Susan Smith Just-Giving Maggies Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 3m 54.82s

Bents Hollow¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

1/6

Out of an unraced half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (stays 2¼m) Glan. Successful on second of 2 starts between the flags in Ireland and very much of interest on this Rules debut.

Form: 51

Melchoir³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁵⁾| T: N W Alexander

5/1

Down the field in a pair of bumpers last season and didn't fare any better on return/hurdles debut at Kelso.

Form: 88-8

Tangiers^t1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N W Alexander

22/1

Almost identical profile to stablemate Melchoir and she's very hard to warm to. Tongue strap enlisted.

Form: 78-P

Non-Runners

Aubis Walk²¹⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: N G Richards J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Bents Hollow (1/6), Aubis Walk (5/6), Melchoir (5/1), Tangiers (22/1)

AUBIS WALK and Rules debutante Bents Hollow should have this between them, given that the Nick Alexander-trained duo, Melchoir and Tangiers, appear to be of little account. It would be no surprise to see point scorer Bents Hollow put up a bold show but Aubis Walk, also a winner between the flags, chased home a pretty decent mare from the Gordon Elliott yard on hurdles debut at Perth and she looks the way to go.