Geoff Williams Birthday Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 3m 47.5s

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Capone³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Brennan| T: C J Mann| OR: 128| D

4/6

Winner of two of his four starts over hurdles so far including over 2m at Huntingdon (good) on handicap debut last time out. Successful by a nose that day and is a leading player on his return to novice company.

Form: 4121

Jembug Drummer²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: Tim Vaughan

20/1

Improved on debut effort when 15L third in a bumper at Hexham (2m, good-to-soft) last time out. Likely more needed switched to hurdles for the first time.

Form: 53

Out The Glen¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Mrs D A Hamer

40/1

Placed four times in point-to-points but struggled in two starts over hurdles for this stable. Drops in trip and likely to be of more interest once tackling handicaps.

Form: PF2407

Tiger's Legacy⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R P McLernon| T: M Scudamore

25/1

Well held in a bumper at Newbury (good-to-soft) on debut in November and probably best watched having pulled up on hurdles debut over this C&D in February.

Form: 0P

Beecher¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price

50/1

Finished last of 12 in a bumper on debut and tailed off when falling switched to hurdles for the first time at Chepstow (2m, good-to-soft) earlier this month. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0P

Court Dancer³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

16/1

Fair seventh of eight in a 2m bumper at Ludlow (good-to-soft) on racecourse debut last month. More needed if he's to take this event on hurdling debut.

Form: 7

Statuario^t1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 110

11/8

Good 8L second in a novice hurdle over an extended 2m at Bangor (soft) last month. Outclassed in Grade 1 company subsequently and is of interest with a tongue tie tried for the first time.

Form: 328

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Cervaro Mix³¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: O Sherwood J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Capone (4/6), Statuario (11/8), Cervaro Mix (15/8), Court Dancer (16/1), Jembug Drummer (20/1), Tiger's Legacy (25/1), Out The Glen (40/1), Beecher (50/1)

Useful Flat performer CAPONE can register his third victory over hurdles by conceding weight all round in this eight runner novice hurdle. Statuario has placed on two of his three hurdles outings so far and he can claim second ahead of Cervaro Mix who has to put a below par run last time out behind him.