Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 3.3s

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Ittack Blue⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

11/1

310,000 gns purchase after winning a point in Ireland last spring. No chance with a useful one but beat the rest readily enough starting out over hurdles at Newbury in November. Off since. Almost certainly capable of better for a yard seeking a hat-trick of wins in this race.

Form: 12

Lallygag⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 132| CD

7/2

Won maiden/novice events here on first 2 starts over hurdles. Bumped into the smart Grey Dawning when losing his unbeaten hurdle record over C&D in December and quickly back to winning ways at Taunton since. Looks sure to go well.

Form: 12-1121

Palace Boy⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

40/1

Flat winner in Germany and made a successful start in this sphere following a lengthy absence in a 2m Chepstow novice in October. Comfortably held in a deeper race at Newbury since, though.

Form: 16

Rapid River⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

250/1

Well beaten in 2 course bumpers and a Chepstow novice hurdle.

Form: 850

Western Zephyr³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 121

11/2

Point/bumper winner who is 2-3 over hurdles this term. Not fully extended to defy a penalty at Huntingdon last time but more will be needed now stepping up in class.

Form: 110-131

Luccia⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

8/13

Looked an excellent prospect when winning both bumper starts last season and confirmed those impressions when the ready winner of a Newbury mares' listed race (2m, good) on her hurdle debut in November. Likely to remain unbeaten.

Form: 11-1

Non-Runners

Tiger Print⁹⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: W De Best-Turner J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Luccia (8/13), Lallygag (7/2), Western Zephyr (11/2), Ittack Blue (11/1), Palace Boy (40/1), Tiger Print (200/1), Rapid River (250/1)

The exciting LUCCIA will be very hard to beat if showing up in anything like the same form as when landing a Newbury mares' listed event on her hurdle debut in November. Lallygag can give her most to do ahead of Ittack Blue, whose yard has won the last 2 runnings of this.