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Thursday 3 December 2020

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Follow MansionBet For Festive Prizes Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

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Amanofhisword³⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: A Ralph

28/1

Fair form when runner-up sole start in bumpers but pulled up on hurdles debut thereafter in a Southwell maiden (3m) last winter. However, he's not one to write off moving forward.

Form: 2P-

Beauvallon Bay

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: Miss A Murphy

33/1

€18,000 3-y-o. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler (3m winner) Social Society. Makes some appeal on paper and interesting what the market makes of him on hurdles bow.

Form:

Close Friend¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: G Brown

200/1

Third on completed start in points in March but unfancied in the betting and he ultimately showed nothing when beaten some way out at Huntingdon (15.8f) last month.

Form: P3-9

Grooveur

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Lee Edwards| T: A Ralph

50/1

£23,000 3-y-o, closely related to a winner, and half-brother to 3 winners, including bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Aniknam (2m-27f winner). Yard also saddle Amanofhisword and betting may guide.

Form:

Malinello²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling

6/4

Showed fair form when twice in the frame in bumpers last season and good start over hurdles when runner-up in a Kempton novice (21f) last month. Open to improvement with that under his belt.

Form: 24-2

Moon King⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: W T Kennedy| T: C E Longsdon

11/2

Useful winning stayer on Flat for Ralph Beckett. 5/2, encouraging debut fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at Kelso (20.9f) in October but now he needs to build on that.

Form: 4

Only The Bold³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: Evan Williams| BF

1/1

Cost plenty on the back of a win in points and plenty to glean from his Chepstow hurdling debut second in October, keeping on without being knocked about. Highly likely to improve.

Form: U1-2

Sweetest Smile³²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: R D Day| T: M E Sowersby

250/1

Modest stayer on Flat for Ed De Giles. Sold for just £800 and didn't show much in a couple of runs over hurdles last winter.

Form: 95-

Forecasts

Only The Bold (1/1), Malinello (6/4), Moon King (11/2), Amanofhisword (28/1), Beauvallon Bay (33/1), Grooveur (50/1), Close Friend (200/1), Sweetest Smile (250/1)

An expensive purchase from points, ONLY THE BOLD shaped with promise when runner-up behind one with experience on hurdles bow at Chepstow in October. Highly likely to improve, he's fancied to build on that and make a bold bid. Malinello similarly shaped well on his respective hurdles bow and is feared most, ahead of Moon King.