RacingTV 100% Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 5m 19.9s

Wade Out³²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: James Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 128

1/1

Winner of sole point/bumper start and successful on 2 of his first 3 runs over hurdles. Ran no sort of a race upped to 20.2f in a Cheltenham Grade 2 last time but it was clearly more than just the trip that proved his undoing there. Big player if able to get back on track in these calmer waters.

Form: 11-1217

Ira Hayes⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Harvey| T: J C McConnell| D

5/4

Winner of sole point start and off the mark in bumpers at the second attempt at Wexford. Subsequently landed the odds on debut in this sphere at Carlisle (2½m, good to soft), making all. That form is nothing special but he did it easily and there should be more to come from this Irish raider.

Form: 1-611

Rule Me In²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

9/1

£32,000 buy after finishing runner-up in an Irish point in December. Went one better starting out under Rules in a 2m Southwell maiden earlier this month and while this is tougher, he is completely unexposed and should relish this stiffer test. Shortlisted.

Form: 21

Bobby J²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: K Brogan| T: B Haslam

400/1

No show in 2 starts to date and he's pretty much impossible to recommend.

Form: P0

Top Guy¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

22/1

Points scorer who posted an encouraging debut fifth of 8 in novice hurdle at Doncaster (16.6f, good to soft) on Rules debut last month. It was admittedly a Class 2 event in which he was subsequently well beaten at Exeter but that was a backward step nonetheless and he needs to get back on track.

Form: 72F155

Non-Runners

Moveonbuy¹¹⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: A Crook J: Joe Williamson

Forecasts

Wade Out (1/1), Ira Hayes (5/4), Rule Me In (9/1), Top Guy (22/1), Moveonbuy (66/1), Bobby J (400/1)

John McConnell does well with his raiders on these shores and IRA HAYES contributed to the yard's healthy 23% strike-rate in races over hurdles in the UK when running away with a Carlisle maiden in November. He is open to improvement and can make it 2-2 in this sphere. Wade Out completely misfired in Grade 2 company last time but remains of interest in view of his earlier promise, while Rule Me In has to enter calculations, too.