LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 0.60s

Ailt An Chorrain^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: P Neville| OR: 105

6/4

Debut winner at Perth in August and showed improved form at the second attempt in a first-time tongue strap when second of 10 at Wetherby (19.7f, heavy) 19 days ago.

Form: 2P2-162

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Bogleyburn¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Bruce Lynn| T: Gary Rutherford

50/1

No great shakes in bumpers and has made a highly discouraging start to his hurdling career.

Form: 92-66P

Sunny Beach³¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Ross Chapman| T: C Grant

14/1

Mahler gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Timeforwest. Pulled up only start in Irish points (Apr 2024).

Form: P-

Cruden^t³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart| OR: 114

4/7

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 11.5f) and made a successful hurdling bow in a juvenile at Cork (2m) in October. Changed hands for 25,000 gns and showed improved form when second of 11 at Wetherby in December. However, found life tougher carrying a penalty in a better race there last time. Up in trip.

Form: 125

Hannigan's Power³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: G Boanas

150/1

Tailed off in 2 bumpers and makes no appeal on this switch to hurdling.

Form: 68

Non-Runners

Lawrenny¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Smokeringinthedark³⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: N G Richards J: Danny McMenamin

Indian Poet³⁶³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: Paul Robson J: Ryan Mania

Forecasts

Cruden (4/7), Lawrenny (11/10), Ailt An Chorrain (6/4), Smokeringinthedark (5/2), Sunny Beach (14/1), Indian Poet (33/1), Bogleyburn (50/1), Hannigan's Power (150/1)

SMOKERINGINTHEDARK was possibly unsuited by the lack of a true gallop ridden with more restraint over a longer trip at Musselburgh on his most recent outing, so he's well worth another chance having shown a good attitude to fend off a promising sort on his Rules debut the time before. Lawrenny sets the standard and has obvious claims, with Cruden and Ailt An Chorrain taken to battle it out for minor honours.