DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Extra Places Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 4m 46.31s

Scarlet Moon^p³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Benjamin Poste| T: A Watson| OR: 121

5/2

Four Flat wins last year at up to 1¾m and struck second time up over hurdles when beating Love You Back at Warwick in November. Has proved consistent in defeat since, again emerging with credit when third in a 6-runner listed event at Musselburgh last month. Leading player despite conceding weight.

Form: 31423

Both Of Us^t¹³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: Kerry Lee

28/1

Fair staying handicapper on Flat, winning 3 times last season. Sold from George Boughey 20,000 gns in October and market should prove best guide making hurdles debut with tongue stap retained.

Form:

Cloaks Of Gold^t⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: M Comley| OR: 109WS

10/3

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 13.5f) for David Evans and defied greenness when landing 5-runner juvenile hurdle in December. Similar form when runner-up at Wetherby a month later and she should be in the mix again.

Form: 12

Forever Penywern^h¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex

18/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 11f) for William Haggas, making it back-to-back wins in sellers when landing the odds at Chelmsford (10f) in September, but proved a tricky ride when soundly beaten at Fontwell on hurdling debut back in November. Bit to prove now.

Form: 5

Jersey Tex¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ned Fox⁽³⁾| T: M Sheppard

200/1

Westerner gelding offered little in a Hereford bumper last month, so will need to prove entirely different proposition now hurdling.

Form: 8

Love You Back¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Caoilin Quinn| T: G & J Moore| OR: 110| BF

1/1

Improving middle-distance winner on Flat who made an encouraging start over hurdles when runner-up to Scarlet Moon in 14-runner juvenile at Warwick in November. Improved when a staying-on second (16f) at Newbury 10 days ago and he makes appeal with extra distance likely to suit.

Form: 22

Forecasts

Love You Back (1/1), Scarlet Moon (5/2), Cloaks Of Gold (10/3), Forever Penywern (18/1), Both Of Us (28/1), Jersey Tex (200/1)

LOVE YOU BACK was beaten by Scarlet Moon when the pair met at Warwick earlier in the season but a swing at the weights and a longer trip may help Gary & Josh Moore's gelding turn the tables. Scarlet Moon himself is feared most, with Cloaks of Gold also considered in a competitive small-field race.