13:15 Warwick

Wednesday 8 November 2023

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Watch On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 4m 8.73s

Bingo Little^t1²⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: B PaulingWS

20/1

£64,000 3-y-o, Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 3m) Coney Island. 5/2, sixth of 8 in bumper at Bangor (16.7f, good to firm) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 6-

Brandt³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: Henry Oliver

150/1

Showed a bit in a couple of bumpers for Gordon Elliott and shaped as if better for the run on first outing for 6 months when down the field at Uttoxeter (15.8f) 31 days ago.

Form: 62-8

Commanding View¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Edwards| T: Mrs M Rowley

22/1

Showed a bit in a couple of bumpers and better effort over hurdles when sixth of 12 in novice at Ludlow (15.8f, good to soft), well positioned. Off 6 months.

Form: 3746-

Dusautior¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

66/1

Winning Irish pointer. Eighth of 15 in novice hurdle (11/2) at Ludlow (15.8f, soft) on NH debut 13 days ago. Likely to come into his own over longer trips later on.

Form: 133-8

Heard That²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

33/1

€7,000 3-y-o, £23,000 4-y-o, Watar gelding. Dam unraced. Runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points. Fourth of 8 in bumper at Hexham (16.2f, heavy, 4/1) on NH debut 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 52-4

Helnwein²³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| D

10/11

Third on his only start in points. Useful bumper winner who makes obvious appeal on hurdles bow.

Form: 3/513-

Kilbarry Hill²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

25/1

Blue Bresil gelding. £38,000 buy after finishing runner-up twice from 5 starts in Irish points.

Form: 4P522-

Molly's Third Man¹⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: H D Daly

40/1

Didn't offer enough in 2 bumpers in the spring to suggest she's likely to strike on hurdling debut.

Form: 4-8

Nordic Tiger³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: Harry Derham

8/1

Ran to a fair level when 16¾ lengths fourth of 7 in claimer at Dax on hurdling debut and similar form 15 months later when fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft) on yard debut last month. Entitled to come on for that.

Form: 4-4

Toonagh Warrior⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds

8/1

Fair form at best in handful of bumper starts and ran to a similar level when third in 14-runner Kilbeggan novice hurdle (2m) 61 days ago. Possible he can build on that so not taken lightly starting out for new yard (has left Philip Fenton).

Form: 8R-4603

Yogi's Trail^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: Mrs S Leech

300/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Matt Sheppard when fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Ludlow (15.8f, soft) on hurdles bow 13 days ago.

Form: 80

Ballet Blanc^h1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R J Price

300/1

Modest maiden on Flat and largely below form in that sphere this year. Saddle slipped when pulled up in novice hurdle at Ludlow (15.8f, soft, 500/1) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: P

Elle Est Beau²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: C Gethings| T: D Skelton

80/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 20/1, eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, heavy) on hurdles bow 26 days ago. From family of Many Clouds and probably needs more time.

Form: 5-8

Fortune Forever³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

9/2

Showed ability in bumpers last season, hitting the frame in 3 of 4 starts. Promising start over hurdles when second of 10 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good, 4/1) 34 days ago and sets the standard.

Form: 4354-2

I Look How I Look¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: C J Todd| T: D Skelton

250/1

Sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser Nube Negra but only poor form in bumpers and well held on hurdling debut.

Form: 540

Shirley Knott^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Lee Edwards| T: A West

150/1

Fair form at best in bumpers and seventh of 8 in novice hurdle at Ffos Las (21.9f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 24 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 4-377

Smurfette²²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

6/1

Twice-raced maiden. 3/1, third of 13 in bumper at Wetherby (16f, soft), unable to sustain effort. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. Respected.

Form: 53-

Non-Runners

Shuile Warrior

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Simon Edwards J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Helnwein (10/11), Fortune Forever (9/2), Smurfette (6/1), Toonagh Warrior (8/1), Nordic Tiger (8/1), Bingo Little (20/1), Commanding View (22/1), Kilbarry Hill (25/1), Heard That (33/1), Shuile Warrior (33/1), Molly's Third Man (40/1), Dusautior (66/1), Elle Est Beau (80/1), Brandt (150/1), Shirley Knott (150/1), I Look How I Look (250/1), Ballet Blanc (300/1), Yogi's Trail (300/1)

Useful bumper winner HELNWEIN is bred for the jumps so can make a winning start in this sphere at the main expense of Fortune Forever, who made a promising start over hurdles when second over C&D. Smurfette is another interesting hurdling newcomer.