DragonBet Best Odds On Welsh Sport Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 3m 53.4s

Patriotik⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 124| C

3/1

Course winner in March and backed it up with a good third of 7 in novice hurdle over C&D (soft) 6 days ago. This point scorer looks to have more to offer so must enter calculations.

Form: 2F1213

Rath Gaul Boy²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

2/9

A useful bumper scorer who was much more settled when easily getting off the mark over hurdles in 20-runner novice at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. This Irish challenger holds leading claims with better to come.

Form: 5/26-2P1

Dunbulcan Bay¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Skelton

20/1

Flemensfirth gelding who shaped with promise when a debut fifth of 12 in bumper at Exeter (16.7f, soft, 17/2) 154 days ago. No forlorn hope on his hurdles debut.

Form: 5

Victor Haze⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Ring| T: P C Dando

200/1

Eighth of 9 in novice hurdle at Exeter (16.7f, heavy, 150/1) on NH debut 45 days ago. Lots more is required.

Form: 8

Culligran⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J G M O'Shea

100/1

80/1, encouraging debut fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at Hereford (19.7f, good) 8 days ago. Can build on it.

Form: 5-5F4

Non-Runners

Three Cliffs Bay²³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: Evan Williams J: Conor Ring

El Curamach²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: R Potter J: Dylan Johnston

Gouazec¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: D A Rees J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Rath Gaul Boy (2/9), Patriotik (3/1), Three Cliffs Bay (14/1), El Curamach (16/1), Dunbulcan Bay (20/1), Gouazec (66/1), Culligran (100/1), Victor Haze (200/1)

RATH GAUL BOY looked a good prospect when a facile scorer at Fairyhouse last time out so Willie Mullins' improving sort is hard to side against here. Course-winner Patriotick appeals as the one to give him most to do, although Three Cliffs Bay, Dunbulcan Bay and El Curamach all merit respect in an intriguing contest.