Andrew Gilbert Special 50th Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 3m 56.84s

Hidol Du Livet¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| D

9/2

Made the frame on the second of his 2 starts in Irish points. Struck at the second time of asking over hurdles for new connections in 2m Worcester maiden 17 days ago, making all.

Form: P/4-51

Carrigeen Kampala²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien| OR: 120| CD

8/15

Made it second time lucky over hurdles when making all over C&D in April and followed up in good style at Newton Abbot in May. Likely more to come and can complete a hat-trick.

Form: 13351-1

Ve Day³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 108| D

10/3

Fair maiden on the level for Andrew Balding. Landed 4-runner juvenile hurdle at Musselburgh (2m, good to soft) on debut in this sphere in March but has failed to build on that in 2 subsequent starts. Needs to get back on the up.

Form: 19-3

Alpha King¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: P & J Clutterbuck

33/1

Fair but temperamental handicapper on the Flat (stays 11.5f). Likely outsider on hurdle debut.

Form:

Jumhoor³³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Benjamin Poste| T: H Dickin

125/1

Modest maiden handicapper on Flat for David O'Meara. Would be a shock winner on hurdle debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Borderline¹⁹¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: M Keighley J: James Best

Shabano²²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: S Durack J: James Davies

Forecasts

Carrigeen Kampala (8/15), Ve Day (10/3), Hidol Du Livet (9/2), Borderline (16/1), Alpha King (33/1), Shabano (100/1), Jumhoor (125/1)

It's highly likely this will be dominated by the 3 previous hurdle winners in this line-up, with CARRIGEEN KAMPALA taken to continue her progression and complete a hat-trick. Recent Worcester scorer Hidol du Livet may give her more to do than VE Day.