At The Races App Form Study Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 4m 45.39s

Benny Silver⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

5/1

Promising start when runner-up in a Ffos Las bumper in October. Heavy ground perhaps against him at Carlisle and in good hands as he now goes hurdling.

Form: 25

Catuaba⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: C E Longsdon

14/1

Won sole start in Irish points but failed to see his race out in a bumper/maiden hurdle during the autumn.

Form: 1-50

Tommy Cullen⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: C E Longsdon

10/11

Placed on last of 3 starts in Irish points and showed much more than he did in a bumper when third on hurdles debut upped to 19.7f in October. That sets the standard.

Form: P4-363

Criquette²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: A M Hales

2/1

Irish point winner but modest form only in bumpers and similar form when fourth starting out over hurdles at Hereford 3 weeks ago.

Form: 21459-4

Non-Runners

Barley Breeze²¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: P A Kirby J: Thomas Dowson

Harkangel²⁸

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: T R Gretton J: R T Dunne

Forecasts

Tommy Cullen (10/11), Criquette (2/1), Benny Silver (5/1), Harkangel (10/1), Catuaba (14/1), Barley Breeze (16/1)

TOMMY CULLEN left his bumper run well behind when third on hurdles debut in October, and with further progress likely, he looks the way to go. Benny Silver is bred for the Flat but still appeals as being the main danger on this switch to obstacles.