tote.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 37.90s

African Dance⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁷⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 122| BF

1/8

Off the mark in 20f Sedgefield maiden hurdle in November. Proved disappointing at Catterick next time but still early days and could prove that form wrong here.

Form: 3-313

Manhattan Bullet⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

7/1

Well held in Fontwell bumper and C&D novice hurdle. One for later on.

Form: 97

Wellntyne¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex

22/1

Winning debut on heavy ground at Bangor (17f, heavy) in August but hasn't progressed, well held in 2 runs over hurdles 2 months apart.

Form: 1409

Non-Runners

Brewers Project⁴¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Sameer⁴⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: T Lawes J: Tom Cannon

Fantastic Lady⁴⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Lilly Pedlar⁴⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: James Bowen

Forecasts

African Dance (1/8), Brewers Project (5/2), Fantastic Lady (3/1), Lilly Pedlar (9/2), Sameer (5/1), Manhattan Bullet (7/1), Wellntyne (22/1)

LILLY PEDLAR ran a race full of promise when finding only the potentially-smart Boothill too good on her hurdles debut at Taunton and she rates a good prospect herself, this stiffer test sure to suit. She's selected over Wincanton-winner Brewers Project and Nicky Henderson's other mare Fantastic Lady.