13:07 Leicester

Thursday 3 December 2020

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Watch On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:07 | Winning time: 3m 59.44s

One True King²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 130| BF| D

8/13

Point/bumper winner who readily got off the mark over hurdles in 2m Uttoxeter novice in October. Has found only one too good in a pair of Cheltenham handicaps since, so clearly the one to beat.

Form: 10-3122

Bran³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 117WS

66/1

All set to make it third time lucky when falling at the last at Fakenham on New Year's Day, but pulled up both starts subsequently, the latest after 9 months off, so something to prove now.

Form: 49FP-P

Danilo D'Airy⁷³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: R Bevis

100/1

€38,000 3-y-o, £40,000 5-y-o, Anzillero gelding. Brother to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Calino d'Airy. Dam unraced. Won second start in points in December 2018.

Form: 81/

Elysian Flame⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 123| BF

4/1

Useful/progressive form on Flat, shaping as if better for the run after 6 months off at Ayr in September. Showed some aptitude or hurdling when highly tried last winter and could yet improve.

Form: 355-

Mr Grey Sky¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 124| BF| D

5/2

€92,000 son of Fame And Glory who won both starts in bumpers in December 2018. Very lightly raced and below expectations over hurdles since but he remains with some potential back down in trip.

Form: 11/3-3

Plenty In The Tank^h1³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy| BF| D

25/1

Made a winning bumper debut for Ed de Giles last autumn. Bought for £75,000 after but proved a let-down on the back of a wind op when pulled up on Fakenham hurdle debut 36 days ago. Hood now added.

Form: 1-P

Williamdeconqueror²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: R Dickin

200/1

Showed a bit in a maiden bumper at Stratford on last month's debut, but will probably be one for low-grade staying handicaps later on.

Form: 6

Power Home⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Miss H C Tucker⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Coakley

100/1

Fair stayer on the Flat who is a half-sister to a couple of successful hurdlers, but starts out in this sphere in a fairly warm novice.

Form:

Valentines Jewel⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁷⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn

250/1

Well held in a point and refused to race on last week's hurdle debut at Taunton.

Form: 7R

Forecasts

One True King (8/13), Mr Grey Sky (5/2), Elysian Flame (4/1), Plenty In The Tank (25/1), Bran (66/1), Danilo D'Airy (100/1), Power Home (100/1), Williamdeconqueror (200/1), Valentines Jewel (250/1)

ONE TRUE KING is a young hurdler very much on the up and should prove capable of defying a penalty in a race of this nature. Mr Grey Sky was below expectations for a second time over hurdles at Ffos las recently, so the biggest threat may come from Elysian Flame, a useful and progressive stayer on Flat, who was highly tried over hurdles last winter and could yet improve.