13:35 Haydock

Thursday 30 December 2021

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EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:38 | Winning time: 4m 14.20s

1^st

Jungle Jack

511-5

11/4

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, not fluent and slow 5th, jumped left 2 out, soon switched left, challenged flat, led inside final 100 yards, driven out op 16/5 tchd 5/2 and tchd 10/3

2^nd

Captain Broomfield

510-12

9/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Got loose beforehand, held up in rear, headway 3 out, driven to lead and edged left flat, headed inside final 100 yards, kept on op 4/1

3^rd

Georges Saint

510-12

3/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Held up in mid-division, shaken up after 2 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd, not able to challenge op 9/2

4^th

2 ¼

Notlongtillmay

510-12

9/1

T: C GordonJ: J E Moore

Raced keenly, chased leaders, led after 3rd, edged right before last, headed flat, 4th and no extra towards finish

5^th

3 ¼

Transfer Friendly

511-5

5/2f

T: H WhittingtonJ: Adrian Heskin

Led until 2nd, chased leader, pushed along before 3 out, beaten before last, well held 5th flat op 2/1

6^th

9 ½

Urban Grit

410-12

22/1

T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in rear, some headway after 6th, weakened before 3 out op 20/1

7^th

Gandhi Maker

510-12

40/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson

Chased leader, led 2nd, headed after next, weakened after 6th op 33/1 tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

Moveit Like Minnie⁴⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.80, £2.80EX:£13.50Trifecta:£41.00SF:£15.98Swingers:£3.20, £2.40, £3.30

Forecasts

Transfer Friendly (5/2), Jungle Jack (11/4), Georges Saint (3/1), Captain Broomfield (9/2), Moveit Like Minnie (6/1), Notlongtillmay (9/1), Urban Grit (22/1), Gandhi Maker (40/1)

This looks quite an open novice. JUNGLE JACK gets the vote on the back of his Sedgefield hurdle debut success at the beginning of the month. Irish point recruit Captain Broomfield would rate a danger if the betting suggests he's fancied, while dual bumper winner Moveit Like Minnie has the potential to leave the form of his hurdle debut behind.