12:20 Market Rasen

Wednesday 26 November 2025

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Pertemps Network 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:21 | Winning time: 4m 20.56s

So You Know^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

11/4

Very green when down the field in a valuable Punchestown bumper on debut in April but showed much more promise when making a winning start over hurdles in 2m Huntingdon maiden on return 24 days ago, finding plenty to lead near finish. Has the potential for plenty of improvement.

Form: 0-1

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Abbey Scope²¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards

4/1

Telescope gelding who overcame inexperience to make a winning debut in a Kelso bumper in April. Rates a decent hurdle prospect for a yard which won a similar race here with a bumper winner earlier in the month.

Form: 1-

Blazing Nelson¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: J R Barlow

300/1

Maiden Irish pointer and down the field in 2 hurdles for current connections. Outsider.

Form: 3F4-F60

Brixson^h²⁵

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

7/4

Made the frame both starts in bumpers and fair form when second in 2m Wetherby novice on his completed start over hurdles. Open to further progress for yard enjoying a good spell.

Form: 43F-2

Kit The Christian²⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Hammond| T: N Kent

300/1

Brother to bumper winner Getagin and closely related to useful hurdler Crooks Peak but he didn't show any obvious promise in 2 outings in the spring.

Form: 69-

Kop Land^h⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Dylan Johnston⁽³⁾| T: S Thomas

9/1

Travelled better than most when fifth of 12 in a Wincanton bumper in January but never involved on Chepstow hurdle debut 9 months later. Needs to have come on a lot.

Form: 5-0

Quaviste²⁷

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

10/3

Looked useful when winning a Huntingdon bumper on debut in February but hasn't seen his race out on both starts since, including when a warm favourite for last month's Stratford hurdle debut after wind surgery. It'll be interesting to see whether his supporters' return.

Form: 10-8

The Final Brig¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: M Walford

150/1

Well held in Wetherby bumper last Christmas and sent off at 40/1 when unseating a first in a novice hurdle at the same course 11 months later.

Form: 9-U

Forecasts

Brixson (7/4), So You Know (11/4), Quaviste (10/3), Abbey Scope (4/1), Kop Land (9/1), The Final Brig (150/1), Kit The Christian (300/1), Blazing Nelson (300/1)

A decent opening novice. Wetherby runner-up BRIXSON gets the vote to make the most of the weight he receives from Huntingdon winner So You Know. Abbey Scope is a promising recruit to hurdling after a bumper success in the spring, while it'll also be interesting to see whether Quaviste's backers keep the faith after his Stratford reversal.