Western House Hotel Gift Vouchers Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 125| CD

Newcastle bumper winner who completed a simple to ask to open his hurdle account over C&D 19 days ago, hard held. Remains open to improvement and has been found another good opening.

Form: 41-321

Fudgeman³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

Sholokhov gelding who showed only greenness when well beaten in a C&D bumper on debut last month.

Form: 7

Let There Be Love³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Grant Cockburn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander

Well held on only start in bumpers but showed a bit under a considerate ride on recent hurdling debut. Should do better in time.

Form: 05

Platinumcard^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Craig Nichol| T: K Dalgleish

Runner-up on first of two goes in bumpers, but hasn't threatened either start over hurdles.

Form: 2779

Royal Rank³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D R Fox| T: I A Duncan

Hinted at promise when fourth of 5 in a C&D bumper on debut in October, but was brushed aside quite easily last time. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 46

Scots Sonnet¹⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie

Showed little in bumpers and is a long-standing maiden on the Flat, almost breaking his duck at Newcastle (10f) in September. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 756/

Without Conviction²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

Second in her only point and fair form when third on her bumper debut at this course. Not quite in same form at Carlisle and now goes hurdling.

Form: 2-33

Forecasts

Wetlands (2/7), Without Conviction (11/2), Scots Sonnet (12/1), Fudgeman (25/1), Platinumcard (25/1), Let There Be Love (25/1), Royal Rank (33/1)

This looks another straightforward task for WETLANDS to double his tally over hurdles. Without Conviction showed some promise on her bumper debut here and could be the one to follow the selection home.