Betting.Bet Horse Racing Tips Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 5m 11.7s

Moon Chime³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Nick Slatter⁽⁵⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 117

4/6

Useful dual bumper winner who built on his Kempton hurdle debut when winning a 14-runner 2m Huntingdon maiden last month. Should be more to come, particularly now stepping up to 2½m. Hard to beat.

Form: 11331

Big John Wayne²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

9/4

Winner of sole completed start in points. Shaped like a stayer when third of 8 on 21.5f Hereford hurdle debut 26 days ago. May do better.

Form: F-13

Hemicycle^p1⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison

125/1

Maiden Irish pointer and well held in 2 novice hurdles this winter. First-time cheekpieces need to spark major improvement.

Form: 264-208

Rocket Ronald⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: L Morgan

9/2

Winners in his pedigree and showed promise when 2 lengths second of 7 in 20.5f Leicester maiden hurdle on debut in November. Open to improvement 3 months on.

Form: 2

Forecasts

Moon Chime (4/6), Big John Wayne (9/4), Rocket Ronald (9/2), Hemicycle (125/1)

The step up to 2½m looks sure to suit MOON CHIME who can follow up last month's Huntingdon success. Leicester runner-up Rocket Ronald may give him more to do than Big John Wayne.