Higos For Your Thatch Insurance 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 4m 6.60s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Big Fred

25/1

33/1

Commodore

7/1, 8/1, 17/2, 9/1, 8/1, 7/1, 13/2, 6/1, 11/2, 5/1, 9/2, 4/1, 7/2

3/1

Daylami Kirk

20/1, 16/1

18/1

Diablerets

80/1

Inaminna

13/2, 7/1

6/1

Jurby

6/4, 11/8, 5/4, 6/5, 11/10, 6/5, 5/4, 11/8, 6/4

13/8

Moving In Style

66/1

50/1

Nuclear

50/1

Robin De Broome

66/1

St Merryn

200/1

Willie Mclovin

200/1

150/1

Grand Sancy

15/8, 2/1, 9/4

5/2

SP Book Percentage 121.97

Non-Runners

Stand By Me⁸¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: A E Jones J: T J O'Brien

Solstice Twilight³⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: A J Honeyball J: David Noonan

Forecasts

Jurby (13/8), Grand Sancy (5/2), Commodore (3/1), Inaminna (6/1), Daylami Kirk (18/1), Solstice Twilight (25/1), Big Fred (33/1), Moving In Style (50/1), Nuclear (50/1), Robin De Broome (66/1), Stand By Me (66/1), Diablerets (80/1), Willie Mclovin (150/1), St Merryn (200/1)

Favourites have won seven of the ten runnings of this and Paul Nicholls has placed three of his eight runners to advantage in it. With that in mind Grand Sancy has to be considered on his hurdling debut and in receipt of a handy allowance. His bumper form is only average, but this race is far from competitive. A lot hinges on how JURBY has come out of his return from a 30 month layoff. His second to Dr Des looks strong given that rival is now rated in the 140s. The selection looked ill at ease on the tight Stratford circuit that day, but remained a threat to the winner until the lack of a run began to tell. Oliver Sherwood's charge will take all the beating if running to that form in the most testing conditions he has faced. Inaminna and Big Fred look the pick of the rest.