Castle Construction North East Ltd Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 11:55 | Winning time: 5m 0.80s

Or De Vassy³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 122| CD

11/8

Solid placed form in bumper company and off the mark at the second attempt in a good ground C&D novice hurdle in October. Return to conditions company should suit following a disappointing handicap debut last time.

Form: 222-310

Bafana Blue^t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 102

22/1

Good effort to finish runner-up in a soft ground novice hurdle over this trip at Hexham last time out. Finished well behind Or De Vassy here in October however and more needed if he's to reverse that form.

Form: P-34632

It's Your Move⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C R King| T: B Ellison| OR: 115

9/1

Finished third in four of his five rules starts including behind Or De Vassy here in October. Disappointed upped in trip on handicap debut last time and likely to fare better dropping back to 2m4f.

Form: 333-334

Le Drapeau⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

7/1

Fair form in bumpers and ran well to finish third in a 2m1f novice hurdle at Carlisle (soft) on hurdling and stable debut last month. Likely needs to improve on what he's shown so far if he's to break his maiden today.

Form: 63-3

Quick Pick²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 119

6/4

Point-to-point winner on soft ground earlier this year and placed on both completed starts over hurdles. Ground and trip should both suit today and he is one to note in this contest.

Form: 212-2U3

Forecasts

Or De Vassy (11/8), Quick Pick (6/4), Le Drapeau (7/1), It's Your Move (9/1), Bafana Blue (22/1)

QUICK PICK put in his best effort so far when third last time and he can get off the mark at the fourth time of asking over hurdles in this opening contest. Both the ground and trip should suit Jennie Candlish's charge and he can get the better of the penalised Or De Vassy who can put a disappointing effort last time out behind him by claiming second here ahead of It's Your Move who is likely to appreciate this drop in trip.