William Hill Proper Prices Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 1.4s

Rubber Ball¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 120| D

7/2

Irish point winner who shaped with promise in his sole bumper and is going the right way over hurdles, opening his account in clear-cut fashion at Uttoxeter (15.8f) 2 weeks ago. Open to further improvement.

Form: 1-5331

Tutti Quanti⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 125| D

11/8

Runner-up both starts over hurdles last season and improved when going one better in 12-runner novice at Ffos Las (15.8f, good to soft, 4/5) 90 days ago, dictating. That form has worked out relatively well and looks up to defying a penalty with further progress on the cards.

Form: 22-1

Kientzheim⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| D

6/5

Dual bumper winner in France for Armand Lefeuvre at the start of 2024 and belied market weakness to make a winning start over hurdles in 2m Kempton maiden 44 days ago, bit in hand. Sure to improve.

Form: 211-1

Atomic Level²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon

100/1

Easily off mark in Irish points at third attempt (Oct 27) but shaped with little encouragement on her Rules debut over C&D last month.

Form: P710

Strong As Steel²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: H J Evans

125/1

Hadn't looked much in bumpers and no better than mid-field in maiden/novice hurdles.

Form: 639-87

Non-Runners

Noble Don³⁹³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: D J Jeffreys J: Kielan Woods

Everest²⁰

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: Non Runner

Bradshaw¹²⁰

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: G & J Moore J: Caoilin Quinn

Forecasts

Kientzheim (6/5), Tutti Quanti (11/8), Rubber Ball (7/2), Bradshaw (25/1), Atomic Level (100/1), Noble Don (100/1), Everest (100/1), Strong As Steel (125/1)

The form of TUTTI QUANTI's Ffos Las win has worked out reasonably well and he's taken to defy a penalty with further improvement forthcoming. Fellow previous winners Rubber Ball and Kientzheim also look quite promising, and they rate the obvious threats.