14:17 Hereford

Saturday 13 March 2021

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Follow MansionBet This Cheltmas Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 5m 10.63s

Unohu⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: R P McLernon| T: T Lacey| OR: 126| BF

9/4

Fairly useful bumper winner who opened hurdles account in convincing fashion in 2m Ayr maiden. Shaped best on handicap debut there (20.5f) since and likely has more to offer back over bit shorter.

Form: 132-212

Aiken Drum^h1³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: D A Rees

300/1

Showed nothing in Ffos Las novice hurdle on debut last month. Hood quickly reached for.

Form: 0

Aki Bomaye^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard

5/1

55,000 buy after winning sole start in Irish points. In tongie tie for Rules debut and offered something to work on when third in a 2½m novice at Ffos Las last month. Open to improvement.

Form: 13

Bringthehousedown²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Kai Lenihan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: O Sherwood

150/1

Fair performer at best on Flat who has been let down by his jumping both starts over hurdles.

Form: 66

Danny Park²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁷⁾| T: Nick Mitchell

100/1

Well held in bumper/2 novice hurdles.

Form: 866

Freethinker^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon

250/1

Ran with promise on Newbury bumper debut but has gone the wrong way since.

Form: 69U07

Genepi De Chatay^h1,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: R Potter

300/1

Pulled up sole start in points and no impact in 2 bumpers 15 months apart, pulled too hard last time. Going hurdling now in a first-time hood.

Form: 6-P7

Hooper³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Coleman| T: N J Henderson| OR: 121

5/6

Fairly useful bumper winner and similar form when runner-up all 3 outings over hurdles. Successful in jumpers bumper at Kempton last time and remains of interest now back over timber.

Form: 6-12221

Lunar Lander²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: A Ralph

80/1

Not much on looks and offered little in Warwick bumper on debut last month.

Form: 8

Raffle Ticket⁴⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley

28/1

£7,000 3-y-o, Fair Mix gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Fairlee Grey. Won first of 2 starts in points, made frame next time (Feb 2020).

Form: 14-

The Denholm Bandit^t⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieron Edgar| T: W S Kittow

50/1

Isn't devoid of ability but handicaps will be more his bag after this.

Form: 5-085

Whatya On About²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

8/1

Bred to stay well and shaped in kind in 2m Chepstow novice on debut in January. Couldn't match that effort upped in trip at Fontwell and looks set to be brought along gradually now.

Form: 54

Ingeborg Zilling¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| D

125/1

Won point on debut in December, but offered little sent hurdling at Ludlow 17 days ago.

Form: 1P

Minella Beag¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁵⁾| T: P Gundry

150/1

Point winner but well held in a pair of novice hurdles.

Form: 5/31P-08

Non-Runners

Mistersister¹⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: C J Mann J: G Sheehan

Forecasts

Hooper (5/6), Unohu (9/4), Aki Bomaye (5/1), Mistersister (5/1), Whatya On About (8/1), Raffle Ticket (28/1), The Denholm Bandit (50/1), Lunar Lander (80/1), Danny Park (100/1), Ingeborg Zilling (125/1), Minella Beag (150/1), Bringthehousedown (150/1), Freethinker (250/1), Aiken Drum (300/1), Genepi De Chatay (300/1)

HOOPER's second to Nightboattoclyro at Doncaster back in December certainly reads well, so he's taken to make the most of the 6 lb he receives from previous-winner Unohu and come out on top. Ali Bomaye is entitled to build on his Rules debut at Ffos Las and is also considered.