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Sunday 29 November 2020

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Welsh Horse Racing Awards 2020 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:38 | Winning time: 4m 11.0s

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Selected odds by:

Bear Ghylls³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Matt Griffiths| T: Nicky Martin| D

30/100

Looks a very exciting prospect having won a Warwick bumper and a Lingfield novice hurdle with loads in hand. Open to significant improvement and will take plenty of beating.

Form: 1-1

Blueberg²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

200/1

Good pedigree but looked one for later on when well held in a Chepstow bumper on debut 20 days ago.

Form: 8

Freddie Darling²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry

11/1

€85,000 son of Shantou who was well beaten in pair of bumpers last season. Did show more on Fontwell hurdle debut but failed on that over C&D last time.

Form: 35-54

Gats And Co⁵⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C Brace⁽³⁾| T: D Brace

100/1

Dr Massini gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Paint The Dream. Unplaced sole start in points (Apr 2019).

Form: 5/

Go Pharisee Flyer³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex

66/1

Showed ability in a pair of bumpers in October but needs more on switch to hurdling if he's to figure.

Form: 44

Gowel Road

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

11/1

€90,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Half-brother to useful bumper winner/smart hurdler Captain Cutter and fair hurdler Yes Daddy. Nice pedigree and from a good yard, so market check advised.

Form:

Magnificent Ben¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams

40/1

Winning pointer who showed more on his second hurdle start over C&D 11 days ago, but handicaps will be more his bag.

Form: 1-04

Road Senam¹⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: C L Tizzard

10/3

Useful form over fences in France, improving when 3½ lengths second of 6 in Group 2 Prix Jean Stern at Auteuil (21.9f) last time. Interesting recruit for new yard.

Form: 42234-2

Sing The Anthem¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: Christian Williams

150/1

Winning pointer but looks one for handicaps later on judged on early evidence.

Form: 42/1-7

The Boat⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: Evan Williams

80/1

Looked one for the longer term when well held on last week's hurdling debut at Chepstow.

Form: 7

Triple Nickle¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Llewellyn

100/1

Dual middle-distance winner on Flat, but was beaten when unseating her rider 3 out on C&D hurdle debut 11 days ago.

Form: U

Non-Runners

Imhotep⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: J M Bradley J: Harry Kimber

Forecasts

Bear Ghylls (30/100), Road Senam (10/3), Gowel Road (11/1), Freddie Darling (11/1), Magnificent Ben (40/1), Go Pharisee Flyer (66/1), The Boat (80/1), Triple Nickle (100/1), Gats And Co (100/1), Sing The Anthem (150/1), Blueberg (200/1), Imhotep (200/1)

BEAR GHYLLS confirmed himself a very exciting prospect when scoring easily on his Lingfield hurdling debut last month, and ought to take plenty of beating under a penalty. Road Senam is the obvious threat having shown useful form over fences in France, though newcomer Gowel Road is worth a market check.