Stella Artois Supporting Bangor-On-Dee Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 5m 44.50s

Know The Score²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe| OR: 123

9/4

Won on his bumper debut and then ran well enough in the Festival bumper which has proved a rich source of novice hurdle winners. This one became another one when building on an encouraging hurdles debut to win easily at Hexham last time.

Form: 110-31

Trio For Rio^p1³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R Johnson| T: W Greatrex| OR: 128| CD

4/1

Plenty of experience in Irish point-to-points (2-7) before winning over C&D on his 2nd hurdles start; made all; won 17L. Stepped up to Grade 2 level last time; found wanting (ground softer than previously tried); cheekpieces now tried back in grade.

Form: 12-1315

Two For Gold³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 131

10/11

His dual winning bumper form has shown him to be a useful performer and he built on a promising hurdles debut to run out an easy winner at Wetherby. Looks as though he will enjoy this even sterner test; has potential and the best form on offer.

Form: 161-41

Ballyellis⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Joe Anderson⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

25/1

Little went right for him on his hurdles debut but he shown that run to be all wrong to a certain extent on his hurdles debut. Certainly offered something to work at Warwick (not knocked around); faces a stiff task here though, one for the long-term.

Form: 8-5

Mon Garcon Frankie²⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Max Kendrick⁽⁵⁾| T: S Flook

250/1

Beaten 115L on his only Rules run so far (his debut bumper) with his point-to-point form since proving equally poor (pulled up first four runs in that sphere). Looks way out of his depth returning to Rules action over hurdles.

Form: PP/PP3-4

Save The Pennies³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J G Cann

66/1

Finished runner-up on only competed Irish point-to-point start she made an encouraging bumper debut at the end of 2017. Last seen a year later when given her hurdles introduction (considerately handled); this looks too hot to handle for now.

Form: U2/3-0

Forecasts

Two For Gold (10/11), Know The Score (9/4), Trio For Rio (4/1), Ballyellis (25/1), Save The Pennies (66/1), Mon Garcon Frankie (250/1)

Very hard to see past the big three filling the 1-2-3 here with Wetherby winner TWO FOR GOLD taken to beat the other two penalised runners on the back of his impressive win last time as he steps up in trip. Know The Score is sure to give him a good test although he’s not been as deep as the selection yet. Trio For Rio is the last in the triumvirate expected to have this race to themselves he was found out in Grade 2 company last time and he’s now equipped with cheekpieces for the first time in a bid to find some more improvement.