Western House Hotel Vouchers For Christmas Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	—	Upon Tweed (G) FAV Has looked a smart prospect when winning a Newcastle bumper and C&D novice hurdle. This exciting prospect should make it 3-3.	1-1	Danny McMenamin N G Richards	5	73kg	1.25 1/4
6th	2	—	Ballyedward (G) T Placed in points. Better effort in bumpers 6 months apart when third of 4 at Down Royal 31 days ago but the form is only modest. Hurdle debut. Takenasred looks the stable first string.	0-36803	B S Hughes S R B Crawford	5	69.9kg	29 28/1
—	3	—	Chiefman (G) Pulled Up Just a modest performer on level and well held on Kelso hurdle debut.	063569-	Nathan Moscrop R M Smith	4	69.9kg	251 250/1
9th	4	—	Ck O'mara (G) 250/1, no promise when well held on C&D debut last month.	095416	Ben Smith R M Smith	4	69.9kg	301 300/1
10th	5	—	Defying Gravity (G) In the frame in a couple of points but down the field in a couple of outings over hurdles this autumn.	53-2U8U	Alan Doyle A B Hamilton	5	69.9kg	301 300/1
8th	6	—	L'arme De Bonheur (G) Made an encouraging start to his career when second in a Uttoxeter bumper for Tom George in May. Shaped as if needing the run when well held on C&D hurdle debut for Nick Alexander 5 months later. May…	2089	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	4	69.9kg	81 80/1
4th	7	—	Like Minded (G) €47,000 son of Wings And Eagles. Represents a top owner but will need to pretty smart to lower the colours of Upon Tweed.	43	D R Fox L Russell & M Scudamore	4	69.9kg	29 28/1
5th	8	—	One Mill Harbour (G) T Looked pretty useful when winning 3 of 4 handicap chase starts in 2023 but hasn't been seen since so a watching brief is the percentage call returned to hurdles.	511/5P4	Charlotte Jones James Moffatt	8	69.9kg	23 22/1
2nd	9	—	Stede Bonnet (G) Dual bumper winner this summer. That made his Galway hurdle debut sixth in August a little disappointing but no surprise were he to prove a different proposition back from 4 months off.	1130-23	S Bowen G Elliott	4	69.9kg	5.50 9/2
3rd	10	—	Takenasred (G) H Has failed to make a significant impact in bumpers but fair form both starts over hurdles, returning from 5 months off to finish second of 12 at Down Royal (17f, good to soft) 30 days ago.	884400	J J Slevin S R B Crawford	7	69.9kg	8 7/1
7th	11	—	The Coffey Boy (G) Irish point winner. Better effort in soft-ground C&D novice hurdles last month when sixth of 14 19 days ago. May do better again but seems unlikely to be of real interest until handicapping.	670215	Callum Bewley I A Duncan	6	69.9kg	34 33/1
—	12	—	Wherearethejudges (G) Made frame sole start in points in March. Best watched here unless the betting strongly hints otherwise. Engaged 1.15 Carlisle Sunday.	4-58	Sean Quinlan D Bourke	5	69.9kg	51 50/1

Betting forecast: Upon Tweed (1/4), Stede Bonnet (9/2), Takenasred (7/1), One Mill Harbour (22/1), Like Minded (28/1), Ballyedward (28/1), The Coffey Boy (33/1), Wherearethejudges (50/1), L'arme De Bonheur (80/1), Chiefman (250/1), Ck O'mara (300/1), Defying Gravity (300/1)