15:20 Warwick

Sunday 9 March 2025

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JCB Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 3m 59.30s

HMS President³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 125| D

1/1

Useful handicapper on Flat and has looked equally capable in this sphere, built on facile maiden hurdle success at Kempton when second in novice at Huntingdon in December. Had a recent spin on the Flat and open to more improvement back in this sphere.

Form: 2-12

Break Point²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: D Shaw

250/1

Poor maiden nowadays on Flat (stays 1¼m). Makes hurdles debut.

Form:

Dixie Mafia^t⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

20/1

Winning pointer. Well held in bumper at Kilbeggan in May for P. M. J. Doyle.

Form: R3-611U

Dunskay⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| BF| D

1/1

Looked good prospect when winning a couple of bumpers last season but bit to prove now after shaping as if amiss on hurdles bow after 11 months off 8 weeks ago.

Form: 101-8

Harry Bright²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton

25/1

Shaped like a stayer when mid-field in a couple of bumpers.

Form: 65

House Of Habsburg⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: David Noonan| T: Christian Williams

28/1

£35,000 5-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler Master Debonair, stayed 2½m, and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Firestream, stays 3m. Last of 3 finishers on first of 2 starts in points, every chance when unseated rider 2 out last time (Jan 11).

Form: 3-U

I Like Ike¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: R L Llewellyn

150/1

Well held in novice hurdle at Taunton.

Form: 7

Mexican Stan²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Lee Edwards| T: A Ralph

100/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: 00

Midnight View²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard

66/1

Poor form both starts in novice hurdles.

Form: 75

Misteroddsocks^h,t1³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Quinlan| T: B I Case

28/1

€125,000 Walk In The Park gelding from the family of smart hurdler/top-class chaser Bellshill. Free-going sort who improved on debut when third in Hereford bumper. Shaped as if amiss next time, though. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 5-38

Sage Green^h1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: James Best| T: Anthony Charlton

40/1

Point winner but well held in bumper at Chepstow 2 weeks ago.

Form: 515

Non-Runners

Indeevar Bleu⁶⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Woodland Park¹¹¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

A Pai De Nom³⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Kielan Woods

Thickthorn Tom²⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: C Gethings

St Pancras¹⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: T Lawes J: H Cobden

Forecasts

HMS President (1/1), Dunskay (1/1), St Pancras (1/1), Indeevar Bleu (4/1), Woodland Park (5/1), A Pai De Nom (7/1), Dixie Mafia (20/1), Harry Bright (25/1), House Of Habsburg (28/1), Misteroddsocks (28/1), Sage Green (40/1), Midnight View (66/1), Thickthorn Tom (66/1), Mexican Stan (100/1), I Like Ike (150/1), Break Point (250/1)

An excellent opportunity for ST PANCRAS to quickly resume winning ways having finished second in a Grade 2 at Kempton 2 weeks ago. There's not much depth to this big field, though previous winner Hms President remains with potential.