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QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 5m 16.50s

Barncroft^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 98

14/1

Modest hurdler for Gordon Elliott. Lightly raced in recent times and down the field at Warwick 19 days ago starting out for a new yard after a further 13 months off. Cheekpieces refitted now. Stable won this race last year.

Form: B53P/0-0

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Lunar Glow¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 87

11/2

Failed to make much of an impact in maiden/novice hurdles at up to 2½m during the spring but better signs when fourth on recent 23f Hexham handicap debut after a break. Unexposed.

Form: 45666-4

Poetria¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 84

6/1

Modest form at best over hurdles. Offered little in her 3 handicaps last season but made more of an impact when third of 14 on her 21f Sedgefield reappearance 17 days ago. The task now is to build on that.

Form: 33/P6P-3

Monoxide^p,t⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Adam Wedge| T: N McCluskey| OR: 83

28/1

Second over fences at Warwick in September but only sixth over hurdles at Downpatrick since and he remains a maiden over jumps after 33 starts.

Form: 55U626

Bushmill Boy^p³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: S Bowen| T: D Thompson| OR: 83

3/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Creditable 1¼ lengths third of 19 to Zwicky in handicap hurdle at Carlisle (2½m, soft, 16/1) 31 days ago. Likely to be on the premises with a repeat of that form.

Form: 7-53443

Libor Lad^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Theo Gillard| T: David Dennis| OR: 81

13/8

Has taken a step forward when runner-up in handicaps at Perth and Stratford this autumn. Major player under Brian Hughes.

Form: 6060-22

Brasingaman Bella²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Henry Brooke| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 81

33/1

Hinted at ability in bumpers but has shown little all 4 starts over hurdles. More chance now handicapping but still hard to fancy.

Form: 5056-P0

Rainbow Jet^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: J Mackie| OR: 75

11/1

Dual Flat winner but has yet to threaten over hurdles, finishing down the field in a 21f Doncaster handicap 9 days ago.

Form: 8566-F0

Forecasts

Libor Lad (13/8), Bushmill Boy (3/1), Lunar Glow (11/2), Poetria (6/1), Rainbow Jet (11/1), Barncroft (14/1), Monoxide (28/1), Brasingaman Bella (33/1)

LIBOR LAD arrives on the back of a pair of good runner-up efforts this autumn and can go one better with Brian Hughes, who does well for the yard, taking over in the saddle now. Lunar Glow made a solid start to her handicap career at Hexham recently and is second choice ahead of Bushmill Boy.