Paned At 3A's Coffee Shop Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:42 | Winning time: 5m 6.19s

Ben Solo⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Jones| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 119

5/6

Hurdles debut winner at Chepstow (2m) in October and quickly back from a blip in finishing runner-up in novice events over C&D/Chepstow in recent months. Return to better ground may well help here and he's a player.

Form: 37-1822

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Knight Of Allen⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 122

1/1

Successful on third start in juvenile hurdles last season and best effort yet when third on handicap debut at Haydock (18.9f) in November. Unable to replicate that when third at Hereford (19.7f) in January but he holds obvious claims back in a novice lacking depth.

Form: C21-333

Captain Trigger³⁰

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

80/1

Bred to stay very well so unsurprising he's failed to make an impact in pair of novice hurdles at around 2m to date. Steps up in trip now but handicaps further down the line promise to be more his bag.

Form: 69

Pink Eyed Pancho^t1⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C Brace| T: D Brace

100/1

Placed in a point bumper but offered little in an Aintree bumper on Rules debut in May and pulled up both starts over hurdles since the turn of the year. Can only be watched.

Form: 03-0PP

Rubys Legacy^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A Rees

50/1

Clovis Du Berlais gelding who offered something to work on when fourth in a course bumper 12 months ago but pulled up starting out over hurdles for new yard at Chepstow (19.5f) 4 weeks ago. This should reveal more.

Form: 4-P

Forecasts

Ben Solo (5/6), Knight Of Allen (1/1), Rubys Legacy (50/1), Captain Trigger (80/1), Pink Eyed Pancho (100/1)

This concerns KNIGHT OF ALLEN and Ben Solo. The former ran a solid race when third in a strong-looking Haydock handicap on his penultimate start and that piece of form swings the pendulum in his favour back from 2 months off.