Call Star Sports On 08000 521321 Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 49.8s

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Global Jackpot^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-5| J: R Johnson| T: G Elliott

1/1

Skilfully placed to land three poor races over 2m in convincing style. Suited to a sound surface and in good hands, but he will have to be worth every pound of his lofty rating to take this.

Form: 242111

Dee Star⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: J E Moore| T: G Hanmer

66/1

Well beaten in a point-to-point in April and it's been a similar story in all four starts under Rules.

Form: 7-5504

Mystical Clouds¹⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| OR: 123| BF

10/11

Still looked green on latest start and returns at a track where yard are 12-31 with hurdlers in the last five years.

Form: 7433-

Forget Me Knot¹²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: L P Aspell| T: Miss E C Lavelle

9/1

Still looked backward but proved good enough to beat a subsequent winner in a Stratford bumper when last seen in June. Receives a generous allowance that makes her a threat to her more established rivals.

Form: 0-1

Non-Runners

Captain Peacock¹³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: O Sherwood J: Harrison Beswick

Forecasts

Mystical Clouds (10/11), Global Jackpot (1/1), Captain Peacock (5/2), Forget Me Knot (9/1), Dee Star (66/1)

Global Jackpot has completed a hat-trick in more modest company than this and this represents his sternest test to date. He will be conceding 28lb to Forget Me Knot who won a good bumper despite showing signs of greenness and 14lb (inclusive of rider's allowance) to CAPTAIN PEACOCK who has beaten good fields in two previous visits here. The selection was denied in a strong field last time and as such he sets the standard. Mystical Clouds represents a stable with a good record here and he would not need to improve much to figure.