Johnston Smillie Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

4YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 51y | 12 Runners | Turf

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Odds

Kocktail Bleu

Kaka's Cousin

They Want Me

Mister R

Nosy Neighbour

Ratemenow

Melbourne Ghost

Au Plaisir

Big Jon

All One Word

King Kodiak

Ellistrin Bay

SP Book Percentage 124.37

Forecasts

Kocktail Bleu (6/5), Kaka's Cousin (3/1), They Want Me (4/1), Mister R (8/1), Nosy Neighbour (10/1), Ratemenow (25/1), Melbourne Ghost (33/1), Au Plaisir (50/1), Big Jon (66/1), All One Word (66/1), King Kodiak (100/1), Ellistrin Bay (100/1)

Three winners make this an interesting heat, with KOCKTAIL BLEU preferred on the basis of his good second behind the promising Baron Noir at Kempton last month. Kaka's Cousin stepped forward from his winning debut when runner-up at Wetherby last time and there should still be better to come from him, with similar comments applying to They Want Me, who bumped into a subsequent Grade 1 winner on debut before going one better over C&D.