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Play Our Supersized Jackpot: MGM Millions Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 4m 6.12s

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Celtic Ned¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 112

11/4

Stepped up on what he showed on first 2 starts in novice hurdles when a clear second to a potentially useful recruit over C&D (good to soft) recently. Open to improvement now handicapping and he's one to consider.

Form: P-62

Tintintin^t1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 12-1| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 111| D

11/2

Placed all 3 starts following Ffos Las debut success last term, including when narrowly beaten by the re-opposing Eagle of The Glen at Hexham (16.2f, soft) in April. Should be all the better for his Cheltenham reappearance spin and no surprise at all if he's in the mix.

Form: 1222-0

Chandlers Bay²⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 110

11/1

Has made the podium on both completed starts over hurdles, finishing well when third of 12 in a Plumpton maiden (2m, good to soft) on latest start in February. Capable of better again now handicapping.

Form: F23-

Artistic Endeavour²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 109

10/3

Plenty of promise when suffering narrow defeats in a Plumpton maiden in May and on his reappearance at Chepstow. Far from disgraced when fifth of 17 on handicap bow at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft) last month and should make his presence felt in this lesser contest.

Form: 5-225

Eagle Of The Glen³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 106| D

28/1

Improved when landing a Hexham junior novice on final start of last season and picked up where he left off with a winning reappearance at Huntingdon (15.8f, good). However, subsequent handicap debut left much to be desired and he's opposable on the back of that.

Form: 4331-10

Nordic Tiger^t1³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| OR: 103

9/2

French import who hasn't shaped badly in a Uttoxeter maiden and Warwick novice (both at around 2m) since joining present yard. Tongue strap refitted here, which he wore on his sole start in France, and may well improve now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 4-45

Birdman Bob²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: James Best| T: A Irvine| OR: 93| D

10/1

Found some improvement when opening his account on return in a Plumpton novices' handicap (2m, soft) 3 weeks ago. However, further progress will be needed if he's to defy a 6 lb rise in this stronger race.

Form: 0P9P4-1

Clongowes^t²⁰⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| OR: 91

11/1

Flat winner who was set to open his hurdles account at the sixteenth attempt in a handicap at Newton Abbot (18.5f, good to soft) in May, only to fall at the final flight. Up against some unexposed types here but respected on debut for new yard all the same.

Form: 66524-F

Forecasts

Celtic Ned (11/4), Artistic Endeavour (10/3), Nordic Tiger (9/2), Tintintin (11/2), Birdman Bob (10/1), Clongowes (11/1), Chandlers Bay (11/1), Eagle Of The Glen (28/1)

Handicap-debutants CHANDLERS BAY and Celtic Ned are both appealing, with marginal preference for Alan King's charge who went close in a decent Plumpton maiden on his final start of last season and he is armed with potential. Celtic Ned was beaten only by a highly promising stablemate of Chandlers Bay over C&D 11 days ago and should pick up a race soon enough. Artistic Endeavour and Tintintin both contested a big-field Cheltenham handicap last month and they merit respect, along with Clongowes.