January 10 / 14.50 Leicester

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Visit racingtv.com Novices’ Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5446
  • 1m 7f 113y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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Visit racingtv.com Novices’ Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.90

Form: F- BF

Last run: 607 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Well-bred 7yo who was disputing second before last-flight fall in four-runner Aintree maiden (2m4f, good) in May 2022 but has not raced again since; not an easy one to weigh up at present, with today's much slower ground another imponderable, but market support will heighten interest.
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3/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 54

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Promising fourth on Irish point debut last February (yielding to soft) and built upon his encouraging seasonal/bumper debut (soft) when keeping-on fourth over hurdles at Carlisle (2m1f, good to soft) last month; almost certainly has more to offer and features prominently in calculations.
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4th

1

25th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 7f 199y

Class 4

15:41 Hexham

Wal Bucks

12st 0lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Easily made all in first-time visor (retained since) at Kelso (3m2f, heavy) last month and again ran well when fourth of five at Haydock (3m4f, good to soft) since; looked at home over 3m6f earlier in the season; chance.

4/1

4th

4

5th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 4f 97y

Class 3

14:45 Haydock

Wal Bucks

10st 7lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Course scorer who resumed winning ways (in a first-time visor) in 3m2f Kelso handicap chase 20 days ago, making all and pulling right away from last as runner-up tired badly; up just 4lb here so big shout with headgear again sported.

5/4

1st

1

13th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 2f 39y

Class 4

16:10 Kelso

Wal Bucks

12st 0lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

He's run well in defeat on his last two starts, finishing fourth of nine at Newcastle (3m6f, good to soft) in November and second of 14 at Ayr (3m, soft) last time; he may well be in the mix in a first-time visor.

4/1

Form: 32-66

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Placed in two 1m4f French bumpers in 2022 but showed only minor promise in two 2m3f hurdles for Venetia Williams towards end of last year and will probably be of greater interest when qualified for handicaps.
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10

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 10y

Class 4

15:45 Uttoxeter

Jo Lescribaa

11st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: Venetia Williams

Made all to win two chase (3m; good to soft and heavy) last winter but he's flopped in his last two starts and latest was at this track in November; still unexposed in this sphere but he needs to get back on track after another break.

10/1

Form: 0-21 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Runner-up in Newbury bumper (good to soft) on seasonal debut in November and was one of two to sprint well clear of the others when scoring on last month's hurdling debut at Southwell (2m, good to soft); leading contender here if coping with the slower ground.
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5

13th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:08 Perth

Tommie Gun

10st 10lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Maurice Barnes

Ended last season in very poor form for Nigel Twiston-Davies but seemed to have turned a corner when close third of four (just behind Jakana) at Hexham (2m4f, good) for new stable three weeks ago, where a last-flight error might have cost him the race; has a fighting chance here; tongue-tie added.

7/2

5

22nd Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

17:00 Hexham

Tommie Gun

11st 3lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Maurice Barnes

Winless since 2023 and he signed off for Nigel Twiston-Davies when pulled up in 2m3f handicap at Bangor in April; changed hands for £2,000 subsequently and he needs a resurgence.

8/1

6

12th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

14:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Tommie Gun

11st 7lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Ended 2024 with two good efforts on slow ground (2m4f/2m) but looked out of sorts when pulled up on both outings this year; may not be ideally suited by the much quicker ground here, and others have much less to prove.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4/5

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Three-time Flat winner on Kempton's Polytrack (1m4f-2m) last year and returned to hurdling with very respectable fifth of 18 at Newbury (2m, soft) three weeks ago; needs to build on that effort here, though, and today's heavy ground is probably not ideal.
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3

(1)

6th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 5

20:55 Kempton (AW)

Donald Llewellyn

9st 9lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Gary & Josh Moore

4-12 on AW, with the first three of those wins at this track (two C&D) but they were in 2023; won at Lingfield this February and close third over C&D in May but he was tailed off in his other two Flat runs (one here) this year, which adds a cautionary note; wears headgear first time.

11/2

3

(4)

5th Jun 2025

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 5

14:20 Lingfield (AW)

Donald Llewellyn

9st 5lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Relatively lightly raced 8yo who is versatile trip-wise and has record of 4-11 on AW; returned from a lengthy absence in February but he won here (1m5f) in March and bounced back from a poor run to finish third at Kempton (2m) last time; on same mark here and has claims if he can back that up; one of two runners for yard.

7/2

3

(4)

5th Jun 2025

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 5

14:20 Lingfield (AW)

Donald Llewellyn

9st 5lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Relatively lightly raced 8yo who is versatile trip-wise and has record of 4-11 on AW; returned from a lengthy absence in February but he won here (1m5f) in March and bounced back from a poor run to finish third at Kempton (2m) last time; on same mark here and has claims if he can back that up; one of two runners for yard.

7/2

Form: 06-U

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten when 100-1 for both bumpers last season and was in rear before unseating rider at last flight on hurdle debut in November.
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3rd

4

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

16:55 Fontwell

Lunar Ocean

10st 9lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Billy Aprahamian

Made all to open account over C&D (good) in first-time blinkers ten days ago, his 11th start over fences; drew nicely clear of the others with the runner-up that day and was only raised 3lb; could be hard to catch.

9/4

1st

7

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

18:40 Fontwell

Lunar Ocean

10st 7lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Billy Aprahamian

Can make mistakes but mainly consistent over fences for this yard; pulled up at Warwick after an error last time but 2m and ground that was likely faster than good were probably not ideal; that brought his record to 0-18 but he's not ruled out in first-time blinkers back up in trip.

7/1

8

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:00 Warwick

Lunar Ocean

10st 6lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Billy Aprahamian

Held up and was never that threatening when beaten just over 7l into fourth at Ffos Las (2m3f, good to soft); that's two pleasing enough runs since the visor went on and this 17-race maiden has each-way claims.

7/1

Non-runners

Meraki Mist

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £12.40
Straight Forecast £11.88
Trifecta £43.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Tommie Gun

RP RATINGS:

Wal Buck's

WEST COUNTRY:

Tommie Gun

Telegraph:

Tommie Gun

Daily Mail:

Tommie Gun

D Express:

Tommie Gun

Daily Mirror:

Tommie Gun

The Sun:

Tommie Gun

Daily Record:

Tommie Gun

TOPSPEED:

Wal Buck's

POSTDATA:

Wal Buck's

THE NORTH:

Wal Buck's

The Times:

Wal Buck's

The Guardian:

Wal Buck's

The Star:

Wal Buck's