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CopyBet For Premier League Profit Boosts Novices’ Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices’ Brush Hdl Qual’) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £5446
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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CopyBet For Premier League Profit Boosts Novices’ Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices’ Brush Hdl Qual’) (GBB)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form: 273-11 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 126

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Form: 21-1

Last run: 96 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Fairly useful Flat stayer who drew clear to score by over 6l at Aintree (2mf, good) in May and is now 2-3 over hurdles; has the big 12lb penalty here and Sean Bowen is replaced by an amateur but could be seen to even better effect over this longer trip; tongue-tie added.
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1st

1

15th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

16:35 Aintree

Road To Wembley

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Four-time winner on the Flat for Richard Hughes and it's been a promising start over hurdles, winning a Southwell maiden last time without too much fuss (good); penalised accordingly but sets the standard.

Evs

1st

5

1st Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:00 Southwell

Road To Wembley

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Fairly useful four-time AW Flat winner in these silks for Richard Hughes and promising second of ten on his Warwick hurdle debut (2m, good to soft) for Olly Murphy 24 days ago; entitled to improve and the one to beat.

Evs

OUR TIP

Form: 37-11 C

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Listed Flat winner as a 2yo and showed the benefit of his winter wind op when scoring in good style over hurdles at Stratford (2m2f, good to firm) and here (2m, good) this summer; tries a new trip today; big player.
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1st

2

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:37 Worcester

Square DAlboni

11st 5lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Useful Flat performer who made it third-time lucky over hurdles with a dominant display after wind surgery at Stratford (2m2f, good to firm) two weeks ago; just about sets the standard under a penalty and he could have a lot more to offer in this sphere; strong contender.

4/5

1st

8

30th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

18:48 Stratford

Square DAlboni

10st 12lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

2yo Listed winner on the Flat; made a promising start over hurdles when third at Newbury (2m, good to soft) in January but was well beaten at short odds at Catterick (2m, soft) later that month; subsequently underwent wind surgery and, if able to reproduce his earlier effort, he's firmly in the mix on this comeback.

4/5

Form: 531-05 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
1-19 over hurdles, the win gained from the front at Sedgefield (2m4f, good) in April; below that form when fifth of six in recent 2m Uttoxeter handicap, though, and others in this field have much more potential.
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5th

3

26th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

15:12 Uttoxeter

Bright Legend

11st 7lb

J: Jack O’Neill

T: Faye Bramley

Only win in 18 runs over hurdles was in a maiden on penultimate start in April, that after finishing a well-held third in a 2m4f handicap; latest run at Punchestown three months ago is forgiven (tried a visor) but he's unconvincing against some of these.

9/2

17th

11

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 81y

15:05 Punchestown

Bright Legend

10st 12lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Faye Bramley

Flat winner is 1-17 over hurdles, the win coming in a Sedgefield maiden on latest (2m4f, good); previously proved no match for Laughing John in a handicap at Wincanton and work to do to turn that form around in new headgear.

20/1

Form: 32-1 D

Last run: 87 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 115

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Form: 33-221 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Just held on to win Market Rasen handicap over nearly 2m6f (if additional yardage is included) last month, opening his hurdling account at the tenth attempt; evidently in good nick, but not favoured by the weights on this return to novice company.
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1st

9

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

17:15 Market Rasen

Oneinthewell

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

Bumper winner who is 0-9 over hurdles but has been bang there in his last two races, over C&D and 2m7f at Worcester; raised 3lb but he enters the reckoning.

13/2

2nd

2

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

21:00 Worcester

Oneinthewell

11st 13lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

0-8 over hurdles but returned from a break with a pretty good second at Market Rasen (2m4f, good; refitted cheekpieces) on Sunday and is quickly back in action before handicapper has chance to nudge him up the weights; unexposed as a stayer; likely contender.

11/4

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W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form: 30-3

Last run: 52 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Well-held 66-1 shot when last of three finishers on hurdling debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good; first-time cheekpieces) in June; passed over.
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3rd

3

28th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

14:17 Uttoxeter

Not Now

11st 2lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Not solid on his autumn bumper form, having finished third of four at Newton Abbot then well beaten in bigger field at Hereford; chance depends on the effects of first-time headgear and switch to to hurdles.

33/1

Form: P-1822

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in good-ground C&D handicaps on last two outings, latterly behind Phantom Gold five weeks ago; 12lb better off with that rival today but has a bit to find with some of the others.
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2nd

3

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:47 Worcester

Shesonnet

11st 12lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Ben Case

Warwick winner in May (2m5f, good) and kept on to go down by only a length over C&D a month ago; solid chance off 2lb higher.

5/1

Form: 8-9

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form: 212

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Ended five-race Irish Flat career with 1m4f maiden win in October and has performed well in three novice/maiden hurdles for new stable this season, most notably when winning by 10l at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) two runs ago; can be in the shake-up if suited by this new trip.
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2nd

5

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:40 Uttoxeter

Likewhatyousee

10st 12lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Won her Irish Flat maiden (1m4f) on heavy but it was good ground for her two visits to Newton Abbot and she won by 10l three weeks ago; penalised accordingly but clearly going the right way and her form is up there.

6/4

1st

5

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

14:10 Newton Abbot

Likewhatyousee

11st 4lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Won a 1m4f heavy-ground maiden in Ireland before changing hands for 60,000gns; 16-1 when narrowly beaten over C&D three weeks ago (good) and the winner was completing a hat-trick.

5/2

Betting Forcast

100/30 Newbrook Diamond, 4/1 Road To Wembley, 4/1 Square DAlboni, 20/1 Bright Legend, 10/1 Handmedownastar, 14/1 Oneinthewell, 100/1 Cadillac Ranch, 66/1 Not Now, 14/1 Shesonnet, 100/1 Delgany Headline, 7/1 Likewhatyousee

Non-runners

Phantom Gold

Verdict

In an usually deep and competitive novice hurdle for the time of year the suggestion is SQUARE D’ALBONI, who has impressed on both starts since his wind op and could have untapped potential over this new trip. Newbrook Diamond and Road To Wembley (preferred in that order) are also respected, while several others have each-way claims.[Chris Wilson]

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Road To Wembley

TOPSPEED:

Newbrook Diamond

The Times:

Handmedownastar

SPOTLIGHT:

Square d'Alboni

WEST COUNTRY:

Not Now

POSTDATA:

Newbrook Diamond

Daily Mail:

Newbrook Diamond

The Sun:

Newbrook Diamond

Telegraph:

Handmedownastar

D Express:

Square d'Alboni

The Guardian:

Road To Wembley

Daily Mirror:

Road To Wembley

The Star:

Road To Wembley

Daily Record:

Road To Wembley