Radmore & Tucker, STIHL Garden Machinery Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 4m 5.80s

Kel Du Large⁶²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: Mrs J Williams| C

8/13

2-2 in bumpers, including a Cheltenham listed race, and stretched his unbeaten record to 3 in Hexham juvenile hurdle in January February 2024. Not seen since but still has time on his side and remains a good prospect.

Form: 111/

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Lisbane Park²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

5/1

Cost £110,000 after finishing runner-up on in an Irish point in March. Respected hurdle newcomer for a yard among the winners in recent days.

Form: 2-

Madajovy²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

22/1

Reached the frame in both bumpers but might be more of a handicap project in this sphere based on his 2 efforts to date.

Form: 3-4P6

Pioneer Pete²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

5/2

Shaped win in a pair of Warwick bumpers in the spring and again when runner-up on Market Rasen hurdle debut (16.5f, good) 24 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 23-2

The Bluesmaster²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White

100/1

Well held in a bumper and novice hurdle 7 months apart.

Form: 0-0

The Padster¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁵⁾| T: J Tickle

250/1

Well-held seventh on sole Flat start last October and no promise in 2 maiden hurdles this autumn.

Form: 7R

Non-Runners

Hold The Serve³⁴¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: O Murphy J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Kel Du Large (8/13), Hold The Serve (9/4), Pioneer Pete (5/2), Lisbane Park (5/1), Madajovy (22/1), The Bluesmaster (100/1), The Padster (250/1)

There was plenty to like about PIONEER PETE's opening hurdle second at Market Rasen and he's perhaps a more solid option than the unbeaten Kel du Large, who hasn't been seen for 20 months. Market confidence behind point recruits Hold The Serve and/or Lisbane Park would also bring them firmly into calculations.