13:30 Hereford

Monday 29 January 2024

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Bet 10 Get 10 At PlanetSportBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 5m 36.63s

Rock House³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 126| BF

6/4

Point/bumper winner who easily landed the odds on hurdling bow at Worcester (2m) in September and built on that when third in Chepstow Grade 2 (19.4f) the following month. Disappointed on his handicap debut at Kempton over Christmas after a wind op but could bounce back up in trip.

Form: 1/1-2136

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Below The Radar⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

11/4

From the family of very smart chaser (stays 3m) Bennys King. Runner-up in 2 points and perfect start in bumpers when landing 2m Chepstow contest in November, beating a subsequent winner. Useful jumps prospect.

Form: 22-1

Big John Wayne⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

14/1

Half-brother to a point winner and fairly useful hurdler Mr Josiey Wales (3m winner, by Milan). Point winner in Ireland in October and one to note now hurdling.

Form: F-1

Just Chasing May³⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

50/1

Not unbacked but well held on debut in Doncaster bumper a year ago.

Form: 7-

Mistral Blue⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

15/2

Runner-up on last of 3 starts in bumpers and made a successful switch to hurdles in 19.5f Doncaster novice last month. That was a weak race but she did it easily. More to come up in trip.

Form: 5-021

Monks Meadow³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 116

9/4

Runner-up on his completed outing in Irish points and has made an encouraging start over hurdles, going well in front when third in Ascot maiden over this trip 5 weeks ago (lost a shoe). Respected.

Form: F-22233

Pearlymoon⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Lee Edwards| T: B Clarke

300/1

No show in Worcester bumper (for John Groucott) and 2m bumper here 7 months apart.

Form: 0P

Raindance Queen⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryan Carver| T: W De Best-Turner

300/1

Placed both starts between the flags early in 2022 but offered little in a 2m Newbury novice on hurdling debut in November. Up in trip.

Form: 23/8

Non-Runners

Just One Surf³⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: W Greatrex J: James Bowen

Forecasts

Rock House (6/4), Monks Meadow (9/4), Below The Radar (11/4), Mistral Blue (15/2), Big John Wayne (14/1), Just One Surf (20/1), Just Chasing May (50/1), Pearlymoon (300/1), Raindance Queen (300/1)

BELOW THE RADAR showed encouraging speed for one with a staying pedigree when landing a 2m Chepstow bumper 10 weeks ago and is clearly a useful jumping prospect. He can make a winning start in this sphere also. Monks Meadow and Doncaster-winner Mistral Blue are feared most.