NetBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 4m 25.2s

Weightfordave^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 118

85/40

26-race maiden when joining current yard, but a revelation since wind surgery earlier this year, and belatedly broke his duck at Worcester in July. Good efforts on both starts since, and should be thereabouts again.

Form: 5-2F132

Clive Clifton¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss K Lyons⁽⁷⁾| T: P York| OR: 84

100/1

Well held in juvenile hurdles before making an inauspicious debut between the flags last year. Showed nothing on return to timber here last month, and easy to leave alone.

Form: 435/U-7

Desiremoi D'Authie^h¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 114

11/10

Not disgraced in competitive handicap hurdles in May/June for Alan King before joining current yard for £22,000. Hood retained on return from a break, and holds strong form claims.

Form: 2603-55

Hawridge Glory²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: David Noonan| T: B R Millman

16/1

Out of a half-sister to useful dual-purpose performer Mamlook, and has shown fairly useful form on the Flat. Below form of late, but switch to hurdles may help, and not highly tried.

Form:

Lord Condi⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: M Keighley| BF| CD

7/2

Showed fair form in four bumper starts, showing improvement to win here in May. Not taken lightly assuming he can translate that form to hurdles at first attempt.

Form: 89-13

No No Jolie²⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: L P Aspell| T: O SherwoodWS

25/1

Has shown little noteworthy form in two bumper starts and two novice hurdles, pulling up last time over timber at Warwick. Has since had wind surgery so that could make a difference, but needs to show a lot of improvement to figure.

Form: 77/5P-

Forecasts

Desiremoi D'Authie (11/10), Weightfordave (85/40), Lord Condi (7/2), Hawridge Glory (16/1), No No Jolie (25/1), Clive Clifton (100/1)

He may have thrived for his current yard, but Weightfordave is still just 1-31 in his career to date, and he is opposed for win purposes with DESIREMOI D'AUTHIE, who has solid handicap form to his name, and may well do better having moved to Chris Gordon. Lord Condi merits respect on his bumper form.