Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 6m 8.82s

Bass Rock⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 117WS

2/1

From a useful French family and showed fairly useful form when runner-up first 2 starts for this yard. Not so good over C&D last time and has since had wind surgery.

Form: 5-223

Tamar Bridge²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Adrian Heskin| T: O Murphy

4/11

€60,000 Jeremy gelding who made a successful debut in 5-runner bumper at Haydock in December. Promising start over hurdles when third at Wetherby (19.7f) last month and seems sure to do better.

Form: 13

Non-Runners

Wetlands¹⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: N G Richards J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tamar Bridge (4/11), Wetlands (11/8), Bass Rock (2/1)

TAMAR BRIDGE produced a promising first effort over hurdles behind a fairly useful pair at Wetherby last month and is taken to get the better of Bass Rock, who has a bit to prove on the back of a wind operation, but isn't a forlorn hope.