14:35 Newbury

Wednesday 15 December 2021

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BetVictor Wishes Everyone A Merry Christmas EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 5m 16.0s

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Fifrelet^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams

80/1

Dual bumper winner who made most of good opening to score on hurdles bow at Newton Abbot (21.5f) in September. Ran no sort of race in first-time cheekpieces under a penalty at Kempton, though.

Form: 1/2114

Goudhurst Star^t1²¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H FryWS

14/1

Very green when well held in sole bumper but took a big step forward switched to hurdles to make a winning start at Warwick (19f) in May. That was a weak race but he can improve (tongue tied).

Form: 6-1

Dom Of Mary²⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater

16/1

Point winner at the second attempt who made a successful debut under Rules in a 10-runner bumper at Fairyhouse (19.7f) in February. Has since left S. Curling and looks a good prospect.

Form: 511-

Guardino⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

11/4

Expensive point recruit who confirmed promise of his Rules debut when comfortably landing a Kempton bumper in February. Good opening effort over hurdles when second at Wetherby (2m). Should progress.

Form: 2/31-2

Maclaine⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: O Sherwood

20/1

€70,000 3-y-o, Masked Marvel gelding who shaped with plenty of encouragement when fourth in a course bumper on debut 41 days ago, running on. Makes hurdles debut up in trip and not dismissed.

Form: 4

Mr Palm¹²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: J G Cann| OR: 85

300/1

Poor form at best over hurdles in Ireland so easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 30000-F

Pull Again Green²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

10/3

Won both starts in bumpers and shaped with plenty of encouragement when second on hurdling debut at Ascot (19.3f) last month, running on after conceding first run. Sure to improve.

Form: P6F1-12

Shearer⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: P F Nicholls| BF

7/2

Fairly useful bumper winner who wasted what appeared to be a good opportunity when outbattled on Wincanton hurdles debut in October, but it's still early days and he's clearly capable of better.

Form: 210-2

The Boola Boss³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Miss R Curtis

40/1

Runner-up on second of 2 starts in Irish points and has shaped with some encouragement in a bumper/novice hurdle but this is a much deeper race.

Form: 62-33

Wonderwall²⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: R Spencer

3/1

Landed a gamble when winning on Ascot bumper debut. Ran well in a listed event there a month later and did likewise when seventh in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham on final start. Good prospect.

Form: 137-

Non-Runners

Another Mystery²⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: L Wadham J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Guardino (11/4), Wonderwall (3/1), Pull Again Green (10/3), Shearer (7/2), Goudhurst Star (14/1), Dom Of Mary (16/1), Maclaine (20/1), Another Mystery (25/1), The Boola Boss (40/1), Fifrelet (80/1), Mr Palm (300/1)

PULL AGAIN GREEN is a good sort physically who shaped with plenty of promise when second on his recent hurdling debut at Ascot. Sure to be all the better for that first experience over hurdles, he's the percentage call to go one better, but there are interesting rivals in opposition, not least Guardino who comes from a race working out well at Wetherby, and Wonderwall, a useful bumper performer.