Victor Welsh Legal Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

4YO plus | Class 4 | 3m 58y | 3 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| BF

5-y-o who displayed promise all 3 starts in bumpers and positive start over hurdles when second in a Wetherby novice (19.7f) in October, inexperience getting the better of him late on. Big player with improvement expected.

Form: 3/32-2

Monbari²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: Miss R Curtis

Promise when second only start in bumpers and similarly offered something to work on when fourth on return/hurdles bow at Warwick (19f, heavy) last month. That form looks solid and he's very much the type to improve.

Form: 2-4

Theformismighty³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

Expensive point winner who offered something to work on when fifth in maiden company at Aintree (20f, soft) in October. Should improve on that but might be more of a handicap type.

Form: 41/5

Non-Runners

Howaya Now²⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: R Bandey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bob Bob Ricard (4/5), Howaya Now (2/1), Theformismighty (5/2), Monbari (7/2)

BOB BOB RICARD produced a promising first effort over hurdles before his lack of experience arguably caught him out when runner-up in novice company at Wetherby (19.7f) 7 weeks ago. Entitled to have derived a good deal from that, he gets the nod to go one place better. Howaya Now edges things for the forecast spot ahead of Monbari.