Unibet Persian War Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 41.1s

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Camprond³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 134| BF

5/1

Form: 12-3142

Coeur Serein^p¹⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 136

9/1

Made giant strides in handicaps during the spring, travelling with more purpose fitted with cheekpieces when completing hat-trick at Huntingdon in May (25f). Dips back in trip but looks one to beat.

Form: 32/411-1

Luttrell Lad^h²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

3/1

Useful dual-bumper winner last season and fourth in a Grade 2 at Aintree on final start. Outclassed 12 rivals on hurdles bow at Worcester (2m) 3 weeks ago and will leave bare form well behind.

Form: 2114-1

Tile Tapper²⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryan Carver| T: C Honour| OR: 125

14/1

Fairly useful bumper winner who kept good company over hurdles last winter. Not disgraced in the EBF Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final at Sandown final start but this is a tough ask on return.

Form: 1/32338-

Up For Parol¹⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 131

4/1

Point winner who displayed progressive form over hurdles last term, supplementing maiden win in novice company at Ffos Las in April (both 2m). Bred to stay well and open to lots of improvement.

Form: P1411-

First Street^h¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 134

5/1

Sent off favourite all 4 career starts, runner-up in a brace of bumpers but unbeaten in as many starts over hurdles having been hooded. Jumping still requires some work and this a lot harder.

Form: 2211

Paso Doble¹⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 129

11/2

Fairly useful Flat winner (stays 1¾m) for Jim Bolger. Made a very encouraging start to hurdles career when third in Grade 2 Adonis in February and landed the odds back at Kempton 10 weeks later.

Form: 3-1

Non-Runners

Hidden Heroics¹⁶⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Luttrell Lad (3/1), Up For Parol (4/1), Camprond (5/1), First Street (5/1), Paso Doble (11/2), Coeur Serein (9/1), Hidden Heroics (12/1), Tile Tapper (14/1)

This is normally an informative early-season contest and this year's renewal looks no different. COEUR SEREIN and Camprond bring solid handicap form to the table and set the pretty clear standard. The former drops back in trip while the latter goes the other way, with clear preference for the Jonjo O'Neill-trained runner. Up For Parol is perhaps the pick of the unexposed opposition.