Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	—	Sanilam (G) H Bumper winner (only start for Claire O'Connell) and struck at the third time of asking over hurdles in 2m Ayr maiden in January. Only a respectable fourth in a novice back at Ayr (2m again) 4 weeks l…	631411	B S Hughes A M Thomson	6	75.3kg	4.50 7/2
2nd	2	—	Silver Hill (G) FAV Bumper winner who landed a 19f Catterick maiden on his second start over hurdles and stepped up on that form when narrowly denied in a 19f novice there on New Year's Day. Leading claims.	14-5122	G Sheehan Jamie Snowden	6	75.3kg	1.73 8/11
—	3	—	Finbarr (G) Pulled Up Fourth of 15 in bumper here (6/1) on debut in January. Now sent hurdling and entitled to improve for that experience.	4P	Ryan Mania Ruth Jefferson	6	72.1kg	10 9/1
3rd	4	—	Humble Jumble (G) Made a winning start in a Kelso bumper last season. Stepped up on hurdle debut when 12 lengths third back at Kelso in November but not in anything like the same form when seventh at Carlisle in Decem…	19-0373	P W Wadge L Russell & M Scudamore	6	72.1kg	19 18/1
10th	5	—	Millford Hill (G) T Point winner but that was in October 2023 and he's been absent since pulling up in a point in April 2024. Tongue tied for hurdle debut. A watching brief is advised unless the betting suggests otherwi…	P/0407-P	Ross Chapman R Menzies	8	72.1kg	201 200/1
6th	6	—	Minella Supreme (G) Bumper/maiden hurdle winner last summer. Ran no sort of race at Thurles when last seen in December but John McConnell's good record in Britain means a revival would come as no surprise.	1F16P6	Alex Harvey J C McConnell	6	72.1kg	5.50 9/2
—	7	—	Old Comrades (G) £58,000 purchase after getting off the mark in Irish points at the fourth attempt last May but looks more of a longer-term project judged on his efforts at Kelso and Ayr this winter.	3PP1-67	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	6	72.1kg	51 50/1
7th	8	—	Return To Florida (G) Well held on his completed start in points. Offered something to work on when third in a Musselburgh bumper in December but always behind on C&D hurdle debut since.	6U/3P74-	Sean Quinlan W Coltherd	6	72.1kg	151 150/1
9th	9	—	Talk To The Boss (G) £80,000 purchase after finishing runner-up in an Irish point last February. It'll be interesting to see what the betting makes of this hurdle newcomer.	2-9	Nathan Moscrop R Menzies	6	72.1kg	19 18/1
11th	10	—	The Grey Venture (G) From a useful family and got off the mark at in Irish points at the fourth attempt in November. The betting should help guide to expectations now hurdling.	54-5104	Jonathon Bewley G Bewley	6	72.1kg	67 66/1
5th	11	—	Khaleesi Queen (M) H Well held in 2 bumpers and a novice hurdle.	0995	Joshua Thompson Micky Hammond	6	68.9kg	301 300/1
8th	12	—	Royal Maggs (M) H Dual point winner but didn't offer much in a course bumper and 2m Ayr maiden hurdle in January. Up in trip.	8P824-8	Jamie Hamilton M Walford	6	68.9kg	151 150/1
4th	13	—	Tantivy Vavoom (M) Successful on first of 2 starts in Irish points. Better effort in maiden hurdles when 20 lengths sixth of 16 over C&D (good to soft) in January but probably more one for handicaps after this.	1-P764	Theo Gillard Ruth Jefferson	6	68.9kg	26 25/1

Betting forecast: Silver Hill (8/11), Sanilam (7/2), Minella Supreme (9/2), Finbarr (9/1), Humble Jumble (18/1), Talk To The Boss (18/1), Tantivy Vavoom (25/1), Old Comrades (50/1), The Grey Venture (66/1), Return To Florida (150/1), Royal Maggs (150/1), Millford Hill (200/1), Khaleesi Queen (300/1)