12:50 Newcastle
Saturday 29 November 2025
All11:4212:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:15
Weatherbys And Birdie Calendars 'The French Furze' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus | Class 2 | 2m 6f | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 5m 24.41s
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Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
Has made an encouraging start to his career, hitting the frame in both a Hexham bumper and Carlisle novice before opening his account in 7-runner maiden at Wetherby (19.7f, soft) 2 weeks ago. Longer trip will suit and remains capable of better.
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Fairly useful bumper winner who looked a good prospect when making a successful debut over hurdles upped in trip in 11-runner maiden at Hexham (20.1f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Open to improvement.
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Point winner who improved with each of his four runs over hurdles last term, running out an emphatic winner of 10-runner novice at Perth (20.2f, soft) in April. Shaped as if needing the run when only furth of 7 at Kelso 7 months on.
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Useful on Flat and belatedly produced a similar performance in this sphere when bolting up in a thin handicap at Sedgefield (19.8f, good) in October. Has obvious claims under a penalty.
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Flemensfirth gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) O O Seven. Successful on the second of 2 starts in bumpers and shaped encouragingly under considerate handling in finding only one too good on his Uttoxeter hurdling debut (19.9f) 27 days ago. Sure to progress.
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Dual Irish point winner who shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when tenth of 14 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Ayr (16f, soft) on Rules debut 17 days ago, bad mistake 3 out. Should improve upped appreciably in trip but is possibly one for a bit further down the line under Rules.
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Hexham bumper winner who made a good start over hurdles when runner-up over 2m at Wetherby and Kelso towards the end of 2024. Shaped encouragingly on reappearance when third of 12 in 2m4f novice at Carlisle (soft) 27 days ago and is entitled to sharpen up for the outing.
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Pulled up sole start in points but showed promise when second at Ayr only start in bumpers. Then left A. Slattery and was held back by inexperience sent hurdling when fifth of 6 in 2m4f Aintree novice 3 weeks ago. Should do better.
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Forecasts
Just Golden (15/8), Zanndabad (10/3), Out Of The Woods (9/2), Get On George (6/1), Lost Frequencies (7/1), Spreadsheet Guru (9/1), Scarlet Jet (33/1), Kent De Thaix (66/1)
ZANNDABAD finally produced a performance more in line with his Flat form when bolting up in a thin handicap at Sedgefield in October and has to be considered the one to beat under a penalty. Out Of The Woods impressed at Hexham and seems sure to progress over this longer trip, as does Just Golden.
- Zanndabad10/3
- Just Golden15/8
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £10,406.002nd: £4,784.003rd: £2,392.004th: £1,196.005th: £598.006th: £298.00
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