15:00 Hereford

Monday 12 January 2026

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Green Dragon Hotel Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 47.70s

Bredon Hill Dart^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 86

12/1

Won at Newton Abbot in June and left comeback run behind when fourth over C&D 23 days ago. Respected.

Form: 03-P1P4

Shorten Sassy²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 84| BF

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden who showed benefit of return when fifth over C&D last month, left with plenty to do. Not taken lightly.

Form: U84-265

Bollin Thou^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: Nick Scholfield| OR: 83

1/2

Improved again to justify strong market support in comprehensive style under this rider at Uttoxeter (23.3f, soft) on New Year's Eve. Can make another bold bid.

Form: 889-P41

Getaway Sam¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Ned Fox⁽⁵⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 82

12/1

Green when mid-field in a Hereford bumper for Nigel Twiston-Davies and well held completed starts over hurdles. Significantly up in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 5-U0P8

Harksman⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: M Keighley| OR: 81

16/1

Poor maiden hurdler on balance and tried in a hood when only sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Kempton (24.6f, good to soft) 63 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 677-506

Smart Bucks^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 73

15/2

Unreliable maiden who seemed suited by the step up in trip when fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Wetherby (24.1f, soft, 33/1) 16 days ago, first-time headgear presumably also of some benefit. Needs to back that up.

Form: P6-6P64

Dontworrywegotthis^p³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: G Howell| OR: 59

200/1

No sign of ability in bumper/over hurdles and readily passed over from out of the handicap.

Form: P0-8P6P

Non-Runners

Briery Butterfly⁴⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: H D Daly J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mr Griffiths¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Vengeance³⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: J D Frost J: Non Runner

Happy Returns¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: N P Mulholland J: Bradley Harris

Jewel Eyed Judy¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: James Turner

Forecasts

Bollin Thou (1/2), Briery Butterfly (9/2), Mr Griffiths (9/2), Shorten Sassy (5/1), Happy Returns (11/2), Smart Bucks (15/2), Bredon Hill Dart (12/1), Getaway Sam (12/1), Vengeance (14/1), Harksman (16/1), Jewel Eyed Judy (16/1), Dontworrywegotthis (200/1)

BOLLIN THOU improved again to justify strong support in comprehensive fashion at Uttoxeter 12 days ago and looks capable of defying a 7 lb rise. The lightly-raced Shorten Sassy might be the danger.