40th Birthday Of The British Racing School Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 11.77s

Outlaw Peter^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 130| D

4/9

Fairly useful hurdler who resumed winning ways at Exeter in November. Pulled up in the mud in the Lanzarote at Kempton but was soon back to form when narrowly denied at Musselburgh (23.8f) last month. The one to beat.

Form: 4-121P2

Hardy Fella¹⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

4/1

Fairly useful bumper winner for Chris Gordon who shaped encouragingly sent hurdling for new yard after 8 months off when runner-up at Worcester in October. Shaped as if amiss at Lingfield just under 3 weeks later but may get back on track after a break.

Form: 2413-2P

Wideeyedandlegless¹²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

5/1

Comfortably won sole start in Irish points in April and shaped with promise when fifth of 14 on his Chepstow hurdling debut (19.4f) back in October. Will improve.

Form: 1-5

Key Instinct⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King

200/1

Runner-up sole outing in Irish points but well held both starts in bumpers and folded tamely on last week's hurdling debut at Warwick.

Form: 2-89P

Somespring Special^t1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball

33/1

Runner-up sole start in points. Didn't last out on her Rules debut at Exeter but more like it when fifth of 10 in a C&D event 27 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 2P5

Non-Runners

Jill's Memory⁵³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: R Walford J: Bryan Carver

Forecasts

Outlaw Peter (4/9), Hardy Fella (4/1), Wideeyedandlegless (5/1), Somespring Special (33/1), Jill's Memory (66/1), Key Instinct (200/1)

OUTLAW PETER got firmly back on track when runner-up at Musselburgh last month and this looks a good opportunity for him to register a third win of the season. Wideeyedandlegless shaped promisingly in a race that's worked out well at Chepstow back in October and is a likely improver.