Cotswold Racing At tipstersempire.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 6m 28.0s

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Blackfinch²⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 124

1/3

Runner-up in Huntingdon bumper on debut and filled the same position first 3 starts over hurdles (fairly useful form). Disappointing in EBF Final when last seen but very much sets the standard.

Form: 2/2220-

Craic Magic²⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Alan Johns| T: Nicky Martin

11/1

Modest form only start in bumpers but improved for switch to hurdling/step up in trip when third at Uttoxeter (19.9f) in November. Went backwards 6 weeks later at Chepstow but it remains early days.

Form: 730-

Dalkingstown³⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| BF| D

7/1

Dual-point winner who held on gamely to make successful bumper debut at Worcester last summer. Runner-up on 2 of his 3 starts thereafter and this step up in trip will suit now hurdling.

Form: 11/1522-

Frankie Baby²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: W Greatrex

16/1

Showed a bit on the first of his 3 starts in bumpers and should be suited by this step up in trip now hurdling but improvement required.

Form: 330-

Nessfield Blue²²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: M D Grant| T: P G Murphy| OR: 95

33/1

Modest maiden hurdler who made little impact last season and is clearly up against it here.

Form: 704P94-

Bring The Action²²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Cook| T: N J Hawke| D

11/1

€13,000 3-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Illtakeitfromhere (stayed 25f). Won sole start in Irish points (Feb 23). Worth a market check.

Form: 1-

Non-Runners

Call Simon²¹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: Nicky Martin J: Matt Griffiths

Forecasts

Blackfinch (1/3), Call Simon (6/1), Dalkingstown (7/1), Bring The Action (11/1), Craic Magic (11/1), Frankie Baby (16/1), Nessfield Blue (33/1)

BLACKFINCH was disappointing in the EBF Final at Kempton when last seen, but he very much sets the standard on his earlier form and should prove hard to beat if seeing out this longer trip. Call Simon and Dalkingstown are a couple of interesting rivals, though.