13:00 Newcastle

Tuesday 8 March 2022

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Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:03 | Winning time: 5m 10.42s

Donna's Double³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: A M Thomson| C

11/2

All 3 starts here, winning a course bumper a year ago. Left low-key hurdle bow behind when seeing off 7 rivals in a 2m novice last. Good bit more needed under penalty but this longer trip should suit.

Form: 1-81

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Hidden Heroics¹⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 113WS

7/4

£60,000 buy after point win. Faded into remote fourth on Wetherby hurdle debut in October but offered more when third at Ascot (19f, good to soft) 3 weeks later. Had wind op since. Unexposed.

Form: 1-43

Jet Legs¹²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Callum Bewley| T: M Todhunter

50/1

Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Shantou Magic and ungenuine bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Ben Cee Pee M. Slipped up sole outing in Irish points.

Form: S

Karapiro Doug²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boanas

200/1

Well held in 2 bumpers in recent months ahead of this switch to hurdles.

Form: 79

Sir Jim^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: Ruth Jefferson

50/1

Well held in 2 bumpers/novice hurdles. Looks more one for handicaps.

Form: 86-58

Tfou⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| BF

9/4

Beaten at short odds on his Ayr bumper debut but still offered plenty to work on and he's much respected now hurdling under Brian Hughes.

Form: 2

Tough Out⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs J Stephen

9/2

Placed in a point. 14/1, showed fair form when third on his 20.5f Ayr hurdle debut in January. May do better.

Form: 5-P33

Undecided³²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C O'Farrell| T: D W WhillansWS

66/1

Modest in bumpers last season. Had wind surgery ahead of a rather belated hurdle debut/reappearance.

Form: 676-

Western Wolf⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss T Jackson

250/1

100/1, showed nothing in a Sedgefield bumper in January. Big outsider now hurdling.

Form: P

Whelans Bridge³¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin

10/1

£32,000 after winning his second of 2 starts in Irish points last spring. Well worth a market making Rules debut for a yard among the winners.

Form: 31-

Non-Runners

Hasty Brook⁶¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: R Menzies J: Nathan Moscrop

Forecasts

Hidden Heroics (7/4), Tfou (9/4), Hasty Brook (4/1), Tough Out (9/2), Donna's Double (11/2), Whelans Bridge (10/1), Jet Legs (50/1), Sir Jim (50/1), Undecided (66/1), Karapiro Doug (200/1), Western Wolf (250/1)

TFOU was all the rage in the betting ahead of his Ayr bumper debut. He couldn't justify that market confidence but still showed promise in second and is evidently well regarded so he gets the nod to make a winning start over hurdles. Hidden Heroics has had wind surgery since his Ascot third and rates an obvious danger. Irish winner Hasty Brook is also respected on first run for Rebecca Menzies.