Virgin Bet Fives Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 4m 53.69s

Gaillimh A Stor²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N W Alexander| OR: 125| C

2/7

Successful on second of 2 starts in Irish points and looked potentially useful in getting off the mark at just the second time of asking over hurdles here (20.4f) in March, forging clear. Sound reappearance when second at Kelso and he remains capable of better.

Form: 5/151-2

Andre Le Notre²³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Miss P Robson

100/1

Held in Musselburgh bumper (well backed) and no impact both starts over hurdles.

Form: 47P-

Community Rebel²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ewart

4/1

Asian Heights gelding. Brother to poor chaser Abbey Street and point winner Well Travelled. Dam unraced. Successful on last of 4 starts in Irish points in May but even with that experience, he still looked green on recent hurdles debut. Should step up on that.

Form: 35-314

Largy Shark¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford

10/1

Regressive form in bumpers but he's in good hands and now goes up in trip switched to obstacles.

Form: 75-4

Bolt Man²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: S Mulqueen| T: I A Duncan

100/1

Looks limited on early evidence.

Form: 83-P6

Monochromix³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

22/1

£45,000 3-y-o, Morandi gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including 9.5f winner Merimix. In contrast to his pedigree, he shaped like a stayer in his bumper.

Form: 7

Celestial Fashion^h²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: C O'Farrell| T: I A Duncan

150/1

Well held in a trio of bumpers and too free to last out both starts over hurdles.

Form: 76-776

Forecasts

Gaillimh A Stor (2/7), Community Rebel (4/1), Largy Shark (10/1), Monochromix (22/1), Bolt Man (100/1), Andre Le Notre (100/1), Celestial Fashion (150/1)

Not a deep novice so GAILLIMH A STOR, already a winner, is fancied to defy a penalty with a respectable reappearance effort under his belt. Community Rebel is the obvious threat.