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Friday 1 November 2024

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Walton Homes 40th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 0.29s

Diamond Dealer^h,t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 108| CD

1/1

Point winner who hasn't looked an easy conveyance under Rules, but under a change of tactics and tongue tie, he left his previous efforts behind when off the mark in C&D novice last month. Must be respected under a penalty.

Form: 1R/445-1

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Boston Boy^t1²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

28/1

Runner-up sole start in Irish points but failed to see race out both starts in bumpers. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 2/55-

Casting Aspersions^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: Noel Williams

200/1

Runner-up both completed starts in points but looks one for the longer term under Rules based on early evidence.

Form: 2/F27-05

Gamblergo²²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: K Brogan| T: T Lawes

33/1

€40,000 5-y-o who was successful sole outing in Irish points (Mar 2024). One to note on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

Icare Colombe²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

25/1

Unfancied in the betting but showed ability in bumpers for Thomas Gallagher. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 7/38-

Jax Junior²⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: L Wadham

11/1

Fair form in bumpers, placed last 2 starts. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 023-

J J Moon¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

9/2

Much improved away from soft ground when making third bumper start a winning one at Southwell in May. Showed plenty to work on by the end when third of 6 in novice at Market Rasen (20.6f, good, 11/2) on hurdles bow 17 days ago, finishing with running left. Will do better.

Form: 57-13

Julius Des Pictons³⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| BF

10/3

Fair form in bumpers in France and similar form when runner-up both outings over hurdles in 2023/24, beaten short neck on second occasion. Left M. Mescam €120,000 in November 2023. Form pick starting out for new yard.

Form: 21/22-

Nelsons Star³³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss R Curtis

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 12 in bumper (22/1) at Ludlow (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 11 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 0-

Western Knight²⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

22/1

Showed plenty when runner-up in bumper at Plumpton on debut but well held at Taunton a year later. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 2/7-

Livy's Lad^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

150/1

Kayf Tara gelding. Dam useful 2m-2½m hurdle winner. Fourth of 6 sole start in points and offered little debuting under Rules in a tongue strap here last month.

Form: 45

Non-Runners

Bill Joyce²³³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: J & A O'Neill J: Non Runner

Got A Dream²⁰²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Nicky Martin J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Diamond Dealer (1/1), Bill Joyce (13/8), Julius Des Pictons (10/3), J J Moon (9/2), Got A Dream (5/1), Jax Junior (11/1), Western Knight (22/1), Icare Colombe (25/1), Boston Boy (28/1), Gamblergo (33/1), Livy's Lad (150/1), Nelsons Star (150/1), Casting Aspersions (200/1)

GOT A DREAM was the best of these in bumpers, finishing better than mid-field in a Grade 2 at Aintree on final start, and is preferred over last month's C&D winner Diamond Dealer, who shoulders a 7 lb penalty. Julius des Pictons looks an interesting recruit from France having split a pair of subsequent winners when just edged out in a novice hurdle at Fontainebleau when last seen 12 months ago.