Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week connectwithnature Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 4m 3.5s

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Selected odds by:

Glencassley³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: C E Longsdon| D

5/6

Wetherby bumper winner in March 2020. Not disgraced when sixth in Grade 2 Aintree bumper on recent return from over a year off. Ought to be up to making presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.

Form: 551/6-

Imperial Hope⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: O Sherwood

7/4

£60,000 buy after winning sole point and overcame inexperience to make a successful start under Rules in Doncaster bumper in March. Interesting sort for novice hurdles.

Form: 11-

Methusalar¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

6/1

Showed ability on the first of 2 bumper starts in October. Ran to only a modest level when remote fourth on Huntingdon hurdle debut in November but it's clearly still early days for him.

Form: 454-

Titaneasy^h1⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C Brace| T: Noel Williams

22/1

Fair form in 4 bumpers last season. Has a hood added for the first time now hurdling.

Form: 0466-

Non-Runners

Train Hill²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: C E Longsdon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Glencassley (5/6), Imperial Hope (7/4), Methusalar (6/1), Titaneasy (22/1), Train Hill (25/1)

IMPERIAL HOPE has to be considered a useful prospect after belying greenness to land a Doncaster bumper in March and is narrowly preferred to fellow hurdle debutant Glencassley.