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Tuesday 26 December 2023

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Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:07 | Winning time: 4m 37.59s

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The Good Doctor²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 113| D

5/2

Expensive purchase (€140,000) having won a 4-y-o handicap hurdle in France in May and encouraging enough start to life with new yard at Lingfield last month. Can build on that and set to go well.

Form: FP-314

Balhambar³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: M L W Bell

5/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (probably stays 2m), creditable effort last time. Possesses the raw ability to be a big factor now hurdling.

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Barbarosa⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

150/1

Fair handicapper at best on Flat (had a spell in Poland, won twice). No show in 2m Kempton novice hurdle (200/1) on belated return last month.

Form: P

Chancellorstown³⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: T Lawes

9/1

€10,000 half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser You Say Nothing. Placed on 2 of 3 starts in Irish points, including latest (Nov 2022).

Form: 2P/3-

Dreadpoetssociety²²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Freddie Gordon⁽⁵⁾| T: C Gordon

66/1

Little impact in bumpers earlier this year and suspect he'll prove a stayer over jumps for new yard.

Form: 7-0

Just One Surf³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽³⁾| T: W Greatrex

7/1

£60,000 buy, placed both starts in Irish points. Had a wind op and shaped well enough in Market Rasen bumper last month. Plenty of stamina in his pedigree and can do better now jumping, but might need more time.

Form: 3-23

Loverdose¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: R Walford

66/1

Won over 2m on the Flat in France in spring 2022 but well beaten in 2 novices hurdles starting out for this yard after long absence.

Form: 90

Tea And Chats³⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| BF

10/3

From a good jumps family and showed plenty in his 2 runs over hurdles at Plumpton this time last year. More to come if all is well and demands plenty of respect down in trip on return.

Form: 4725-

Thank You Ma'am²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss Olive Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: G Nicholls

9/2

Came on considerably for his first effort over hurdles when third in 2m Kempton novice 4 weeks ago, running to a fair level with that behind him. That form could prove decent and he can do better again (his dam was a 150-rated chaser).

Form: 23-03

Chatty Chich¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton

18/1

Presenting half-sister to yard's very smart chaser Le Milos. Fair in bumpers but well beaten on hurdles debut at Taunton 12 days ago and turned out quickly.

Form: 386

Step It Out Goldie¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: M Goldstein| T: C Gordon

50/1

Showed ability in Irish bumper earlier this year but well held in 2 novice hurdles here in recent months.

Form: PFU3-46

Forecasts

The Good Doctor (5/2), Tea And Chats (10/3), Thank You Ma'am (9/2), Balhambar (5/1), Just One Surf (7/1), Chancellorstown (9/1), Chatty Chich (18/1), Step It Out Goldie (50/1), Loverdose (66/1), Dreadpoetssociety (66/1), Barbarosa (150/1)

THE GOOD DOCTOR won a fair handicap over this trip in France and made an encouraging start for his new yard at Lingfield 4 weeks ago. He can build on that and come out on top under a penalty. Tea And Chats showed plenty in two races over hurdles at Plumpton this time last year and is a big player if ready to roll dropped in trip. Thank You Ma'am and Balhambar complete the shortlist.