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A&S Bearings Celebrate 25 Years In Business Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:03 | Winning time: 3m 55.37s

Heros De Moutiers¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

125/1

Off mark in Irish points at fourth attempt but well held in novice hurdles at Kelso and Chepstow. Has work to do.

Form: 5F2-100

Hokelami

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy

18/1

£42,000 3-y-o, Coastal Path gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Fierami. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 35f) L'Ami. Much respected newcomer but yard also has Strong Leader in here.

Form:

Idealdes Villerets³¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley

7/2

Won bumper at Granville-St-Pair-Sur-Mer in August 2021. Good fourth in listed bumper (22/1) at Cheltenham (14f) 10 months ago. Much respected on his hurdles debut.

Form: 134-

Parc d'Amour²³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

10/3

11/2, won 9-runner bumper at Doncaster on NH debut, going with enthusiasm. Off 7 months but needs considering on his hurdles debut.

Form: 1-

Sharp Note⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins| D

33/1

Reached the frame in both Irish points and she made a winning start in this sphere in 2m novice at Hereford in October. Last of five in novice at Newbury 9 days ago but not discounted here.

Form: 345-715

Strong Leader²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| D

4/6

Proved most impressive when landing a Warwick bumper on debut and backed it up with very good second at Cheltenham 21 days ago when caught further back than ideal. Big player on his hurdles debut.

Form: 12

Mighty Mississippi

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: C Brace| T: R L Llewellyn

100/1

Ol' Man River filly. Half-sister to fairly useful 19f chase winner Lydstep Point. Market can guide for this newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

Yeomen Warder¹⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: David England

Whenthepennydrops³⁴⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Tristan Durrell

Forecasts

Strong Leader (4/6), Parc d'Amour (10/3), Idealdes Villerets (7/2), Whenthepennydrops (10/1), Hokelami (18/1), Sharp Note (33/1), Yeomen Warder (50/1), Mighty Mississippi (100/1), Heros De Moutiers (125/1)

A few bring potential here but STRONG LEADER made an excellent impression in his two bumper runs so is fancied to go in at the first time of asking over hurdles. Whenthepennydrops possesses the best hurdling form on offer and Dan Skelton's returning mare is feared most ahead of two more debutants in the shape of Idealdes Villerets and Parc d'Amour.