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Monday 26 December 2022

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Download The At The Races App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 11:58 | Winning time: 4m 36.84s

Givega³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore

4/9

Winning pointer who looked an excellent prospect when breezing to success in a novice at Lingfield (2m, good to soft) on Rules debut. Likely capable of better still and a bold show is very much on the cards.

Form: 1-1

Allanah's Boy³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Dylan Kitts⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W GreatrexWS

80/1

No real impact in 3 bumpers and there were very few positives to glean from his hurdles debut display at Newbury. Since had a wind op.

Form: 8P-7P

Forest Jump³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Freddie Gordon⁽⁷⁾| T: C Gordon

20/1

Fair form in bumpers but he's failed to complete both starts since switched to hurdles.

Form: 442-PU

Hector Jaguen⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: G & J Moore

66/1

Maiden Irish pointer who hinted at ability on hurdling debut at Ascot in October, given a considerate introduction. However, pulled up at Lingfield since and he's hard to warm to on that back of that display.

Form: PP52-6P

Hunting Brook⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

14/1

Showed form in bumpers and shaped as if in need of the run when third in a novice at Exeter (16.7f, good to soft) on hurdles debut. Open to improvement but it could be that handicaps is where his future lies.

Form: 48-3

Night Jet³⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds

18/1

Out of a mare who did well for the same connections and fair form in a couple of bumpers. Offered something to work on making hurdling bow when mid-field in a Ludlow maiden back in February and he could have more to offer.

Form: 565-

Proper Twelve²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon

16/1

Runner-up on second of 2 starts in points and has shown ability in a couple of bumpers. Still, a sizeable step forward will be needed if he's to making a winning start in this sphere.

Form: 42-35

Qeyaady⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: M Goldstein| T: P Phelan| BF

150/1

Winner of just one of his 17 starts on the Flat and probably best watched on hurdles debut.

Form:

Rambo T⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: W T Kennedy| T: O Murphy| C

10/3

Duly landed the odds at the third attempt in bumpers here during the spring and shaped well when third behind a couple of useful types on return/hurdles debut at Ascot (15.7f, good). Open to improvement and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 4/2321-3

Scrum Diddly⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: O Sherwood

50/1

Placed on completed start in Irish points back in May but failed to beat a rival home on Rules debut in a bumper at Ascot.

Form: F-30

Vintage Rascal⁴⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss Victoria Malzard⁽⁷⁾| T: O Sherwood

66/1

Debut 2-y-o winner on the Flat but all downhill thereafter and probably best watched now sent hurdling for new connections on the back of a 16-month absence.

Form:

Uncertain Times³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: Miss A M Newton-Smith

300/1

Successful between the flags in February but overall record in that sphere is hardly compelling, and she offered little on hurdles debut at Lingfield.

Form: F1PP-68

Yesnosorry²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Hammond| T: N J Gifford

250/1

Signs of ability on her introduction in a Warwick bumper but the same cannot be said of her hurdles debut at Lingfield 3 weeks ago.

Form: 80

Non-Runners

Puddlesinthepark⁶⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: Evan Williams J: Adam Wedge

Forecasts

Givega (4/9), Rambo T (10/3), Hunting Brook (14/1), Proper Twelve (16/1), Night Jet (18/1), Forest Jump (20/1), Puddlesinthepark (20/1), Scrum Diddly (50/1), Hector Jaguen (66/1), Vintage Rascal (66/1), Allanah's Boy (80/1), Qeyaady (150/1), Yesnosorry (250/1), Uncertain Times (300/1)

Winning pointer GIVEGA justified string support on Rules debut at Lingfield a month ago and in a race lacking strength in depth, he can defy a penalty. Rambo T can do better in this sphere based on his bumper form and he's a big threat, with Hunting Brook also open to progress.