Try The Racing App This Afternoon Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 46.89s

Fortunate Man^t⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 117

13/8

€210,000 buy after winning an Irish point in April. Unseated early on his Ffos Las hurdle debut but soon made up for that misfortune when winning an 18-runner novice in the style of a useful prospect at Newbury (16.3f, heavy). Disappointing at Wetherby since but given a break and now up in trip.

Form: 1-U13

Livin On Luco^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 121| BF

4/6

Runner-up in an Irish point and quick to show fairly useful form in this sphere, landing 10-runner novice hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, heavy). Cheekpieces fitted and he matched that form when runner-up under a penalty at Taunton. One to beat.

Form: 42-2F12

Blue Dauphin¹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

80/1

Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Late Night Lily and out of a bumper/2m-19f hurdle winner (stayed 21f). Reportedly bled on belated debut at Huntingdon in October.

Form: 6

Kaltender^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

10/1

Third foal, half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chase winner Carole's Pass (2m-3m winner, by Authorized). Dam (h142), 2½m-3m hurdle winner, half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Carole's Legacy. Tongue tied on debut.

Form:

Miss Maverick¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Kai Lenihan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Hanmer

50/1

Second of 4 in a Uttoxeter bumper last spring. Likely she needed the run on last month's hurdles debut and this will reveal more.

Form: 72-7

Non-Runners

Conniegetaway¹⁴

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: J Coulson J: William Shanahan

Forecasts

Livin On Luco (4/6), Fortunate Man (13/8), Kaltender (10/1), Miss Maverick (50/1), Blue Dauphin (80/1), Conniegetaway (100/1)

This will probably rest between the previous winners LIVIN ON LUCO and Fortunate Man with the former preferred on account that he has less to prove given the latter was disappointing last time. Kaltender is bred to be useful so he needs a check for market confidence.