12:53 Market Rasen

Friday 16 January 2026

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Book Our Caravan Park in 2026 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:54 | Winning time: 4m 44.50s

Hold The Serve^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Lewis Saunders⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy

2/5

Won sole point last winter. Well held on Cheltenham hurdle debut in November but different proposition with a tongue tie added when landing 2½m Wincanton novice in December. Useful prospect.

Form: 1-01

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Constantinian^t⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: James Davies| T: O Signy| C

11/2

Course bumper winner last March. Ran to a barely modest level when beaten 14 lengths into second on Hereford hurdle debut (2m, good) in November but should be able to better that form.

Form: 31-2

Inca⁵⁹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: C Hobson

250/1

£20,000 purchase after finishing runner-up on his completed start in Irish points but no show in 2 hurdle runs for new yard in May 2024 and absent since.

Form: B2/77-

Shotgun Rider^t1⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Toby McCain-Mitchell⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

7/2

Picked up for £155,000 after winning Irish point last spring. Had wind op before a promising second of 8 in maiden at Leicester (20.5f heavy) on his debut last month. Open to progress with tongue tie added.

Form: 1-2

Typhoon Warrior⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Todd| T: D Skelton

12/1

Showed promise when fourth in both bumper starts and his pedigree suggests this longer trip should suit now hurdling for top stable.

Form: 44

Yummy³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam Harrison| T: D Skelton

125/1

Never dangerous in bumper and 2 maiden hurdles. Typhoon Warrior looks the Skelton first string here.

Form: 600

Dilly's Gunner²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby

40/1

Promising second in first of 2 bumper starts last winter but her 2 efforts over hurdles this time round suggest she won't be of interest in this sphere until handicapping.

Form: 25-57

Redeeming Love⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

66/1

£78,000 purchase after finishing third in an Irish point but hasn't shown any short-term promise in an Ayr bumper and Wetherby novice hurdle for new connections.

Form: 37-6

Forecasts

Hold The Serve (2/5), Shotgun Rider (7/2), Constantinian (11/2), Typhoon Warrior (12/1), Dilly's Gunner (40/1), Redeeming Love (66/1), Yummy (125/1), Inca (250/1)

HOLD THE SERVE might be up to defying a penalty for last month's Wincanton success, with Leicester runner-up Shotgun Rider the obvious danger. Course bumper winner Constantinian looks best of the remainder.