15:00 Southwell

Monday 6 March 2023

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Call Star Sports On 08000 521321 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 5.9s

Densworth^t⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Luca Morgan| T: B Pauling| OR: 121| D

13/8

Successful on second of 2 starts in bumpers and he's improved with each outing over hurdles, jumping fluently and travelling strongly when an easy winner at Newcastle (16.9f) in January. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 0-1521

Gitche Gumee²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brendan Powell| T: A King| OR: 119| D

4/5

Made a winning bumper debut and has quickly shown fairly useful form sent hurdling, socring at Stratford (16.3f) in October. Has posted three very solid effort to make the frame since, second at Warwick last time. The one to beat.

Form: 1-1432

Gieves⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Williams| T: B Pauling

33/1

66/1, much better effort in bumpers when fifth of 15 at Ludlow (15.8f, good to soft) 96 days ago. No forlorn hope now making his hurdles debut.

Form: 05

Glenton²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan

125/1

40/1, well-held eighth of 10 in novice at this C&D (good) on hurdles bow 26 days ago. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 58

Hunting Brook⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

16/1

14/1, went backwards from hurdling bow when seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Fontwell (17.7f, soft) 70 days ago. Has lots to find on form.

Form: 48-37

Keeper¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Miss C Dyson

125/1

Fair form on Flat for Roger Charlton in 2021 but he has offered little since for his new yard on the level and over hurdles. Has plenty to prove on debut for another stable here.

Form: 4P

Robynson¹⁴

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

66/1

Yet to show much in three runs, coming in last of 10 in novice hurdle (17/2) at Carlisle (17f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 800

The Wild Westerner⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Kate Hazard

7/1

Landed Maket Rasen bumper for Laura Morgan in May 2021 and posted an encouraging third after 19 months off in novice at Market Rasen (16.6f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 70 days ago. Can do better still.

Form: 31-3

Ruby's Pearl^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Harrison Beswick⁽³⁾| T: Mrs E Bishop

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Huntingdon (20.7f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Back down in trip with work to do.

Form: 07-0P

Starlight Glance¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly

66/1

Well held in a bumper and maiden hurdles at Uttoxeter and Ludlow. Others are much preferred.

Form: 5-00

Forecasts

Gitche Gumee (4/5), Densworth (13/8), The Wild Westerner (7/1), Hunting Brook (16/1), Gieves (33/1), Starlight Glance (66/1), Robynson (66/1), Keeper (125/1), Glenton (125/1), Ruby's Pearl (150/1)

Not nearly so competitive as the numbers suggest and GITCHE GUMEE, who holds a clear edge on form, is fancied to get back to winning ways. Newcastle scorer Densworth also has more to offer and rates the chef threat to Alan King's fairly useful novice with The Wild Westerner appealing as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.