Springwood Holiday Park Kelso Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 5m 15.24s

Dripsey Moon⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

4/5

£50,000 buy after winning twice in the Irish pointing field and he looked potentially useful when making a winning hurdles debut at Perth (20f) in August, leading on bridle 2 out and drawing clear impressively. Likely to prove tough to beat under a penalty.

Form: 3211-1

Ask My Heather^h,t¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Coltherd| T: S CorbettWS

150/1

Well held all 4 starts in bumpers and passed over now hurdling on return/following wind surgery.

Form: 4080-

Cadell¹⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

7/2

Mahler gelding who went unbeaten in points and produced a promising enough Rules debut when second in an Aintree bumper (17f) back in the spring. Entitled to be suited by this sort of trip now hurdling and no surprise to see him feature.

Form: 11-2

Kopa Kilana^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 95

22/1

Bumper winner but yet to surpass modest form over hurdles, running about as well as could be expected in face of stiff task when fourth in a C&D novice 18 days ago. Likely to prove vulnerable once more.

Form: 735034

Meetmeinthemorning¹⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

11/2

£15,000 6-y-o: first foal: dam, lightly raced on Flat, half-sister to useful hurdler (2m/17f winner) Princeton Plains. Won sole start in Irish points (Apr 30) and he's one to note in the betting ahead of Rules/hurdling debut.

Form: 11

Reagrove Lord¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: G Bewley

40/1

Placed in points in Ireland but looked one for longer trips/handicaps in this sphere judged on couple of maiden/novice hurdles efforts at up to this trip.

Form: 342-345

Lavida Adiva¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: B S Hughes| T: Ruth Jefferson| D

13/2

£44,000 4-y-o. Closely related to modest 2½m hurdle winner Lincoln Burrows (by Dylan Thomas), and half-sister to 2 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Born By The Sea (17f-3m winner) Won sole start in points (May 7) and she's one to note in the betting on debut for clues.

Form: 1

Forecasts

Dripsey Moon (4/5), Cadell (7/2), Meetmeinthemorning (11/2), Lavida Adiva (13/2), Kopa Kilana (22/1), Reagrove Lord (40/1), Ask My Heather (150/1)

Unbeaten in points, DRIPSEY MOON looked potentially useful when making a winning hurdles debut at Perth in August, and with progress anticipated, he can follow up under a penalty. Cadell, runner-up on bumper debut at Aintree in May, and Lavida Adiva, who tasted success on her only start in points, may emerge the chief threats.