12:40 Wetherby

Saturday 1 November 2025

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6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 3m 53.12s

Cave Bridge¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: H Cobden| T: Harry Derham

4/1

Successful once from 2 starts in Irish points and overcame inexperience to win 7-runner novice at Carlisle (17.2f, good to firm, evens) on Rules debut 16 days ago, asserting gradually. Open to improvement.

Form: P-11

Tree Top Tyson^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: P Neville| OR: 111

10/3

Showed his Perth display to be no flash in the pan as he got off the mark in 3-runner maiden hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f, good) 13 days ago. More needed under a penalty in an appreciably stronger race, though.

Form: 2/8-6621

Breizh River^p³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson| OR: 110| D

11/2

One-time useful handicap chaser but largely disappointing of late and enough to prove now reverting to hurdling for new stable (has left Paul Robson).

Form: PP-3493

Brixson^h³²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

14/1

Modest in bumpers and fell at the third on Huntingdon hurdling debut in December.

Form: 43F-

Scairp Dubh¹⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| BF| D

50/1

Won sole start in point bumpers in March and looked unsuited by emphasis on speed when second of 5 in a Sedgefield bumper (16.8f, firm) in May. Has left Tjade Collier.

Form: 1-2

Sleeping Late²¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 112

5/4

Showed fair form when in the frame all 3 outings over hurdles last season, including when second of 12 over C&D (good) on final outing. Should give his running back from 7 months off but likely vulnerable to better prospects.

Form: 432-

Redeeming Love²³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Charlie Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: M Walford

80/1

£78,000 purchase after finishing third in an Irish point but disappointed with her response off the bridle when well held in a bumper at Ayr in March.

Form: 37-

Non-Runners

Hey Buddy¹⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: J J Burke

Kadastral²²⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Wilstar¹⁹⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: O Murphy J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Sleeping Late (5/4), Wilstar (5/4), Kadastral (15/8), Tree Top Tyson (10/3), Cave Bridge (4/1), Breizh River (11/2), Brixson (14/1), Hey Buddy (33/1), Scairp Dubh (50/1), Redeeming Love (80/1)

WILSTAR and Kadastral are both exciting recruits to hurdling judged on their bumper exploits. The latter built on his debut promise to land a valuable prize at Newbury in March, but narrow preference is for the former, who impressed with his last-to-first move in a well-run affair at Perth and has clearly inherited plenty of his illustrious family's ability. Cave Bridge overcame inexperience to make a winning hurdling debut at Carlisle recently and is open to improvement.