14:15 Doncaster

Tuesday 11 January 2022

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Betting Better With Sky Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 4m 9.5s

Moriko De Vassy³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Aidan Coleman| T: T Symonds| CD

9/4

Made a winning start in Doncaster bumper and looked good when maintaining unbeaten record on hurdles bow at Hereford. Running well when falling 2 out at Huntingdon since. Big shout despite penalty.

Form: 1-1F

Bridge Road²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

66/1

Has merely hinted at ability in a bumper/maiden hurdles and is probably one for handicaps at longer trips.

Form: 06-P85

Doors Breaker¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R P McLernon| T: T Collier

200/1

£30,000 half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Flag of Honour (2m winner). Unpromising start when sixth of 7 in novice hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f, heavy, 22/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 6

Great Heart'Jac⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| BF

5/1

Fairly useful in bumpers but ran to only a fair level on his first try hurdling when second in 9-runner novice at Hereford (16.2f) 71 days ago. Should do better.

Form: 1647-22

Leading Man^h⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Page Fuller| T: P R Webber

300/1

Little impact in novice/maiden over hurdles, very much in need of experience.

Form: 7P

Raymond Tusk²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

5/2

Smart on the Flat. Failed to meet market expectations on hurdling debut at Market Rasen but stepped up on that when runner-up at Newbury. Strong claims of going one better.

Form: 62

Russian Ruler²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

13/8

€48,000 3-y-o Sholokhov gelding who looked a good prospect when making a winning debut in Warwick bumper in May. Off since but must be respected making hurdles bow.

Form: 1

Sulbrick²⁰

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

50/1

Not disgraced on the second of his 2 starts in bumpers and much better effort over hurdles when third at Ludlow 3 weeks ago, albeit beaten over 27 lengths.

Form: 8-673

Twistedfirestarter⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: R Spencer

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, soft) on hurdles bow 40 days ago.

Form: 37-0

Willa¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Callum Bewley| T: M E Sowersby

300/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Catterick (15.7f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 06

Forecasts

Russian Ruler (13/8), Moriko De Vassy (9/4), Raymond Tusk (5/2), Great Heart'Jac (5/1), Sulbrick (50/1), Bridge Road (66/1), Twistedfirestarter (100/1), Doors Breaker (200/1), Willa (300/1), Leading Man (300/1)

RAYMOND TUSK was smart on the Flat and stepped up on his hurdles bow when beaten only by a good one at Newbury last month. He should have more to offer in this sphere and is preferred to Moriko de Vassy, who has a 7 lb penalty. Russian Ruler looked a decent prospect when winning a bumper at Warwick in May so must be respected on hurdles bow.