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Tuesday 6 December 2022

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QuinnBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:26 | Winning time: 5m 1.70s

Caeruleum²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryan Carver| T: R Walford

125/1

66/1, 24 lengths fifth of 8 in novice hurdle at Lingfield (19.5f, good to soft) on debut 28 days ago. Will need to leave that bare form well behind.

Form: 5

Divine Inspiration⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: R Bandey

5/1

Half-brother to useful hurdler Beauport. Irish point winner but ran to only a modest level when well-held fourth in Worcester maiden on hurdle debut. Has potential but plenty more will be needed here.

Form: 21-4

Ernest Gray²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

3/1

Dual bumper winner. Fair form when 25 lengths fourth on 21f Warwick hurdle debut/reappearance 3 weeks ago. Should progress.

Form: 1/10-4

Hitching Jacking²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

9/2

Runner-up sole start in Irish points and placed in a Wetherby bumper and novice hurdle for new stable. Another promising sort in this line-up.

Form: 23-2

Imperial Lord³²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Max Kendrick| T: J Coulson

150/1

Fair Irish bumper winner but well beaten in a bumper and maiden hurdle for this yard last winter.

Form: FP/410P-

Inch House³⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

11/2

£125,000 purchase after making a winning start in the Irish pointing field a year ago. Very interesting to see what the betting makes of him on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

Isle Of Gold²⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

16/1

Bought for 50,000gns after finishing runner-up in an Irish point in May. Interesting hurdling debutant for in-form stable, particularly if the betting vibes are strong.

Form: 2

King Alexander³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

8/1

Impressive start to his career when landing a 2m Warwick bumper (good) in September. Beaten 22 lengths when second of 15 on his Hereford hurdle debut a month later but he's likely to improve for his top stable.

Form: 12

Robynson³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton

125/1

12/1, eighth of 11 in bumper at this course on debut 39 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Harry Skelton on yard's other runner.

Form: 8

Rock On Cowboy³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

33/1

Irish points winner but made a low-key start over hurdles at Utoxeter at the end of October.

Form: 41-P

Rolling Clouds¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: M Keighley

150/1

Made frame all 5 starts in points but well held in 2m maiden/novice hurdles last month. Likely outsider.

Form: 4442-09

Saladam²⁴

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

3/1

Runner-up sole start in Irish points and made a promising start to his hurdle career when third over C&D (good to soft) last month. Should improve. Leading claims.

Form: 2-3

Sleve Donard⁶⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: James Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: Tracey Leeson

200/1

Took seven attempts to get off the mark in points and well beaten both starts over hurdles (tailed-off third over 3m here latterly).

Form: PF3153/

Unwanted Attention¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Callum Bewley| T: R Potter

150/1

Well held in a bumper and 2 hurdles.

Form: 685

Forecasts

Saladam (3/1), Ernest Gray (3/1), Hitching Jacking (9/2), Divine Inspiration (5/1), Inch House (11/2), King Alexander (8/1), Isle Of Gold (16/1), Rock On Cowboy (33/1), Caeruleum (125/1), Robynson (125/1), Imperial Lord (150/1), Rolling Clouds (150/1), Unwanted Attention (150/1), Sleve Donard (200/1)

Plenty of potential in this novice, with SALADAM getting the nod after his encouraging hurdle debut third over C&D last month. Ernest Gray and King Alexander should also build on promising opening efforts over hurdles, while Inch House and Isle of Gold are interesting recruits from the pointing field.