17 January Saturday Meeting Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 46.62s

Kapitein Kool⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: James Best| T: J W Mullins| OR: 118

3/1

Proved a different proposition when making a successful hurdle debut at Newton Abbot (17f, good to soft) in October. Backed that up when second under a penalty at Exeter the following month. Should go well again.

Form: 75-512

Badentaggart^b²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott

18/1

Little form in bumpers and well held completed start over hurdles.

Form: 3/70-P5

Bright Legend⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Isabelle Ryder⁽⁷⁾| T: Faye Bramley| OR: 120

7/4

Maiden winner on the Flat and produced some fairly useful hurdles form for Denis Hogan in Ireland. However, he was 0-15 over jumps for that yard and was only a modest third in a Fontwell maiden hurdle on his first start for Faye Bramley.

Form: 2P646-3

Calvino⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| C

6/4

Course bumper winner last spring. Went close on Newton Abbot hurdle debut/reappearance in October stopped quickly when pulled up at Plumpton the following month. Given a bit of time since.

Form: 461-2P

Fane Court⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Kimber| T: B Lund

300/1

Bought for 5,000 gns after winning an Irish point in November. Coming to Rules quite late in the day. Probably best watched.

Form: B/1

Forest Hills¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: James Davies| T: C J Gray

150/1

Fair on Flat (stays 1½m) for Rod Millman. Starts out over hurdles in an ordinary race and could play a prominent role.

Form:

Sioux Falls⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Ring| T: Evan Williams

10/1

£30,000 Irish point recruit who April who shaped with some encouragement when fifth of 11 in 2m Chepstow novice hurdle for new connections in November. Open to improvement, particularly if his hurdling is sharper with that experience behind him.

Form: SU51-5

Forecasts

Calvino (6/4), Bright Legend (7/4), Kapitein Kool (3/1), Sioux Falls (10/1), Badentaggart (18/1), Forest Hills (150/1), Fane Court (300/1)

Something can't have been right with CALVINO last time and this course bumper scorer is given another chance to confirm the promise of his Newton Abbot hurdle debut second to the re-opposing Kapitein Kool, who should go well but has to give the selection 7 lb this time. Sioux Falls looks best of the rest.