Daikin Air Conditioning UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 53.11s

Shir I Dont Know⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 110

11/4

Left previous form trailing in his wake when making a winning handicap debut in ready fashion at Ayr last month. 7 lb rise looks fair enough and possibilities with capable apprentice Dylan Johnston again in the hot-seat.

Form: 663451

Snowy Evening^p1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 108

5/2

Shaped encouragingly when runner-up in a Carlisle bumper on Rules debut and did the same sent hurdling when fourth at Aintree. However, has failed to build on that since and pulled up on recent handicap bow at Sandown. Now tried in cheekpieces.

Form: 22-453P

Ballyporeen⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 103

4/1

Steady progress in a trio of Irish bumpers for previous connections and went close on hurdles debut/first run for Rebecca Menzies at Wetherby in October. Has failed to build on that since, though, and needs to raise his game starting out for another new yard here.

Form: 325345

Sanosuke^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: C O'Farrell| T: N W Alexander| OR: 92

4/1

Fairly useful on the Flat in Ireland but has proved rather hit-and-miss since switched to hurdles, safely held upped to 25.3f at Catterick last time.

Form: 4-35756

Lights Are Green¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 90

11/2

Point winner who hasn't made much of an impact in a trio of maiden hurdles to date, and sizeable step forward needed now pitched into a handicap.

Form: P26-153

Non-Runners

White Rhino⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Craig Nichol

Bella Union²⁷

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Alex Harvey

Forecasts

White Rhino (1/1), Snowy Evening (5/2), Shir I Dont Know (11/4), Ballyporeen (4/1), Sanosuke (4/1), Lights Are Green (11/2), Bella Union (6/1)

It's hard to look beyond WHITE RHINO, who completed the hat-trick at Southwell on Monday and there could be even better to come from this unexposed 7-y-o. Shir I Dont Know did the job well when opening his account at Ayr and merits respect, but Irish-raider Bella Union, who shaped better than the bare result at Fairyhouse last time, could be the one to follow the selection home.