Rob Barnwell's 60th Celebration Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 5m 14.32s

Space Voyage¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 121| D

1/1

Bumper winner last summer who has taken well to hurdling, winning small-field novices at Lingfield (19.5f) and Huntingdon (20.5f) this year. Likely to make a bold bid for the hat-trick.

Form: 61411

Ajp Kingdom¹⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

10/3

Showed ability in points and accounted for 7 rivals on Rules debut in a Bangor bumper in September. In need of experience when 14 lengths second of 6 on 21f Kempton hurdle debut in November. Unexposed and respected back after a break.

Form: 25-12

Guy^p³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 119

9/4

Winless since 2020, althoug he's usually performed with credit in handicap chases since then, including latest fourth of 11 at Kempton. Ought to be competitive back hurdling for the first time since 2019.

Form: 22-2384

Hill Of Tara³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

25/1

From a good jumping family but has shown only minor proimise in a bumper and maiden hurdle 15 months apart.

Form: 5-6

Non-Runners

Hercules Morse⁷⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: B Pauling J: Kielan Woods

Forecasts

Space Voyage (1/1), Guy (9/4), Hercules Morse (11/4), Ajp Kingdom (10/3), Hill Of Tara (25/1)

SPACE VOYAGE seems to know where the winning post is and is taken to enhance her already impressive strike-rate. Fellow hurdle winner Hercules Morse may give Olly Murphy's mare most to think about.