Racing TV 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 5m 22.55s

American Sniper^p⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 129| BF

7/2

Showed a good attitude when winning first 2 completed starts over hurdles and just touched off on handicap bow at Taunton (19f) in January. Probably best to overlook his latest run at Exeter and expected to be in the mix back in a novice after a longer break.

Form: 132P26

Twinjets⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Bradley Harris⁽⁷⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 125| D

10/11

Sent off at odds-on for first 4 hurdles starts (won a couple) and run probably best excused on second handicap start when pulled up at Sandown (19.8f, soft) last month, not settling under a change of rider and unable to pick up on holding ground. Expected to bounce back.

Form: 16112P

Game Winner⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| CD

9/4

Fair form when fourth at Hereford only start in bumpers for Paul Nicholls and confirmed promise of hurdling debut when landing C&D novice (good to soft) back in February, allowed to dictate a steady gallop but soon clear when asked. Open to further improvement.

Form: 4-21

All A Struggle^p⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: P R WebberWS

80/1

Made a promising start when fourth in a Warwick bumper but has yet to build on it in two hurdling runs, cheekpieces on when last of 4 to Game Winner in C&D novice in February. Since had a wind op and more is needed.

Form: 404

Haston Clermont³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: Noel Williams

16/1

Runner-up on completed start in Irish points (Nov 2021). Cost a fair bit and showed plenty to work on in Chepstow bumper but not much encouragement to glean from when well-beaten fifth in pair of novice hurdles this year (latest over C&D).

Form: F2-455

Moonlight Artist³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

66/1

Half-brother to numerous winners but failed to trouble the judge in a couple of bumpers and a similar story in novice/maiden hurdle in recent months. Significantly upped in trip but looks one for the longer term.

Form: 0356

Muvvers Money²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: C Hobson

300/1

Universal gelding who was sent off a huge price and duly offered nothing on recent hurdling debut at Fontwell. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: P

Forecasts

Twinjets (10/11), Game Winner (9/4), American Sniper (7/2), Haston Clermont (16/1), Moonlight Artist (66/1), All A Struggle (80/1), Muvvers Money (300/1)

This can go the way of TWINJETS, who was unable to pick up on the holding ground at Sandown last month, so Milton Harris' charge is fancied to resume progress back on a sounder surface and notch his third success over timber. Game Winner had plenty up his sleeve when scoring over C&D in February so he may emerge as the main danger with better to come, with American Sniper best of the rest.