12:45 Catterick

Monday 1 January 2024

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:39

Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:46 | Winning time: 5m 15.62s

Let's Go Joe^t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

4/5

Runner-up in a point before making a winning hurdles debut for new yard in 10-runner novice at Sedgefield (19.8f, heavy) in November. The one to beat.

Form: 9/92-1

Backbyjet⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S Mulqueen| T: B Ellison

25/1

Winless following 9 attempts between the flags and Rules debut in a Sedgefield wasn't overly encouraging. Needs to take a sizeable step forward now switched to hurdles.

Form: 657-745

Hawkseye View¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

13/8

Successful sole completed start in points and stepped up on his low-key hurdles debut when third in a 12-runner C&D novice (good to soft) 13 days ago. Wouldn't need to improve much on that in order to play a leading role in this contest.

Form: U-153

Rumble B¹⁰⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Callum Bewley| T: Justin Landy| OR: 75

10/1

Remains a maiden after 29 starts under Rules and he's likely to find one or two too good once more.

Form: 5325-54

Samillier¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

125/1

Ninth of 10 in bumper at Newcastle on debut/sole start for Mark Walford last December. Pulled up on 2 of his 3 subsequent starts between the flags and the outcome was the same starting out over hurdles at Hexham 19 days ago.

Form: 9P4P-P

Ushuaia Dancer²²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: Justin Landy

80/1

Made frame completed start in points but has offered precious little in 2 starts under Rules.

Form: F/P4-0P

Walk My Way⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond

50/1

Failed to threaten in 7 starts between the flags and went with little promise when pulled up in a Sedgefield maiden on hurdles debut.

Form: 445P-4P

Non-Runners

Jiair Madrik⁴³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: D McCain Jnr J: Theo Gillard

Forecasts

Let's Go Joe (4/5), Hawkseye View (13/8), Jiair Madrik (3/1), Rumble B (10/1), Backbyjet (25/1), Walk My Way (50/1), Ushuaia Dancer (80/1), Samillier (125/1)

LET'S GO JOE won on hurdle bow at Sedgefield in November and this looks a good opportunity for a follow up. Hawkseye View left his Rules debut form behind when third over C&D recently and he's next best ahead of French-import Jiair Madrik and the exposed Rumble B.