15:30 Newbury

Friday 4 March 2022

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Download The BetVictor App 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 5m 15.2s

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Gelino Bello⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 138

30/100

Very useful hurdler who scored at Aintree in October. Posted good fourth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Kempton (21f) 48 days ago and holds leading claims back in novice company.

Form: 13-1224

Peking Rose^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 131| BF| C

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler, but he failed to land the odds when second of 5 to Lac De Constance in listed hurdle at Exeter (16.7f) 19 days ago. Course winner, so no surprise if he bounces back here.

Form: 142-312

Champs Hill⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard

200/1

150/1, twelfth of 14 in novice at Taunton (19f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 41 days ago. Big step forward is required.

Form: 00

Commodore Miller³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

20/1

Fairly useful maiden hurdler. 6/1, broke blood vessel when pulled up in novice hurdle at Doncaster (19.4f) 35 days ago. Has something to prove now.

Form: 842P

Galway Mahler⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: K Jewell

80/1

Mahler gelding. Dam unraced. Maiden pointer from 2 runs. Others are preferred on this occasion.

Form: 43

Rebel Intentions²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

50/1

Hinted at promise in bumpers and when (50/1) fifth of 10 in novice at Taunton (19f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 24 days ago. Likely to do better still.

Form: 765

Richmond Hill

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: W T Kennedy| T: Ian Williams

50/1

€62,000 3-y-o, Oscar gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Kylestyle. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 2m hurdler 2m Snap Tie. Appeals on paper, so newcomer is highly respected.

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Robelli⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Ian Williams

28/1

Fairly useful bumper winner. Promising hurdling debut second at Warwick but he came in last of 5 in novice at Kempton (16f) 68 days ago. Up in trip and worth another chance.

Form: 6/1-25

Rudy Caprice⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson| BF

50/1

5/2, seventh of 9 in bumper at Lingfield on NH debut 74 days ago. Makes his hurdles debut now and clearly thought capable of better.

Form: 7

Scene One

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham

80/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Curtain Time gelding. Dam unraced. Debutant faces no easy introduction here.

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Hoochygoochyman³²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: N Lampard J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gelino Bello (30/100), Peking Rose (9/4), Commodore Miller (20/1), Robelli (28/1), Rebel Intentions (50/1), Richmond Hill (50/1), Rudy Caprice (50/1), Scene One (80/1), Galway Mahler (80/1), Champs Hill (200/1), Hoochygoochyman (250/1)

GELINO BELLO sets a high standard and is confidently expected to return to winning ways back in novice company. Peking Rose can boast a course win and rates the chief threat to Paul Nicholls' very useful novice with newcomer Richmond Hill not without interest, especially if the market speaks in his favour.