Ogwell Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 4m 19.75s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Ashutor

1/1, 10/11

1/1

Jimmy The Digger

15/8, 2/1, 9/4, 2/1, 11/5, 85/40, 2/1, 15/8, 2/1

15/8

Shareef Star

15/2, 7/1, 13/2, 13/2, 6/1, 11/2, 5/1

11/2

Referee

5/1, 9/2, 4/1, 9/2, 5/1

11/2

Rivers End

28/1, 33/1

40/1

Wookey Hole

66/1, 80/1

66/1

Bonjour

80/1, 100/1

100/1

Munstead Moonshine

100/1

125/1

Royal Martian

100/1, 125/1, 100/1, 125/1, 100/1

125/1

SP Book Percentage 127.94

Non-Runners

Sponthus¹⁵⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: S Thomas J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ashutor (1/1), Jimmy The Digger (15/8), Shareef Star (11/2), Referee (11/2), Sponthus (16/1), Rivers End (40/1), Wookey Hole (66/1), Bonjour (100/1), Munstead Moonshine (125/1), Royal Martian (125/1)

The market should indicate if the hurdles debutant Referee is fancied on his first run for nearly 600 days. He is bred to be a decent horse but has obviously been difficult to train. Shareef Star was the best of these on the Flat but ran poorly on his hurdles bow, so despite having to concede weight all round Catterick winner ASHUTOR is the choice. He tired late on last time so may do better now the tongue-tie is applied. Jimmy The Digger won a 2018 bumper well enough and things didn't go his way in two hurdles starts after. He may win races but has it to prove here following a 15-month break.