bet365 Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 15.02s

Minelladestination²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 110| BF

1/2

Winning start to her career in a 2m Wetherby novice hurdle in February and a similar level of performance should see her win this, though she was a shade disappointing when only second at Hexham last time.

Form: 12

Chestnut Rose^t1¹²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: David England| T: O Murphy

10/1

Looked a longer-term prospect in bumpers for Gordon Elliott and likely best watched on first start for new yard.

Form: 47

Outofthegloom^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: B Rothwell

300/1

Little form on the flat and struggled before pulling up on hurdles debut over C&D 15 days ago. A very unlikely sort.

Form: P

Shantou Boudicca⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: T Collier

50/1

LIttle impact in bumpers/over hurdles.

Form: 6-068U5

Bonne Vitesse³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 109

9/4

Surpassed Flat form on hurdles debut when springing a bit of a surprise at Wetherby in January. Hasn't progressed as expected over hurdles yet, but looks to have been found a fine opportunity to get back on track here.

Form: 153

Forecasts

Minelladestination (1/2), Bonne Vitesse (9/4), Chestnut Rose (10/1), Shantou Boudicca (50/1), Outofthegloom (300/1)

Effectively a match between MINELLADESTINATION and Bonne Vitesse, with Donald McCain's mare taken to quickly bounce back from her Hexham defeat. Micky Hammond's juvenile Bonne Vitesse looks clear second best, with Olly Murphy's hurdles debutant Chestnut Rose preferred for third.