Oliver Jorg Ties Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:24 | Winning time: 5m 29.55s

Fountains Blenhein⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: G Sheehan| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 120| BF

5/6

Bumper scorer who made a winning start over hurdles at Fontwell (19f, good to soft) in October. Performed to a similar level when third of 4 in novice at Plumpton since, but may again prove vulnerable under a penalty.

Form: 410-13

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Ignore The Door^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: Harry Derham

16/1

Irish point winner at fourth attempt during the spring and overcame inexperience fitted with a tongue strap to make a successful hurdling debut in 7-runner novice at Worcester (23f, good to soft) in October. However, he took a backward step at Chepstow since and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: P/541-16

Assertive Walk⁴⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

13/2

Cost €85,000 and shaped well when third of 13 on debut in a 2m Chepstow bumper in November 2024. Entitled to need the run given subsequent absence, but he's clearly promising and is one to note in the betting now switched to hurdles.

Form: 3-

Pottersville³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Jamie Brace⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss R Curtis

13/8

Made a winning start in the manner of an above-average sort in a Clonmel bumper in April. Low-key stable/hurdle debut on return, but left that well behind when easily winning Exeter mares' novice (23f, soft) and she remains open to improvement.

Form: 1-01

Non-Runners

Firm But Fair¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Harry Derham J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Fountains Blenhein (5/6), Pottersville (13/8), Firm But Fair (9/2), Assertive Walk (13/2), Ignore The Door (16/1)

POTTERSVILLE looked a useful novice in the making when dotting up in a mares' novice at Exeter in November and she is taken to follow up against the boys here. Assertive Walk has been absent since his promising bumper third on debut at Chepstow, but he is interesting nonetheless and shades preference ahead of Fountains Blenhein for forecast purposes. That said, if Firm But Fair bypasses his engagement at Uttoxeter on Wednesday and lines up here, he will be the main danger to the selection.