Southern Cranes Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 4.55s

Dotties Star⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Phelan

25/1

Third a bumper at the start of her career but only modest on the Flat and limited encouragement in a novice over C&D on hurdling debut.

Form: 363/7

Rogue Tornado³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Alex Chadwick⁽⁵⁾| T: James Owen| BF

11/4

Fairly useful Flat winner who ran well in that sphere last time. Bled on his only previous try over hurdles but he's in good hands and not without hope.

Form: P

Simply Ed^t1²¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: James Best| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

150/1

Well held in varied events on Flat and makes very little appeal on hurdle debut for new yard. Tongue tied.

Form:

Risk It All³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore| BF

2/7

Easy 6-length winner of 2m minor event at Nort-sur-Erdre only outing on Flat for Elisabeth Allaire. Very strong in the betting and shaped well on hurdles debut at Kempton last week, taking keen hold but sticking to his task. More to come and should take all the beating.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Land Of Moon⁴²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: W Greatrex J: James Bowen

Flimsy Nosebag⁴³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: N J Gifford J: James Davies

Super Saint⁴¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: Lorcan Williams

Forecasts

Risk It All (2/7), Land Of Moon (9/4), Rogue Tornado (11/4), Super Saint (7/1), Dotties Star (25/1), Flimsy Nosebag (25/1), Simply Ed (150/1)

French Flat winner RISK IT ALL made a pleasing start to hurdling when third in a juvenile at Kempton a month ago and, having been found a good opportunity, he can probably open his account in this sphere now. Land of Moon is the biggest threat, although Rogue Tornado would be a player if able to replicate his Flat form.