JCB Hydrogen Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 3m 50.06s

Ice In The Veins^h⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| D

11/4

Bumper winner who suffered short-priced defeats in his first 2 hurdles but easily made the most of a simple opportunity in a 3-runner race at Warwick last week, winning hard held having gone from the front in a first-time hood (retained). Open to further progress.

Form: 2-1241

Golden Circet⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: J & S Best

16/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat, winning twice in 2025. Only modest form switched to hurdles in recent weeks, beaten 21 lengths when second at Plumpton last Monday. Improvement will be needed.

Form: 52

Jimbo Sport²²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| D

6/5

Irish point recruit who made successful start to his Rules career in a Hereford bumper in March. Should be up to making presence felt on hurdle debut.

Form: 2/421-

Kool Kid¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| D

5/2

Bumper winner in February. Failed to see things out when last of 6 on 19f Fontwell hurdle debut 18 days ago and quickly drops back to 2m.

Form: 4221-6

Reteti^h1¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West

50/1

Modest in bumpers/on Flat and likely best now switching to hurdles after 4 months off. Hooded first time.

Form: 36/3-

Solanna²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: J Butler

33/1

Fair Flat winner who ran below that level when a remote third on 2m Fakenham hurdle debut last month. Improvement will be needed.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Jimbo Sport (6/5), Kool Kid (5/2), Ice In The Veins (11/4), Golden Circet (16/1), Solanna (33/1), Reteti (50/1)

ICE IN THE VEINS is taken to make light of a penalty for his recent Warwick win. Ben Pauling bumper scorer Jimbo Sport can give him most to do ahead of Joe Tizzard's Kool Kid.