BetWright Bangers N'Cash Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:44 | Winning time: 3m 51.38s

Jackstell¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 110| D

10/11

Bumper winner in Ireland last summer and off the mark at fifth time of asking over hurdles for current yard when landing 5-runner novice (11/8) at Warwick (16f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 12323-1

Whatyouwaitingfor⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: James Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 106

11/2

Runner-up 3 times prior to getting off the mark in 18.5f Newton Abbot maiden (good) 7 weeks ago. This looks tougher but he ought to give another good account.

Form: 432221

Big Boy Barney^t¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

11/5

Point winner who shaped with promise when making the frame in a pair of Warwick bumpers this spring and made an encouraging start over timber when second of 5 in novice at same course (16f, good, 5/2) in May. Should be more to come and hails from a yard in fine form.

Form: 1/44-2

Marhaba The Champ³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs S Leech

12/1

Fairly useful Flat winner for Kevin Ryan but made little impact in a couple of starts for new yard this summer and is likely best watched on hurdles debut here.

Form:

Non-Runners

Spartan Times⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: J Candlish J: William Shanahan

Forecasts

Jackstell (10/11), Big Boy Barney (11/5), Spartan Times (5/1), Whatyouwaitingfor (11/2), Marhaba The Champ (12/1)

BIG BOY BARNEY is open to improvement over hurdles and receives weight from all his main rivals here. He can get off the mark. Recent Warwick scorer Jackstell may provide the chief threat.