15:05 Newcastle

Tuesday 3 March 2026

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Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 5m 7.23s

Sanilam^h1³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: A M Thomson| OR: 114

7/2

Bumper winner (only start for Claire O'Connell) and struck at the third time of asking over hurdles in 2m Ayr maiden in January. Only a respectable fourth in a novice back at Ayr (2m again) 4 weeks later but today's longer trip may unlock some improvement.

Form: 15-6314

Silver Hill⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 117

8/11

Bumper winner who landed a 19f Catterick maiden on his second start over hurdles and stepped up on that form when narrowly denied in a 19f novice there on New Year's Day. Leading claims.

Form: 14-512

Finbarr⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Ryan Mania| T: Ruth Jefferson

9/1

Fourth of 15 in bumper here (6/1) on debut in January. Now sent hurdling and entitled to improve for that experience.

Form: 4

Humble Jumble⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P W Wadge| T: L Russell & M Scudamore

18/1

Made a winning start in a Kelso bumper last season. Stepped up on hurdle debut when 12 lengths third back at Kelso in November but not in anything like the same form when seventh at Carlisle in December. Freshened up since.

Form: 19-037

Millford Hill^t1⁶⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies

200/1

Point winner but that was in October 2023 and he's been absent since pulling up in a point in April 2024. Tongue tied for hurdle debut. A watching brief is advised unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form: P314P/

Minella Supreme⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Alex Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 118

9/2

Bumper/maiden hurdle winner last summer. Ran no sort of race at Thurles when last seen in December but John McConnell's good record in Britain means a revival would come as no surprise.

Form: 21F16-P

Return To Florida³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: W Coltherd

150/1

Well held on his completed start in points. Offered something to work on when third in a Musselburgh bumper in December but always behind on C&D hurdle debut since.

Form: 6U-3P

Talk To The Boss³⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

18/1

£80,000 purchase after finishing runner-up in an Irish point last February. It'll be interesting to see what the betting makes of this hurdle newcomer.

Form: 2-

The Grey Venture¹⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley

66/1

From a useful family and got off the mark at in Irish points at the fourth attempt in November. The betting should help guide to expectations now hurdling.

Form: 54-51

Khaleesi Queen^h¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond

300/1

Well held in 2 bumpers and a novice hurdle.

Form: 099

Royal Maggs^h³³

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

150/1

Dual point winner but didn't offer much in a course bumper and 2m Ayr maiden hurdle in January. Up in trip.

Form: 12-18P

Tantivy Vavoom⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Theo Gillard| T: Ruth Jefferson

25/1

Successful on first of 2 starts in Irish points. Better effort in maiden hurdles when 20 lengths sixth of 16 over C&D (good to soft) in January but probably more one for handicaps after this.

Form: 1P-76

Non-Runners

Old Comrades²¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: N W Alexander J: Bruce Lynn

Forecasts

Silver Hill (8/11), Sanilam (7/2), Minella Supreme (9/2), Finbarr (9/1), Humble Jumble (18/1), Talk To The Boss (18/1), Tantivy Vavoom (25/1), Old Comrades (50/1), The Grey Venture (66/1), Return To Florida (150/1), Royal Maggs (150/1), Millford Hill (200/1), Khaleesi Queen (300/1)

This may revolve around the 3 previous hurdle winners in the line-up. SILVER HILL ran a cracker when narrowly denied a second hurdle success at Catterick on New Year's Day and gets the vote, although John McConnell Irish raider Minella Supreme, who escapes a penalty for his win in a conditional jockeys' event, would be a big danger if bouncing back to his best after a short break. Ayr scorer Sanilam has a bit to find on form but may benefit from today's longer trip.