Talk Tidy Marketing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:34 | Winning time: 3m 56.58s

Father Of Jazz^h⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H Cobden| T: James Owen| OR: 132

8/15

Useful Flat winner for Roger Varian but didn't quite match expectations in a trio of hurdle starts for Dan Skelton. However, firmly on track since switched to the James Owen yard, completing the hat-trick in an Aintree handicap last time, and will prove hard to beat back in novice company.

Form: 277-111

Carrigeen Kampala⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien| OR: 118| CD

13/8

Progressive hurdler who won 3 on the bounce between April and June. Miles clear of the rest when chasing home another progressive type at Stratford (16.3f, good to soft) and she remains open to improvement.

Form: 351-112

Bowmans Dream⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Gray

150/1

Sent off at 200/1 and didn't show much starting out in an 18.5f maiden here in July.

Form: 8

Thrifty Scot⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White

40/1

Half-brother to bumper winner Lady Valerie but no real short-term promise in pair of hurdle outings to make him of significant interest here. Likely type for low-grade handicaps in due course.

Form: 76

Ar El Bee³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

20/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat (stays 1m) for David Menuisier. No real impact in a couple of starts in this sphere to date and will need to take a big step forward if he's to trouble Father of Jazz and Carrigeen Kampala.

Form: 55

Time To Burn^h,t¹⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 69

66/1

Modest maiden on Flat who bettered previous hurdles efforts when third of 8 on handicap debut in this sphere at Wincanton (15.2f, good) in March. Absent since and looks vulnerable back in novice company.

Form: UU093-

Forecasts

Father Of Jazz (8/15), Carrigeen Kampala (13/8), Ar El Bee (20/1), Thrifty Scot (40/1), Time To Burn (66/1), Bowmans Dream (150/1)

FATHER OF JAZZ has clicked over hurdles since a stable switch during the spring, completing the hat-trick in good style at Aintree when last seen in June. He remains open to improvement in this sphere and gets the nod ahead of Carrigeen Kampala, who is also going the right way.