13:45 Cheltenham

Saturday 25 October 2025

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Play William Hill's Final One Standing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 5m 57.76s

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Sporting Glance^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins| OR: 123| BF| D

14/1

Improved to make a winning handicap debut at Galway last month and took his form up a level when following up in a novice at Downpatrick 11 days later. Got no further than the first bidding for his hat-trick back at Galway earlier this month but retains potential. Engaged 4.10 here Friday.

Form: 45511F

Conman John²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D R Fox| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| D

4/1

£170,000 point recruit who showed promise in a couple of bumpers and landed the odds on hurdling debut at Kelso (20.9f) 20 days ago. Better to come, especially now moving up in trip (by Malinas).

Form: 3125-1

Pour Les Filles¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 132| D

7/2

Useful in bumpers and made the most of a straightforward opportunity to open his account over hurdles at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to soft) 15 days ago, pushed out. Likely to stay 3m and remains open to improvement.

Form: 1533/2-1

Catchintsavo¹⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: A J Honeyball

11/2

£90,000 buy after finishing runner-up on the second of 2 starts in Irish points and progressive form in bumpers, seeing off all bar a pair of stronger stayers in a big-field event at Punchestown (18.8f) on final outing. Interesting making hurdling debut up in trip.

Form: 52223-

Great Fleet²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

20/1

Bumper winner who shaped encouragingly sent hurdling when 7½ lengths third of 9 to Conman John in novice at Kelso (20.9f, good, 9/2) 20 days ago, clear of rest. Likely to improve but this does ask for appreciably more.

Form: 219-3

Inishcorker²⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis| D

16/1

€31,000 3-y-o, Jukebox Jury gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Bhaloo. Off mark in points at second attempt in February and market check advised with Sean Bowen booked.

Form: 51-

Island Bridge¹⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| D

25/1

£75,000 purchase who was successful on second outing in points. Improved from Rules debut when third in 9-runner bumper at Ffos Las (15.8f) in April and should be suited by the step up in trip, for all that he starts out over hurdles in a warm affair.

Form: 2/103-

Kasino Des Mottes²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| D

12/1

£35,000 3-y-o, £130,000 5-y-o, Balko gelding. Half-brother to fair French hurdler Indigo des Mottes. Dam 17f-2¾m hurdle/chase winner in France. Comfortably off mark in Irish points at second attempt (Mar 2025) and rates an interesting Rules newcomer.

Form: 4/1-

Minella Supreme⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: A Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 120

8/1

Bumper winner who made amends for his hurdling debut mishap with victory in 15-runner maiden at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good, 2/1) in September. Should stay this longer trip and open to further improvement.

Form: 73-21F1

Soldiers World^v³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Michael Kenneally| T: D Queally

14/1

Bumper winner at Wexford in July who stepped up markedly on his hurdling debut effort when second of 10 in maiden (14/1) at Listowel (22f, good to soft) 34 days ago. This is tougher but a similar display should see him in competitive.

Form: P4-2182

Easy Love¹⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: A J Honeyball| D

10/1

Progressive in bumpers and overcame inexperience to make a successful hurdling in 5-runner maiden at Fontwell (21.8f, good) in May. That was a weakly-contested race for the time of year, and she'll need to be notably more fluent in the jumping department, but is open to good deal of improvement.

Form: 1/413-1

Miss Goldfire^t¹⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: C P O'Shea| T: H Fry| OR: 111| BF

10/1

Didn't need to improve to get off the mark after a few near misses at Fontwell in April and followed up with the minimum of fuss back in handicap company at Uttoxeter (23.3f). Not seen to best effect in her hat-trick bid at Uttoxeter on final start but this is considerably tougher.

Form: 2221-12

Sotchi^t1³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Ellis Collier| T: James Grassick

250/1

Little form from numerous starts on Flat in France and finished a well-held fifth of 9 in mares event at Saint-Malo on hurdling debut in August. Easily passed over.

Form: 5

Forecasts

Pour Les Filles (7/2), Conman John (4/1), Catchintsavo (11/2), Minella Supreme (8/1), Easy Love (10/1), Miss Goldfire (10/1), Kasino Des Mottes (12/1), Sporting Glance (14/1), Soldiers World (14/1), Inishcorker (16/1), Great Fleet (20/1), Island Bridge (25/1), Sotchi (250/1)

POUR LES FILLES opened his hurdles account in a thin race at Downpatrick earlier in the month, but he retains plenty of potential based on his useful bumper form, especially now stepping up to 3m which promises to suit, so he earns the vote. Minella Supreme is bred to be useful so is expected to go on improving, with Conman John and Catchintsavo, who showed progressive form in bumpers, others to consider in a well-contested race of its type.