latest second to Beer Goggles looks strong with that horse scoring since off a mark of 145. That represents the strongest form in this and, if fit, she will take all the beating. Libby T Valance will improve for this longer trip and she rates a danger, whilst Comely appears to carry too many risks judged on her record to date.