Plough Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 6m 34.1s

Barrowdale^h²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

6/4

Runner-up in a bumper and off the mark over hurdles at the second attempt when bolting up by 39 lengths at Uttoxeter (23.3f, heavy) last month. Will have more to offer for yard having a fine season.

Form: 1-221

Silvertown⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109

15/8

Belatedly off the mark over hurdles at the fourteenth attempt returned to a shorter trip at Navan just 5 days ago. Quick turnaround but every chance he can figure provided this doesn't come too soon.

Form: 0335P1

Burrow Seven²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Oakley Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

9/1

Fair in bumpers and ran to a similar level sent hurdling when fourth of 12 at Wetherby (19.7f, heavy) just over 3 weeks ago. Open to improvement upped in trip here.

Form: 524

Midnight Fiddler

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Ryan Mania| T: H Graham & G Rutherford

40/1

Midnight Legend gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Overcourt. Dam 25f-3½m chase winner (stayed 4m). Bred to need more time and distance.

Form:

Nights In Venice^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Craig Nichol| T: D W Whillans

40/1

Best effort in 3 bumpers when runner-up at Kelso in November and showed more than on hurdles bow sporting a first-time tongue tie when fourth at this track 17 days ago. Plenty more required.

Form: 9-2994

Your Own Story²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

7/2

Split a couple of next-time-out winners on his only outing in bumpers for Gareth Aherne and having won 2 starts in points, showed plenty when third on hurdles bow at Ayr last month. More to come.

Form: 7-43113

Forecasts

Barrowdale (6/4), Silvertown (15/8), Your Own Story (7/2), Burrow Seven (9/1), Nights In Venice (40/1), Midnight Fiddler (40/1)

A few in with a shout but BARROWDALE was the only one able to see things out under testing conditions at Uttoxeter last month and won readily. He's open to improvement and, with Donald McCain enjoying a fruitful campaign, he gets the verdict. Your Own Story showed plenty to work on when a close third at Ayr on hurdling debut so he shades the vote for second over recent Navan-scorer Silvertown.