Weekend Winners On Sky Sports Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 11.9s

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Serious Challenge⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 128| D

5/1

Smart on Flat in Ireland and progressive over hurdles for new yard this winter, supplementing his Plumpton success (20.5f) at Ayr (2m). Open to further improvement and much respected under a double penalty.

Form: 511

Sorceleur^t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 119| D

2/1

Progressive hurdler who landed good-ground novices at Exeter and Wincanton on successive days in November. Runner-up next 2 starts and wasted no time looking back in form when ninth of 17 in Imperial Cup at Sandown (2m) last time, best work finish.

Form: 112239

John Barbour^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 113| D

10/1

Fairly useful bumper winner who made the most of a good opportunity second time up over hurdles in 5-runner novice at Newbury (16.3f, good) 24 days ago, well on top finish. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 31421

Kientzheim⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 121| BF| D

10/11

Dual bumper winner in France for Armand Lefeuvre at the start of 2024 and belied market weakness to make a winning start over hurdles in 2m Kempton maiden in December. Jumped a bit sloppy when third at Newbury since and remains with potential.

Form: 211-13

Monticello⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ned Fox⁽³⁾| T: C Boultbee-Brooks

300/1

Little promise in bumper/2 novice hurdles.

Form: 770

Forecasts

Kientzheim (10/11), Sorceleur (2/1), Serious Challenge (5/1), John Barbour (10/1), Monticello (300/1)

KIENTZHEIM's jumping lacked some fluency when third at Newbury in February, but she remains with plenty of potential now returned to a sharp 2m and cane make the most of the weight she receives from the doubly-penalised Serious Challenge. John Barbour and Sorceleur shouldn't be taken lightly, either.