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Sunday 12 March 2023

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Offers Every Day At Rhino.Bet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 4m 52.25s

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Hourvari²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 128| D

1/1

Appealing NH pedigree and going the right way over hurdles, scoring with plenty hand when stepped up to 19.5f at Lingfield (good) 20 days ago. More to come and looks up to defying a penalty.

Form: 42-4731

Bonttay³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 110| C

11/8

Very useful triple bumper winner, including a listed race. Beaten at short odds on her hurdle debut in December but made no mistake at Exeter 2 months later. That form is nothing special but that bumper ability provides the hope for better.

Form: 111-221

Hero^h1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy

50/1

Runner-up on bumper debut last March but disappointing in a couple of hurdles this winter. Still time for it to click but Hourvari looks very much connections' first string. Hooded first time.

Form: 2-P9

King Of The Hill³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Craig Nichol| T: S Allwood

150/1

Maiden Irish pointer who has offered little in 2 novice hurdles at Bangor for new connections.

Form: 6P54-P9

Letterston Lady¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

9/2

Dual bumper scorer who made a winning hurdling debut in straightforward style at Worcester (2m) in October. Not up to a listed novice at Newbury the following month and freshened up since. Should be on the premises if back to the Worcester form.

Form: 3-21115

Minella Choice^t1¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: Ian Williams

16/1

Has more than hinted at promise in 2 novice hurdles for new yard but he may be more one for handicaps after this. Wears a first-time tongue strap.

Form: 62/78

Short Change Hero²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr Benjamin Abbott⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S Allwood

250/1

Showed nothing in a 19f Carlisle novice hurdle on debut 20 days ago, pulled up before 3 out.

Form: P

Notbitterbutbetter⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby

250/1

Showed a bit on the first of 2 bumper starts last year and went off 100/1 and beaten a long way out on her Exeter hurdle debut on New Year's Day. Has left Anthony Honeyball. Outsider.

Form: 50P

Non-Runners

Western Safire²⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: L Morgan J: Patrick Cowley

Forecasts

Hourvari (1/1), Bonttay (11/8), Letterston Lady (9/2), Western Safire (15/2), Minella Choice (16/1), Hero (50/1), King Of The Hill (150/1), Notbitterbutbetter (250/1), Short Change Hero (250/1)

Quite an interesting opener. HOURVARI scored in taking style at Lingfield and can follow up, although Bonttay has the potential to be a big threat as her smart bumper ability suggests she has the potential to step up on the form she showed when winning an ordinary mares' maiden hurdle at Exeter last time. Letterston Lady looks best of the remainder.