12:20 Aintree

Saturday 8 November 2025

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William Hill Racing Winnings Boost EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO to 6YO  |   Class 3  |   2m 4f  |   Good to Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:20  |   Winning time: 4m 52.93s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
11/1
£50,000 purchase out of unraced sister to smart hurdler/high-class chaser (2m-23f winner) Hidden Cyclone. Went close sole start between the flags during the spring and promising start to Rules career when second of 6 in a Stratford bumper a month ago. This trip will suit now hurdling.
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Timeform
Third foal, dam (h148) bumper/2m-2¾m hurdle winner. Newcomer for successful yard so one to monitor closely in the betting.
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Timeform
€17,000 3-y-o, €95,000 4-y-o, second foal: half-brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler Potters Charm (17f-21f winner), Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2¼m winner) Earth King. Runner-up in Irish point (Apr 2024) but hasn't made it to the track since.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
7/2
Third sole start in Irish points in April 2024. Joined a leading yard but too green to show true worth in a bumper at Exeter in February. Should be plenty more to come over obstacles.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
Pertemps259
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy
9/1
€65,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful chaser Lord Schnitzel and fairly useful hurdler/chaser The Dubai Way, stays 2¾m. Similar form when placed twice in bumpers last season and way he shaped on each occasion suggests this trip will suit now hurdling.
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Timeform
Pulled up sole start in points but excellent start under Rules when second of 10 for Andrew Slattery in April. Since transferred to a successful stable so he's a fascinating contender now tackling obstacles.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Mossy Fen Coolio272
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 5
T: J & A O'Neill  J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
NR

Forecasts

On Deadly Ground (6/4), Spreadsheet Guru (5/2), Mossy Fen Coolio (5/2), Only Way Is Up (7/2), Pertemps (9/1), Ballyeaston (11/1), Lightfingered Jack (12/1)

Verdict

There's depth to this novice with SPREADSHEET GURU receiving the vote having transferred to an up-and-coming yard following a runner-up effort in a bumper back in April. Ballyeaston and Pertemps will be suited by this trip now tackling obstacles so command respect, too.

Previous Winners

2024
Mister Meggit
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 6
1/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,535.002nd: £3,011.003rd: £1,505.004th: £754.00

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