Brian's 90th Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 3m 59.47s

Cavern Club⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: James Bowen| T: James Owen

5/4

Fairly useful middle-distance winner on the Flat and made a successful start over hurdles with any amount in hand in 8-runner novice over C&D (soft) on Rules debut 47 days ago, hard held. Open to significant progress.

Form: 1

Roaring Legend^t¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 119| BF| D

1/1

Fairly useful on Flat and promising start over hurdles when runner-up in juveniles at Kempton and Musselburgh last winter. Had a breathing op and made the most of drop in class when readily landing the odds at Chepstow in April. Disappointing at Aintree next time but big chance if bouncing back.

Form: 223P1-3

Leave Her To Me⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| CD

8/1

Bumper winner in 2022 and came good at the second time of asking back from an absence when just clinging on in 2m Uttoxeter maiden 52 days ago. More needed under a penalty, though.

Form: 910/81

Kadarra⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Hammond| T: M Young

250/1

Well held completed starts over hurdles.

Form: F-P6

My Bobby's Lass^t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Mrs M Rowley

33/1

Looks one for low-grade handicaps after this.

Form: 60-67

Non-Runners

Sox's Sun⁴⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Roaring Legend (1/1), Cavern Club (5/4), Leave Her To Me (8/1), My Bobby's Lass (33/1), Sox's Sun (200/1), Kadarra (250/1)

CAVERN CLUB probably didn't achieve much in form terms with his main market rival flopping at Cartmel, but he still scored with any amount in hand and, with much better to come, he's taken to improve past standard-setter Roaring Legend, who presumably wasn't right to falter as he did on the run-in at Aintree when last seen in May.