Next Meeting At leicesterraces Wednesday 29th January Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 5m 38.79s

1^st

Kepler's Law

611-5

7/4

T: L MorganJ: Adam Wedge

Prominent, dropped to rear but in touch 4th, closed on leaders 4 out, bumped approaching 3 out, hung left-handed but led before 2 out, went clear before last, pushed out run-in, easily tchd 6/4

2^nd

Barlovento

611-12

5/4f

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Soon raced in second, led 4 out, headed before not fluent 2 out, untidy when outpaced by winner last, kept going for remote second op 6/4 tchd 7/4

3^rd

Grangeclare Diego

711-5

28/1

T: J R BarlowJ: Mr Paddy Barlow (7)

Held up last but in touch, closed on leaders 6th, outpaced from 3 out, stayed on to take very modest third run-in op 66/1

4^th

2 ½

Kicks And Ale

811-5

250/1

T: R RoweJ: N F Houlihan

Close up in third, dropped to last 4 out, tailed off from 3 out, ran on past tiring rival to take remote fourth run-in op 200/1

5^th

8 ½

Land Afar

1011-12

10/3

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Nathan Andrews (10)

Prominent, outpaced when chased leading pair from 3 out, weakening when mistake last, lost two places run-in op 5/2

Also Ran

Tech That

611-5

20/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: Finn Lambert (3)

Led, not fluent when headed 4 out, weakening when bumped before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last op 22/1 tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.40, £1.20EX:£5.10Trifecta:£42.90SF:£4.48Swingers:£1.10, £5.60, £4.80

Forecasts

Barlovento (5/4), Kepler's Law (7/4), Land Afar (10/3), Tech That (20/1), Grangeclare Diego (28/1), Kicks And Ale (250/1)

KEPLERS'S LAW has shaped with a good deal of encouragement on both starts over hurdles to date and it's unlikely we've seen the best of him yet, so he's narrowly preferred to penalised pair Barlovento and Land Afar in an intriguing small-field maiden.