Bet At Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 9.12s

Iorangi De L'isle³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| BF

5/2

Won his completed start in Irish points and shaped well when finishing a close third in bumper at this C&D (good to soft) in November. Likely sort with attentions quickly turned to hurdling.

Form: F1-3

Jimmy Chou Pecos Aa^t⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 118

1/1

Placed all 4 starts over hurdles, shaping better than the bare result when third of 13 in novice at Hexham (20.1f, heavy) in November. Back down in trip and this looks a golden opportunity to get off the mark.

Form: 25/223-3

Justus^p⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| D

9/2

Fairly useful on Flat for Ian Williams (stays 16.5f). Showed a glimmer of aptitude for hurdling at Wetherby in November but not enough to make him of interest.

Form: 0

Local Drama¹⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

10/1

Runner-up on the second of his 2 starts between the flags but not enough encouragement on hurdling debut at Hexham back in June to recommend him in this.

Form: P2-7

Non-Runners

Foshan³

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: A Nicol J: S Mulqueen

Ravanelli³⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: J Candlish J: Ross Chapman

Forecasts

Jimmy Chou Pecos Aa (1/1), Iorangi De L'isle (5/2), Justus (9/2), Ravanelli (6/1), Local Drama (10/1), Foshan (100/1)

A golden opportunity for JIMMY CHOU PECOS AA, who is yet to finish out of the placings in this sphere and John McConnell's Irish-raider should come on from his recent Hexham outing. Iorangi de l'Isle shaped well in a course bumper on his Rules debut so he looks the obvious threat, with Ravenelli seemingly best of the rest.