11:10 Wetherby

Saturday 6 December 2025

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racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

4YO plus | Class 4 | 2m | 14 Runners | Turf

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Power⁽⁵⁾| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 124| D

Plenty of promise in bumpers and looked a good prospect as he spearheaded a 1-2-3 for his yard in 2m Kelso novice on hurdles debut in October, readily coming clear. Sound fourth in a better race at Cheltenham since and he retains plenty of potential.

Form: 337-14

Ade Boy⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: C E Longsdon| D

Bullet Train gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to high-class hurdler/smart chaser (2m-2½m winner) Accordion Etoile and fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2½m) French Accordion. Looked useful when landing a punt on bumper debut at Navan for A.Slattery. Since moved yards and sure to progress.

Form: 1

Colonel Jack

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: M Walford

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Brother to a winner, and half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Orkan and fair hurdler Half Bolly.

Gaelic Glow²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Callum Bewley| T: S England

Some promise in a couple of bumpers for Tom Weston and similar story sent hurdling for new yard last month. Could be a handicap project.

Form: 5-65

Killycarn¹²

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

Runner-up sole completed start in Irish points and positives to draw from both starts over hurdles this autumn. Might be one for the longer term.

Form: P2-93

Liberty Coach⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: J & S Quinn

Dam half-sister to fairly useful 17f hurdle winner Jabbaar. Useful handicapper on Flat (stays 1½m), successful once in 2025, below form last time. Major player if translating that form to hurdling. Usual headgear off.

Form:

Loulou Madrik⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlotte Jones| T: M Walford

Choeur Du Nord gelding. Brother to useful French chaser Iceo Madrik, and half-brother to 2 winners, including French hurdler Gump Madrik. Maiden Irish pointer, unplaced last time.

Melrose Jack^h1,t²³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: Paula Smith

Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Barbary Master, stays 21f. Dam unraced. Tongue tied and minor promise only starting out at Hexham in April. Hood on.

Form: 9-

Mr Mojo Risin³⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: D McCain Jnr

€22,000 3-y-o, Pillar Coral gelding. Dam (b88) placed on first of 2 outings in bumpers. Showed ability amidst clear inexperience when fourth of 6 in a Catterick bumper a year ago.

Form: 4-

Starmount³⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

£82,000 half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/top-class chaser Stage Star. Won Irish point in December 2024 and while he's been off the track since, he represents a successful yard.

The Final Brig¹⁰

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

Well held in Wetherby bumper last Christmas and no impact completed start over hurdles.

Form: 9-U5

Two Brothers³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: P W Wadge| T: M & D Easterby

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 12.5f), below form all 3 starts in 2025. Hurdles debut for good yard.

Form:

Yermanthere³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: T D Easterby

Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2m-19f winner) Satanic Beat. Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 9f), laboured effort last time.

Form:

Madame La Papillon²⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Alice Stevens⁽³⁾| T: Miss C Dyson| D

Made a winning bumper debut at Huntingdon last spring and not disgraced after 11 months off when fifth of 13 in similar company at Warwick. Found listed race too much at Sandown and now goes hurdling for a new yard.

Form: 1/58-

Forecasts

Ade Boy (13/8), Caballo De Guerra (5/2), Liberty Coach (6/1), Starmount (7/1), Mr Mojo Risin (14/1), Two Brothers (16/1), Killycarn (16/1), Yermanthere (20/1), Colonel Jack (25/1), Gaelic Glow (33/1), Loulou Madrik (50/1), Madame La Papillon (50/1), The Final Brig (100/1), Melrose Jack (200/1)

CABALLO DE GUERRA is a good sort physically and having performed with credit at Cheltenham last time, he can resume his progress. Ade Boy looked useful when winning an Irish bumper so has to command serious respect now hurdling for new connections, with Starmount also interesting having landed a point a year ago.