Stagecoach Your Designated Driver Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	—	Apache Tribe (G) FAV Point recruit who looked promising in bumpers and won as he liked on hurdles debut (final run for Noel Kelly) at around 2½m here (heavy) in February. This is more demanding but he's open to significa…	21-511	Danny Gilligan G Elliott	6	74.4kg	1.83 5/6
7th	2	—	Laguna Beach (G) Improved from hurdles debut when seeing off a pair of subsequent winners at Hereford in December. Late mistake proved costly at Ascot next time before struggling in a Grade 3 Sandown handicap. Will n…	5-312P	James Bowen N J Henderson	5	74.4kg	10 9/1
—	3	—	Leader Crik (G) Very tall gelding who finished runner-up sole start in Irish points. Looked in need of the experience on hurdles debut and duly stepped up on that following a breathing operation when landing a Donca…	261	Non Runner N & W Twiston-Davies	5	74.4kg	9 8/1
6th	4	—	Our Boy Stan (G) Off the mark at the second attempt in bumpers and overcame inexperience to make a successful hurdling debut in 5-runner novice at Ffos Las (2m, soft) in November. Took a backward step at Cheltenham n…	21-16	S Bowen B Pauling	5	74.4kg	13 12/1
2nd	5	—	Stride On (G) Bumper winner who made it third time lucky in this sphere with an impressive display here (19.5f, heavy) in February, storming clear in that maiden to win by 17 lengths. Early signs suggest that that…	31-241	D R Fox L Russell & M Scudamore	6	74.4kg	8.50 15/2
5th	6	—	Timesareachanging (G) Point winner who made a successful start over hurdles in 12-runner Navan maiden (2¾m, heavy) in January. Headed close home after cutting out the running back at Navan in a novice event last month and…	71/3132	Philip Donovan A Slattery	7	74.4kg	8.50 15/2
4th	7	—	Allfor (G) Safely held on Rules debut in a bumper at this course but took a step forward when runner-up on hurdling bow back here (2m, soft) last time. Promises to be suited by this stiffer test but Stride On i…	2-62	P W Wadge L Russell & M Scudamore	5	72.1kg	21 20/1
3rd	8	—	West Hill Verde (G) Runner-up on first of 3 bumper starts and going the right way over hurdles without winning, showing his best form yet when third of 10 in Grade 2 Premier Novices' Hurdle at Kelso last time, sticking …	8-53323	Sean Houlihan J W Mullins	6	72.1kg	6 5/1
—	9	—	Queens Secret (M) Pulled Up £40,000 purchase after winning an Irish point last spring and positive start under Rules when finding just one too good in a 13-runner Hexham maiden (2½m, heavy). It's a pretty big ask for her to go …	41-2	Danny McMenamin Ruth Jefferson	6	68.9kg	29 28/1

Betting forecast: Apache Tribe (5/6), West Hill Verde (5/1), Stride On (15/2), Timesareachanging (15/2), Leader Crik (8/1), Laguna Beach (9/1), Our Boy Stan (12/1), Allfor (20/1), Queens Secret (28/1)