15:10 Newcastle

Saturday 20 March 2021

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QuinnBet Casino Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 5m 39.22s

Le Cheval Noir²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin| OR: 126

9/1

Good-looking Irish point/bumper winner who has made up into a fairly useful novice hurdler this term. Stiff task when well held in Haydock Grade 2 last time, but opening mark looks on the high side.

Form: 2-15275

Tupelo Mississippi^p1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 125| CWS

15/8

Dual bumper winner who opened his hurdle account in Uttoxeter maiden (19.9f) in December. Let down by his jumping at Ascot prior to stiff task in Haydock Grade 2. Cheekpieces on 1st time/had wind op.

Form: 1-23133

No Regrets¹⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 124| BF

5/1

Progressive since switched to handicaps, wide-margin winner at Southwell and Stratford in August. Improved further in finding only one too good both subsequent starts and remains of interest.

Form: 8-31122

Deluxe Range²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 123

9/4

Improved further to open his account over 23f at Kelso (heavy) in December. Could run to only a similar level here 8 weeks later, but retains potential now venturing into handicaps back up in trip.

Form: 74-5213

Happy Hollow²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 121

6/1

Found some improvement over a much longer trip when winning 6-runner maiden hurdle (5/2) at Uttoxeter (23.3f, heavy) 27 days ago. That was a thin race, but his opening mark looks a fair one.

Form: 1/33241

Skipness¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 106

50/1

Clear signs of ability in maiden/novice events and, although he didn't get home upped in trip on his Catterick handicap debut, he still needs to find some improvement to defy his current mark.

Form: 66565

Non-Runners

Bushypark²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: P A Kirby J: Thomas Dowson

Leostar²⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: A C Whillans J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tupelo Mississippi (15/8), Deluxe Range (9/4), Bushypark (9/4), No Regrets (5/1), Happy Hollow (6/1), Le Cheval Noir (9/1), Leostar (33/1), Skipness (50/1)

NO REGRETS boasts a progressive profile and arrives here fresh following a mid-season break, so he receives the narrow vote. Busypark completed the 5-timer over hurdles at Haydock last month and may not have finished improving yet, with Deluxe Range clear pick of the handicap debutants.