12:45 Newcastle

Thursday 10 December 2020

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Play 3-2-Win For Free At MansionBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:46 | Winning time: 5m 37.53s

Devour¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 114

18/1

Improved form when making a successful handicap debut at Wetherby in October (21.3f). Beaten before higher mark came into play back at that venue a fortnight ago and now back in a novice.

Form: 2/83-416

Linelee King³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 121| BF

7/4

Point/bumper winner who had no trouble making a successful start to hurdling in a novice at Kelso in October. Neck second under a penalty at Plumpton (20.5f) and has more to offer.

Form: 1/210-12

Broadstruther³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin

100/1

Mid-field both starts a year apart at Sedgefield (bumper/novice hurdle).

Form: 7-6

Enqarde²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁷⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 118

10/3

Fair maiden hurdler in France and successful over fences at Toulouse in March 2019. Off over a year and ran right up to form when runner-up in handicap company at Ascot last month. One to beat.

Form: 55376-2

Marvellous Joe³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Joe Colliver| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 80

150/1

Half-brother to 2 winners but looks a low-grade staying handicap project.

Form: 0/64-8

Medaki Roc³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Ellison

125/1

€7,500 Shirocco gelding. Dam won bumper sole start. No impact in a brace of bumpers (has already had a wind op).

Form: 67

Onward Route²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: R Menzies

11/1

Plenty of promise when runner-up in 2 bumpers for Ruth Jefferson in spring. Not quite at that level for Rebecca Menzies (ran in a listed race latest) but he's bred for this sort of trip now hurdling.

Form: 22-26

Sunset West³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

6/4

Point winner who showed fair form when third in a Wetherby novice on debut in October, spared a hard race. Looked set to win until falling 2 out at Kelso last month and there's more to come.

Form: 3221-3F

Who's The Guv'nor^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond

250/1

Well held all 3 starts in bumpers and similar story over hurdles so far.

Form: 66/0-P0

Forecasts

Sunset West (6/4), Linelee King (7/4), Enqarde (10/3), Onward Route (11/1), Devour (18/1), Broadstruther (100/1), Medaki Roc (125/1), Marvellous Joe (150/1), Who's The Guv'nor (250/1)

ENQARDE was superbly prepared by his expert handler when a neck second back from a year off in handicap company 3 weeks ago and a repeat of that performance may well enable him to go one better in a novice. Linelee King and Sunset West are open to improvement and are the obvious threats.