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12:55 Newbury

Saturday 10 February 2024

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Betfair Racing Podcasts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 9.15s

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Hasthing³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 119

9/4

French bumper winner who made it 2-2 over hurdles with a fair bit more in hand than the bare margin implies at Catterick (19.3f, soft) last month. Drops in trip but open to improvement.

Form: 1/123-11

East India Express⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 123| D

5/2

Easy winner only start in bumpers and looked potentially useful when winning 13-runner Kempton novice (21f) in November. Possibly found the more testing conditions against him when only fourth of 8 here (20.5f) subsequently and may yet do better.

Form: 1-14

Making Headway⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 129

6/4

Successful on second of 2 starts in Irish points and created a positive impression when running out a comfortable winner of a Carlisle novice (17.2f) on his hurdling debut in October. Has shaped well both starts in stronger company since and remains unexposed.

Form: F/1-124

Ballybay^h,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: G & J Moore

150/1

Sent off favourite when fading into seventh in a big-field bumper at the 2022 Punchestown Festival (only start for Willie Mullins). Almost certainly needed the run tried hooded fully 21 months on at Sandown 15 days ago and will likely be campaigned with handicaps in mind.

Form: 7/6

Chancellorstown¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: K Brogan| T: T Lawes

200/1

Placed on 2 of 3 starts in Irish points but comfortably held both starts over hurdles. Will make more appeal in handicaps after this.

Form: 2P/3-40

David's Well⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon

25/1

Placed on completed start in Irish points and shaped with promise in his sole bumper but was well held sent hurdling over C&D 52 days ago.

Form: U3-49

Fourtowns²⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: B Pauling

28/1

Steadily progressive in bumpers for Stuart Crawford but hinted at temperament (flashed tail) when third at Newcastle on final run in May. Makes hurdle debut.

Form: 7-53

Jack Black²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

17/2

€70,000 3-y-o who has shaped with promise when placed in a pair of bumpers and rates a decent jumping prospect.

Form: 33

Parsons Stone^h¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: R Stephens

250/1

Modest at best in bumpers and well held both starts over hurdles 9 months apart.

Form: 4/776-P

Platenium³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling

250/1

Showed a bit on his debut in a Huntingdon bumper in May but well held both starts since, including on hurdling debut at Doncaster last month.

Form: 790

Salvatore⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁵⁾| T: Harry Derham

33/1

Useful on Flat for Peter Schiergen in 2022. Shaped with promise on his hurdling/stable debut over C&D in December but was disappointing at Wincanton last week.

Form: 75

The Big Man⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

250/1

Isn't badly bred but looked one for the longer term when well held in a Chepstow bumper on debut in November.

Form: 5

The Blueberry One¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

80/1

Blue Bresil gelding. Dam (h134) bumper/19f-21f hurdle winner (stayed 3m). Looked one for the longer term when well held over C&D on last month's debut.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Paradias⁴²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: A King J: Non Runner

Juan Bermudez²³⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Noble Don²⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: D J Jeffreys J: Thomas Bellamy

Sandmartin

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: Mrs M Rowley J: Charlie Deutsch

Selwan⁴⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: A King J: Tom Cannon

Forecasts

Making Headway (6/4), Hasthing (9/4), East India Express (5/2), Paradias (11/2), Jack Black (17/2), Juan Bermudez (20/1), David's Well (25/1), Fourtowns (28/1), Salvatore (33/1), Sandmartin (33/1), Noble Don (50/1), Selwan (66/1), The Blueberry One (80/1), Ballybay (150/1), Chancellorstown (200/1), Platenium (250/1), The Big Man (250/1), Parsons Stone (250/1)

MAKING HEADWAY takes a drop in class and looks the pick on form with more to come. The promising Hasthing made it 2 from 2 over hurdles with a fair bit more in hand the margin suggested at Catterick and shouldn't be too inconvenienced by the drop in trip. East India Express completes the shortlist.