Cazoo Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 22.08s

Dusky Days¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 108| BF

9/4

Fairly useful at best in bumpers and improved on hurdling debut form when second in a Market Rasen maiden (20.6f) in April, albeit no match for winner. Should be competitive if returning from a 5-month break in similar form.

Form: 14022-

Fascinating Lips²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

15/8

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat, stays 1½m, won readily at Lingfield in July and good efforts both starts back up in trip since. Has to be taken seriously on hurdles debut.

Form:

Stopnsearch³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: B R Johnson

16/1

Fair handicapper on Flat, stays 1½m, bouncing back to form under an aggressive ride when runner-up last time. Cheekpieces left off for hurdles debut.

Form:

Bahtiyar¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: H Whittington| OR: 108

7/4

Showed fair form on his final hurdle outing in France (when tongue tied) for K. Herzog and ran to a similar level when third in 2m maiden at Worcester on UK/Stable debut 18 days ago. That was an ordinary race, but he's still respected.

Form: 073-3

Non-Runners

Mothill¹⁴¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: N P Mulholland J: T Scudamore

Bobby Socks²⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: O Murphy J: Aidan Coleman

Stormbomber⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: M Madgwick J: M Goldstein

Unstoppable²⁵⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Miss J S Davis J: Page Fuller

Forecasts

Bahtiyar (7/4), Fascinating Lips (15/8), Dusky Days (9/4), Bobby Socks (11/4), Mothill (9/2), Stopnsearch (16/1), Stormbomber (25/1), Unstoppable (25/1)

MOTHILL readily came clear of a stablemate over C&D in May, who's since gone on to win a brace of handicaps, so he looks up to defying a penalty. Fascinating Lips, a fairly useful recruit from the Flat, and bumper-winner Bobby Socks are a pair of interesting hurdling debutants.