Blackmore Building Contractors Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Looping D'arc (G) FAV Ran Out Jeu St Eloi gelding who built on bumper second when making a winning debut over hurdles in 14-runner novice at Southwell (15.8f, good to soft, 9/2) 6 weeks ago. Scored comfortably that day and well i…	21R2	James Bowen W Greatrex	5	74.4kg	2.20 6/5
4th	2	—	Race To Base (G) Point winner who built on his hurdling debut promise when easily landing C&D novice in November. Improved his form despite finishing last of 3 against a couple of useful ones at Aintree a month ago a…	1-5134P	Sam Twiston-Davies N & W Twiston-Davies	6	74.4kg	4 3/1
8th	3	—	Ahanaglogh (G) Placed in both points. Modest fifth in a bumper in June 2024 and well held both starts over hurdles this season after 18 months off.	5-00822	Tom Broughton F O'Brien	7	71.2kg	301 300/1
9th	4	—	Boston Savr (G) Never on terms at Southwell and Haydock.	8897-6	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	5	71.2kg	251 250/1
2nd	5	—	Glancing Jack (G) Big price but created a good impression as he made a winning start in Hereford bumper over a year ago, quickening clear. Penalised and off 10 months, matched that form when fifth at Worcester in Octo…	1-521	Benjamin Poste T Symonds	5	71.2kg	21 20/1
6th	6	—	Guardami Ancora (G) Progressive in novice hurdles, runner-up at Taunton last month, and shouldn't be long before he goes one better.	02262	Conor Ring Evan Williams	5	71.2kg	34 33/1
1st	7	—	Loaded And Locked (G) £80,000 Irish point winner who also bagged a bumper at Worcester in October. Posted an encouraging fourth of 13 in novice at Warwick on hurdles bow but failed to build on that when beaten at odds-on …	21-1431	H Cobden Miss E C Lavelle	6	71.2kg	3 2/1
13th	8	—	Lootenay (G) Showed a bit more than on debut when third in a 7-runner bumper at Taunton (16.5f, good to firm) on final start for Tom Weston in April. However, no encouragement both starts over hurdles this term.	63-P0	Shane Fenelon S-J Davies	5	71.2kg	301 300/1
12th	9	—	Triple Haych (G) Runner-up on first start in points but pulled up next time (Nov 23). Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle (150/1) at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 23 days ago.	P900F8-	R Patrick Sheila Lewis	7	71.2kg	301 300/1
3rd	10	—	Western Cross (G) Order of St George gelding who made an encouraging start when second of 8 in bumper (10/3) at Worcester but raced too freely here next time. Makes hurdles debut.	29344	Sean Houlihan P Hobbs & J White	5	71.2kg	67 66/1
11th	11	—	Ciao Bellisima (M) Bred to need time and distance and shaped in kind when eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wetherby (19.7f, soft) on NH debut 15 days ago.	80	Nick Slatter Henry Oliver	6	68kg	301 300/1
10th	12	—	Glancing Back (M) H Has shown ability in maiden hurdles at Taunton and Huntingdon 8 months apart. Sort to be seen in a better light in handicaps in due course.	6-606	Lily Pinchin Mrs E Bishop	6	68kg	151 150/1
5th	13	—	Lady Magic (M) Raced 5 times in bumpers on the other side of the Channel for Adrien Fouassier, winning her last 2 in May. Not the easiest to assess and the market should prove instructive as this filly goes hurdlin…	5-11515	Ned Fox T Symonds	5	68kg	41 40/1
7th	14	—	Donegal (G) Fairly useful winner on the Flat in the France and went close to making a winning hurdles debut for new yard at Doncaster last month, clear of rest. Open to improvement and he should win soon.	2	S Bowen C E Longsdon	4	65.3kg	15 14/1

Betting forecast: Looping D'arc (6/5), Loaded And Locked (2/1), Race To Base (3/1), Donegal (14/1), Glancing Jack (20/1), Guardami Ancora (33/1), Lady Magic (40/1), Western Cross (66/1), Glancing Back (150/1), Boston Savr (250/1), Ahanaglogh (300/1), Ciao Bellisima (300/1), Triple Haych (300/1), Lootenay (300/1)