Maurice Barnes Racing Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 5m 4.0s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Overthetop

8/13, 4/7, 8/15, 8/15

4/7

Champagne Noir

9/2, 4/1, 9/2, 4/1

7/2

New Frontier

12/1, 14/1

12/1

Boric

18/1, 16/1, 14/1

16/1

Theflickeringlight

18/1, 20/1

22/1

Skiddaw Tara

16/1, 18/1, 20/1, 22/1, 22/1

25/1

Slade Storm

33/1, 40/1

50/1

SP Book Percentage 109.59

Non-Runners

Donald Dux²²¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: A Crook J: Danny McMenamin

Order Of Thistle²³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: Blair Campbell

Forecasts

Overthetop (4/7), Champagne Noir (7/2), Order Of Thistle (7/2), New Frontier (12/1), Boric (16/1), Theflickeringlight (22/1), Skiddaw Tara (25/1), Slade Storm (50/1), Donald Dux (100/1)

The market leader (all odds-on) has won this race for the last four years and those strong in the betting look as though that’s where the winner will be found again. Overthetop followed up his point-to-point success with a bumper win and he merits plenty of respect on his hurdling debut although his yard could be a little sharper at the moment. CHAMPAGNE NOIR also has winning form between the flags having cost £70,000 after winning his sole outing in that sphere; he’s taken to make a winning Rules debut. Bumper winner Order Of The Thistle also enters the equation with another Rules/hurdling newcomer New Frontier who cost €40,000.