John Haine Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 9.50s

Love Is Golden³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 120| CD

4/11

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat who joined new yard for 40,000 gns in October. Gelded, impressed when making winning C&D hurdles debut in February and went like best horse at weights when third under penalty at Doncaster (16.6f) later that month. More to come.

Form: 13

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Abbeyhill^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Adrian Heskin| T: N P Mulholland

40/1

Winning pointer but well beaten in bumper/both starts over hurdles to date.

Form: P1-008

Angel's Dream¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore

7/2

Martillo gelding. Dam maiden on Flat. Easy 10-length winner of 1¾m minor event at Moulins in 2022 (only outing on Flat in France) and he looks an interesting recruit having been acquired for €45,000 in November. Well worth considering on hurdles bow. Yard also saddles Love Is Golden.

Form: 1

Get With The Times¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland

66/1

Getaway gelding who has been well held in bumper/both starts over hurdles to date.

Form: 669

Imperial Sun^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

6/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1½m) and minor promise when fifth in a juvenile hurdle on sole start for Oliver Greenall in January 2022. Fitted with hood, proved too free when pulled up on return/yard debut at Fontwell 17 days ago. Will need to settle much better to figure.

Form: 5-P

Wide To West³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: M Keighley

100/1

Placed on completed start in points but pulled up on Chepstow hurdle debut in November and did little better when twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Ludlow (15.8f, good to soft) 31 days ago.

Form: P/3P-P0

Lady Salvador⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: J & S Best

50/1

Well held both starts in maidens at Plumpton/Fontwell to date and handicaps entitled to be more her bag in due course.

Form: 74

Forecasts

Love Is Golden (4/11), Angel's Dream (7/2), Imperial Sun (6/1), Abbeyhill (40/1), Lady Salvador (50/1), Get With The Times (66/1), Wide To West (100/1)

Gary Moore holds the key to this race with his pair ANGEL'S DREAM and Love Is Golden comfortably looking the two to focus on. The former, an easy winner of his only start on the Flat in France, could just be the way to go under Jamie Moore.