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Friday 29 December 2023

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Belhaven Brewery Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:11 | Winning time: 6m 11.67s

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Selected odds by:

Great Pepper⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt

1/1

Dual point winner who showed a good attitude to make a successful hurdling debut in 13-runner novice at Hexham (20.1f, heavy) 49 days ago, finding extra. Likely to improve.

Form: P11-1

Johnny Dogs²¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Coltherd| T: S Corbett

14/1

Off the mark in Irish points at the seventh attempt in April and followed up straight away on his Rules/hurdles debut in 4-runner affair at Market Rasen (20.6f) in June. More needed under a penalty, though.

Form: FFP51-1

Greyrobin Star^t1⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: G Bewley

150/1

Maiden Irish pointer who offered little when pulled up in a novice hurdle at Carlisle (20f, soft) on Rules debut 64 days ago. Tongue strap quickly applied.

Form: 3FF4-5P

Lahardaun⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley

14/1

Placed on both of his completed starts in Irish points but was always behind on Hexham hurdle debut.

Form: 3F2-5

Beat The Boum²⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs J Stephen

25/1

£12,000 4-y-o, Buck's Boum gelding. Dam (h96), 2½m hurdle winner, closely related to (stayed 19f) Fionn Mac Cul and fair chaser (stayed 21f) Norley (both fairly useful hurdler). Fourth sole start in Irish points (May 1).

Form: 4

To Chase A Dream⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr John Dawson⁽³⁾| T: Paul Collins| OR: 114

5/4

Point bumper winner who made an encouraging start to his hurdle career when second in a Carlisle novice (17.2, soft) in October, finishing well. Ran to a similar level when filling same spot at Wetherby (19.7f, heavy) and remains unexposed.

Form: 81-22

Non-Runners

Clovis Island⁴⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: N G Richards J: Non Runner

Mount Falcon⁴¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: T Reed J: Non Runner

Somebody's Fortune²⁵¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Great Pepper (1/1), To Chase A Dream (5/4), Somebody's Fortune (4/1), Clovis Island (7/1), Johnny Dogs (14/1), Lahardaun (14/1), Beat The Boum (25/1), Mount Falcon (100/1), Greyrobin Star (150/1)

GREAT PEPPER impressed with his attitude when making a successful hurdling debut at Hexham 7 weeks ago and is selected to defy a penalty having been given ample time to get over such an exacting race. To Chase A Dream has shaped well on both his starts over hurdles and is an obvious threat.