Newcastle Flooring 'The French Furze' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 5m 21.68s

Getaround^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Bryan Carver| T: Ella Pickard| OR: 135| BF

10/1

Second hurdle win when landing short odds on Perth return in September. Useful effort when 5 lengths fourth of 7 in 23f Lingfield handicap (soft) 18 days ago and ought to give another good account.

Form: 181-144

Ask A Honey Bee²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 127| BF

11/10

Useful 3-time bumper winner. Successful start to hurdle career at Wetherby in October and even better form, despite being beaten at odds on, when second at Exeter (21.5f since). More to come.

Form: 1110-12

Franks Fancy²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Quinlan| T: C Grant| OR: 116

40/1

Winning pointer who made it second time lucky over timber in 21f Kelso novice last month. Creditable efforts under penalty twice since but looks vulnerable here.

Form: 21-6132

Le Cheval Noir²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin| OR: 127

12/1

Point/bumper winner and progressive over hurdles, surviving mistake at last when defeating reopposing Tupelo Mississippi by a length in 2½m Carlisle novice on reappearance. Open to further progress.

Form: 1/152-1

Small Present²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 117

10/1

Runner-up on all 3 starts this term, showing improvement on each occasion, leaving impression he'll be suited by this longer trip when going down by 3 lengths in 2½m Sedgefield handicap latest.

Form: 569-222

Tupelo Mississippi²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: B Ellison| BF| C

2/1

Dual bumper winner here who made a promising start over hurdles when length second to Le Cheval Noir in 2½m Carlisle novice 27 days ago. 5 lb better off with him now. More to come at this trip.

Form: 2/411-2

Forecasts

Ask A Honey Bee (11/10), Tupelo Mississippi (2/1), Getaround (10/1), Small Present (10/1), Le Cheval Noir (12/1), Franks Fancy (40/1)

A competitive novice. TUPELO MISSISSIPPI is weighted to turn around Carlisle form with Le Cheval Noir on these revised terms and he gets a narrow vote but a good case can also be made for Small Present, who will be suited by the trip, Ask A Honey Bee and top weight Getaround.