13:30 Newcastle

Tuesday 7 March 2023

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Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Derwent Dealer³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: D Brooke

Just modest in bumpers and well held completed start over hurdles.

Form: 7-4P6

Georges Saint³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 115| D

Dual chase winner in France who produced his best effort yet on these shores when second in a 19.6f Bangor handicap hurdle on return in November. Filled same spot both starts since, including when no match for a good prospect at Leicester (20.5f) last time. Sets the standard.

Form: 350-222

Giovinco¹¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

£85,000 5-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to fair chaser Anywayyoulookatit, stays 3¼m. Dam unraced half-sister to unreliable but useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stays 29f) Rocky Creek. Off mark in Irish points at third attempt and needs a market check on Rules debut.

Form: 5F-1

Glory Hights²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant

In need of the experience when well held in a Wetherby bumper/novice hurdle.

Form: 86

Haveanothergoflo^t1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

Successful on his only outing in Irish points and improved on his hurdling debut form after 12 weeks off when third of 9 at Ayr (20.4f) 3 weeks ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Open to further progress.

Form: 1-43

Navigate West³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

Showed a bit on bumper debut at Market Rasen but went backwards at Wetherby next time. Probably more one for later on.

Form: 60

Rue Galilee¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

Looks one for the longer term on early evidence.

Form: 04

Shadows In The Sky³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: C Grant

Easily off mark in Irish points at second attempt and exceeded market expectations when just failing in a Musselburgh maiden in January. Stiff task when well held there next time.

Form: F-125

Vandemere⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Billy Garritty| T: J & S Quinn

£120,000 4-y-o, Jeremy gelding. Won second of 2 starts in Irish points in March 2019 and made an encouraging belated Rules debut when runner-up in a C&D novice on Boxing Day. Open to improvement.

Form: 31/2

Visite Officielle^p,t⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond

Fair stayer on Flat and ran to a similar level with her hurdling debut under her belt when third in a 19.7f Wetherby novice on Boxing Day. Each-way claims.

Form: 53

Forecasts

Georges Saint (7/4), Vandemere (11/4), Giovinco (6/1), Haveanothergoflo (13/2), Shadows In The Sky (8/1), Visite Officielle (10/1), Navigate West (16/1), Rue Galilee (50/1), Derwent Dealer (50/1), Glory Hights (100/1)

VANDEMERE shaped encouragingly behind an above-average one on his belated Rules debut over C&D on Boxing Day and, with improvement on the cards. is preferred to standard-setter Georges Saint, whose best form has come on more testing ground. Haveanothergoflo merits consideration, also.