15:50 Newbury

Saturday 22 March 2025

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John Haine Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 3.5s

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Selected odds by:

Goodbyemick⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: M Comley

20/1

Maiden pointer who ran to just a poor level when sixth of 14 in hunter chase at Clonmel (20f, soft) on Rules debut in January. Has left John F. Gleeson.

Form: 233563

John Barbour^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| D

1/3

Fairly useful bumper winner who showed promise sent hurdling when second in 10-runner novice at Ludlow (15.8f, good to soft) last month, staying on to close gap on eased winner. Open to improvement.

Form: 3142

Amancio^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: James Davies| T: F Brennan

50/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 10.5f) for Jack Channon but has shown little in a pair of juvenile hurdles.

Form: P6

Judgementofsolomon¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: H Cobden| T: C Gordon| BF

7/2

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 17f), successful twice in 2024, not seen to best effect final start. Subsequently sold out of Sir Mark Prescott Bt's yard for 90,000 gns, and he's an interesting hurdling debutant.

Form:

Lasting Love¹⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: R P McLernon| T: Faye Bramley

12/1

Fairly useful maiden at best on Flat (should be suited by 1½m) but ran poorly on final 2 outings in that sphere. Has left Andrew Balding ahead of hurdle debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Don't Mind If I Do⁵¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: A King J: Tom Cannon

I Play County¹⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: T Lawes J: K Brogan

Jasmin Bellevue¹⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Rene's Walk⁴²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Coconut Grove²⁰²

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: H Fry J: Bryan Carver

Forecasts

John Barbour (1/3), Don't Mind If I Do (10/3), Judgementofsolomon (7/2), I Play County (5/1), Rene's Walk (6/1), Coconut Grove (6/1), Jasmin Bellevue (8/1), Lasting Love (12/1), Goodbyemick (20/1), Amancio (50/1)

DON'T MIND IF I DO disappointed when turned over at short odds last time, but his previous form reads well, not least his second in a big-field bumper here last spring, so he's well worth another chance to defy a penalty. John Barbour can improve on his opening effort in this sphere at Ludlow, while Judgementofsolomon is a noteworthy newcomer to hurdling based on his fairly useful Flat form.