Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 3m 57.30s

Love Is Golden¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

6/4

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat who was sold from Charlie and Mark Johnston for 40,000 gns in October. Well prepared when a comfortable winner on hurdles debut at Newbury 11 days ago and there should be more to come.

Form: 1

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Percy Willis¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

33/1

Shaped as though amiss on hurdles debut in June 2021. Triple winner on the AW last year and in reasonable heart on the level in recent weeks. This will reveal more, Cheekpieces off.

Form: P-

School Days Over⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| D

1/1

Looked a useful prospect in bumpers, scoring at Market Rasen in May before excellent Cheltenham second last month. Sent off odds-on for hurdles debut and while he could manage only third, it was a sound start kept to 2m. Shaped as though amiss upped in trip on New Year's Day.

Form: 32-123P

Straightupsnicket²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: S Allwood

250/1

Runner-up on second of 2 starts in points but no show in a brace of hurdles outings, undergoing a wind op in between those runs.

Form: 42-P0

Shared^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

4/1

Fairly useful maiden on Flat who belied market weakness to make a winning start over hurdles for new connections at Wetherby last month. Shade disappointing at Musselburgh last time, though that was a listed race.

Form: 15

Aurelia Fadilla¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: T R Gretton

300/1

Shapes like a handicap project.

Form: 97

Choirmaster¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

28/1

Fairly useful on Flat but has failed to see his race out both starts over hurdles.

Form: 09

Forecasts

School Days Over (1/1), Love Is Golden (6/4), Shared (4/1), Choirmaster (28/1), Percy Willis (33/1), Straightupsnicket (250/1), Aurelia Fadilla (300/1)

Having displayed plenty of ability on the level, LOVE IS GOLDEN made a seamless transition to hurdling for new connections at Newbury 11 days ago and on that evidence he's up to defying a penalty. Shared is the main threat if shrugging off a lesser effort at Musselburgh.