14:10 Lingfield

Tuesday 12 November 2024

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Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM / EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 4m 52.78s

Drumheller³³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N F Houlihan| T: N J Gifford

50/1

Fair form in 2 starts in bumpers at the end of 2023 but starts out over hurdles in what looks a warm race. Probably best watched.

Form: 34-

It's Hard To Know²⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

11/8

Won sole start in Irish points (Feb 2024). Had subsequent point winners well behind in third and fourth on that occasion and it'll be interesting to see what the betting makes of him.

Form: 1-

Ken Roy²²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

8/1

Fair form when third in 2 bumpers earlier in the year. Switches to hurdles on return for a top stable back among the winners in a big way over the weekend.

Form: 33-

Not So Woolly²¹

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

4/1

Fifth in an Exeter bumper in the spring and made a sound to his hurdle career when third of 9 in 18.5f maiden there 3 weeks ago, form which was boosted when the second won at Wincanton on Saturday. Open to progress.

Form: 5-3

Kalhandrion²¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: R P McLernon| T: R Hobson

100/1

Showed a bit when fifth in 2m Chepstow juvenile hurdle in April but he'll need to leave that form behind to get heavily involved here.

Form: 5-

Metkayina²¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Burke| T: Noel Williams

7/4

Impressive winner of a Ludlow bumper for Sam Curling last November and even better form when fourth in Aintree Grade 2 setting out for this yard in the spring. Should have a bright future over jumps.

Form: 314-

Non-Runners

Amarillobymorning¹⁶⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: B Pauling J: Kielan Woods

Centreofattention³⁰⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Oak Grove²³⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: J J Burke

Forecasts

It's Hard To Know (11/8), Metkayina (7/4), Centreofattention (11/4), Not So Woolly (4/1), Oak Grove (7/1), Ken Roy (8/1), Drumheller (50/1), Amarillobymorning (50/1), Kalhandrion (100/1)

An interesting novice hurdle featuring several likely types, none more so than METKAYINA, who was last seen finishing fourth in a Grade 2 bumper at Aintree in April. Centreofattention was a winning favourite in his sole bumper and is second choice ahead of Joe Tizzard's Not So Woolly, whose hurdle debut form received a boost over the weekend.