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Friday 3 November 2023

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bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

4YO plus | Class 3 | 2m | 18 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

Confirmed debut promise when winning 6-runner bumper at Market Rasen in February and impressed with how readily he picked up the runner-up from the last when following up on his Uttoxeter hurdles debut 8 months later. Sure to progress and win more races.

Form: 41-1

Ballynaheer²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: David Dennis

£36,000 4-y-o, Mahler gelding. Brother to fair 2½m hurdle winner Transfer Friendly. Dam unraced. Runner-up on completed start in points (Apr 16).

Form: U2-

Classic Maestro²⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

€25,000 3-y-o, £5,000 5-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to 19f bumper winner/fairly useful hurdle winner up to 23f Present In Court. Placed on last of 3 starts in Irish points (Jan 29).

Form: P43-

Diamond Ri²¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| D

Produced a useful effort when easily landing a well-run Warwick bumper on debut in March and is of major interest on hurdle debut.

Form: 1-

Getaway Glory⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

Winning Irish pointer with a good pedigree but looked one for the longer term judged on his recent hurdling debut at Ludlow.

Form: 1-9

Haut Berry^h²⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J Kington| T: A Crook

Looks decidedly limited and easily passed over.

Form: 309/500-

Hawkseye View²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

Opened his account in points at second attempt but looked one for later on when fifth on last month's Rules debut at Hexham.

Form: U-15

Mademewhatiam¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

Out of a smart mare and caught the eye finishing with running left on his Rules debut at Hexham, However, was pulled up at Carlisle 16 days ago and won't be of interest until handicaps.

Form: 73-7P

Magical Arthur^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby

Imposing sort who showed a bit to work when third of 11 in a novice at this course (19.7f, good) on hurdles bow 16 days ago. This looks a warmer race, though.

Form: 95-53

Passengerontheship²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

Placed in Irish point but made a low-key start over hurdles at Uttoxeter 26 days ago and most likely one for later on.

Form: 538

Protector Pete

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Luke Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: T R Gretton

Haafhd colt. Half-brother to useful hurdler/fair chaser Petrastar. Dam (c57/h76), ungenuine 2½m hurdle winner. Makes little appeal on paper.

Form:

Rumoursareflying²⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Mrs P Sly

From a family connections know well but showed only poor form in a brace of bumpers last season.

Form: 50-

Jazz Samba¹⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby

Fair handicapper on Flat, stays 7.5f, quickly back on track when runner-up last time. Stamina a concern now going hurdling, though.

Form:

Little Miss Dante²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| D

Confirmed debut promise when a taking winner of 10-runner bumper at Southwell in April. Bred for the NH game so warrants plenty of respect.

Form: 21-

Realisation¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon

Picked up for £130,000 after finishing second on sole start between the flags and she did the job well when making a winning Rules debut in a bumper at Bangor (16.7f, soft) last October. That form has been franked and she's of interest now hurdling. Engaged 1.45 Stratford Thursday.

Form: 2/1-4

Rogue Queen²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

Cheap purchase given her pedigree but shaped with some encouragement in a trio of bumpers for Harry Whittington.

Form: 243-

Special Dragon

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

Kayf Tara filly. Half-sister to 2 winners on Flat, including fairly useful 1¼m-1½m winner Burgonet. Dam 8.6f-1½m winner. Has a mixed pedigree but worth a look in the betting for good yard.

Form:

Woogrey²⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss Pippa Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: Craig Lidster

Just modest form in bumpers for Phillip Makin so up against it on hurdle debut for new yard.

Form: 383-

Forecasts

Diamond Ri (13/8), Little Miss Dante (11/4), Asta La Pasta (10/3), Realisation (6/1), Rogue Queen (20/1), Ballynaheer (25/1), Hawkseye View (25/1), Special Dragon (25/1), Magical Arthur (33/1), Woogrey (33/1), Classic Maestro (50/1), Jazz Samba (50/1), Rumoursareflying (50/1), Passengerontheship (50/1), Protector Pete (100/1), Haut Berry (100/1), Getaway Glory (100/1), Mademewhatiam (100/1)

DIAMOND RI landed a Warwick bumper in taking fashion on his debut back in March and, with the performance backed up by the timefigure, he looks one to follow now his attentions are turned to hurdling. Asta La Pasta impressed at Uttoxeter and seems sure to progress and win more races, while Little Miss Dante is another good hurdling prospect judged on her bumper exploits.