14:40 Cheltenham

Wednesday 13 April 2022

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Citipost Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 6.66s

Call Of The Wild⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 130

11/4

Impressive when winning sole start in bumpers and confirmed hurdles debut promise when landing 3-runner Kempton novice (2m) back in November. Defied a penalty in good style after 3 months off at Doncaster and looks the type to go on improving up in trip.

Form: 1211

Datsalrightgino³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 129| C

8/1

Fairly useful and consistent in bumpers last season and won his first 2 starts over timber (novices at Fontwell and here). Pulled up in competitive events last 2 starts, so must bounce back.

Form: 22-11PP

Gris Majeur¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 120

40/1

Bumper winner who proved a different proposition on his third start over hurdles when landing 5-runner novice (10/1) at Hereford (21.7f, good) 19 days ago, suited by increase in trip. This is obviously tougher.

Form: 815661

Latitude²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Edwards| T: Mrs M Rowley

12/1

Point/bumper winner who made the perfect start over hurdles when seeing off a next-time-out scorer at Ludlow (21.2f) in January. Stumbled and fell at the sixth at Kempton last time, so retains potential.

Form: 13-151F

Pull Again Green¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 130

15/8

Successful both starts in bumpers and progressed to make second hurdle start a winning one at Newbury in December. Came up short up in grade over C&D, but made the most of a good opportunity back at Newbury (20.5f) 12 days ago. Open to further improvement.

Form: 1-12141

Royaume Uni¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 131| BF

9/4

Useful on Flat (stays 2m) and ran out an easy winner upped in trip of a Fontwell handicap (19.2f) in March. Went down fighting raised 6 lb at Newbury 11 days ago and can give another good account.

Form: 133812

Icone D'aubrelle^p1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 118

33/1

Won 7-runner juvenile hurdle at Bordeaux in September for A. Boisbrunet. Similar form despite failing to justify favouritism at Doncaster and in that position when falling at Newbury last month. Up in trip and fitted with first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 12F

Ten Ten Twenty¹⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D J Jeffreys

200/1

Fair Flat winner for John Joseph Murphy (stays 10.5f) who is half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler Marsh Warble, so should take to hurdling, but this is a fairly tough starting point. Has been gelded.

Form:

Forecasts

Pull Again Green (15/8), Royaume Uni (9/4), Call Of The Wild (11/4), Datsalrightgino (8/1), Latitude (12/1), Icone D'aubrelle (33/1), Gris Majeur (40/1), Ten Ten Twenty (200/1)

CALL OF THE WILD created an excellent impression when defying a penalty after 3 months off at Doncaster, so he's hard to get away from with further improvement likely over this longer trip. Pull Again Green impressed when doubling his hurdles tally at Newbury recently and looks the main threat, ahead of Royaume Uni.