JenningsBet Elite Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:04 | Winning time: 3m 41.3s

Rubaud²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 150| D

1/2

Building up a good record over hurdles, his speed again in evidence as he made all in 2m listed race at Kempton on return 3 weeks ago. The one to beat under a penalty.

Form: 12011-1

Glorious Zoff^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien| OR: 125

28/1

Fairly useful handicap hurdler. Usually gives his running but would be a surprising winner in this grade.

Form: 23645U

Hansard²¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 140

11/4

Impressive as he won his first 2 starts over hurdles for this yard last winter. No match for Rubaud in the Dovecote in February but big step forward when not beaten far in the Top Novices' at Aintree and clear chance on that form.

Form: 61/1154-

Sacre Coeur^h¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Tristan Durrell| T: D Skelton| OR: 123

11/1

Well suited by the switch to front-running tactics as she won a couple of handicap chases this autumn. Plenty to find on these terms though and surely only playing for minor honours.

Form: 96-2311

Non-Runners

West Balboa²¹⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: 2nd Preference

Forecasts

Rubaud (1/2), Hansard (11/4), West Balboa (10/1), Sacre Coeur (11/1), Glorious Zoff (28/1)

With West Balboa seemingly destined for Aintree this is at the mercy of RUBAUD, who impressed when scoring at Kempton on his return and looks to have been well placed once again. Hansard ran a cracker in the Top Novices' Hurdle and is the obvious danger.