Ruabon EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 4m 11.88s

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Laganhill³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly

5/2

£10,000 6-y-o, Kayf Tara gelding. Dam, bumper winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/top-class chaser Wishfull Thinking. Beat a subsequent winner when making a successful start in 6-runner novice at Haydock 6 weeks ago. Sure to improve and big shout under a penalty.

Form: 1

Paddys Policy⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 114| D

10/1

£45,000 buy after finishing runner-up only outing in Irish points and has improved with each start under Rules, off the mark in novice at Sedgefield 6 weeks ago, making all. Respected under a penalty.

Form: 2-531

Big Ginge²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Jamie Neild⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 117

4/5

Free-going sort who showed plenty of ability in trio of bumpers last season and similar story in finishing runner-up all 3 starts in maiden/novice hurdles this winter, improving again at Newbury latest. Form pick.

Form: 372-222

Captain Trigger

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: R L Llewellyn

80/1

Telescope gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Captain Cattistock and fairly useful hurdler/chase winner King's Threshold. Stable's latest debutant was a winner so worth a market check.

Form:

J'aime El Mars³¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

25/1

From a good family and made a pleasing start when runner-up in bumper at Southwell in March. Disappointing turned out quickly at Ffos Las next time but clearly has potential now jumping on return.

Form: 25-

Malinificent²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: W Greatrex| OR: 112

8/1

£52,000 buy who was runner-up on sole completed start in points. Showed promise on hurdles debut when third of 6 in novice at Leicester (15.5f, heavy) in December and failed to build on that next time. Looks one for staying handicaps later on.

Form: U-234

Forecasts

Big Ginge (4/5), Laganhill (5/2), Malinificent (8/1), Paddys Policy (10/1), J'aime El Mars (25/1), Captain Trigger (80/1)

LAGANHILL did well to make a belated winning debut at Haydock and the way he drew clear on the run-in suggests there's a good deal more to come. He can find the required improvement under a penalty to beat the free going but progressive Big Ginge.