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Overton Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 2m 0f 145y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Overton Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 66-312 D BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Just did enough to justify short odds at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) in May but found a 40-1 outsider too strong when warm favourite to follow up in modest race at Hexham (2m, good to soft) last month; may still have potential but will need to up her game to overcome top weight on handicap debut.
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5

31st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Worcester

Sharp Glance

11st 11lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Untested beyond 2m1f and her form dipped at Market Rasen last time but she was progressive previously, winning on handicap debut at Bangor (2m, good) two starts ago; retains potential and no surprise if she bounces back.

8/1

2

19th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

16:25 Market Rasen

Sharp Glance

11st 13lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Novice winner who didn't have too much trouble in defying a 5lb lower mark at Bangor (2m, good); whether she'd want soft ground is questionable but good to soft would be okay.

5/1

1st

1

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

19:05 Bangor-on-Dee

Sharp Glance

12st 0lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Just did enough to justify short odds at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) in May but found a 40-1 outsider too strong when warm favourite to follow up in modest race at Hexham (2m, good to soft) last month; may still have potential but will need to up her game to overcome top weight on handicap debut.

5/2

6/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 944-26 BF

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
1-18 under rules, the win gained over fences in late 2023; went close off today's mark over hurdles at Kelso (2m2f, good) in May but was a disappointing favourite over C&D last month and has become unreliable.
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4

21st Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

14:15 Exeter

Guillaume

11st 3lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Only won over fences and he made it 0-10 over hurdles when beaten 12l at Kelso a month ago; however, was running fairly well in this discipline before that and certainly has each-way claims.

4/1

5th

8

17th Sep 2025

Good

2m 2f 25y

Class 5

17:30 Kelso

Guillaume

10st 12lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Chase winner who is 0-9 over hurdles but he went close over C&D in May and has been placed at Bangor (2m) and Stratford (2m2f) in his last three starts; usually races prominently and has each-way claims again back up in trip.

4/1

3rd

7

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 5

16:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Guillaume

11st 1lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Battled on well for second over C&D before a heavier defeat at Stratford, where again runner-up but beaten 11l; only 1-20 overall and vulnerable to horses on handier marks but one of the more solid contenders nonetheless.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form: /8-344

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Made the frame on last three of his four hurdling starts, most recently when a respectable fourth of seven on handicap debut at Worcester (2m, good) last month; 2lb lower here; probably won't be far away.
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4th

1

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

16:07 Newton Abbot

Never Seen Again

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Hayley Burton

Low-mileage 7yo who made the frame on all four starts for current trainer, most recently when third in Bangor handicap (2m, good) this month; eased in grade here and Sean Bowen takes the ride; likely contender.

13/2

3rd

3

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

19:05 Bangor-on-Dee

Never Seen Again

11st 9lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Hayley Burton

Made the frame on last three of his four hurdling starts, most recently when a respectable fourth of seven on handicap debut at Worcester (2m, good) last month; 2lb lower here; probably won't be far away.

10/1

4th

1

18th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Worcester

Never Seen Again

12st 0lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Hayley Burton

Placed in C&D maiden (good) last month and also ran well when fourth at Stratford (2m2f, good) eight days later; almost certainly needs to improve to overcome top weight on this handicap debut, though.

10/1

Form: 6689-3 D

Last run: 45 days

W: 10st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner; 0-5 over hurdles but left disappointing handicap debut a long way behind when third at Huntingdon (2m, good) in May and is open to further progress; one to consider.
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11th

6

(11)

11th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 13y

Class 6

16:30 Catterick

Lady Buttercup

9st 4lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Donald McCain

0-7 over hurdles and hasn't threatened on her first three Flat starts; however, this bumper winner goes up in trip off a lowly opening Flat mark and Hollie Doyle has been booked; no surprise to see a good run.

8/1

7th

2

(2)

26th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

15:00 Wetherby

Lady Buttercup

10st 2lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Donald McCain

Bumper winner in September 2024 but 0-7 over hurdles, followed by two low-level performances under Flat rules; best watched for now.

100/1

1

(2)

11th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

16:55 Newcastle (AW)

Lady Buttercup

9st 8lb

J: David Nolan

T: Donald McCain

Bumper winner last September but is 0-7 over hurdles; made some modest late gains when fifth of seven on Flat debut at Ripon (1m2f, good) 17 days ago; likely wants further.

50/1

Form: 27F-PP D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
In front before last-fence fall at Chepstow (2m, good) in April, his first run since rejoining Matt Sheppard, but was pulled up in both subsequent chases; leap of faith required to support him on this return to hurdling.
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2nd

4

6th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:15 Newton Abbot

Gower Prince

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Back to near best on first start for this stable when runner-up at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) with the hood back on; remains well treated on past form after 3lb rise and holds strong claims if able to repeat the effort.

2/1

2nd

2

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

15:58 Market Rasen

Gower Prince

11st 13lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Absent since pulled up over hurdles for Matt Sheppard last summer (wore cheekpieces) but was unlucky not to win a chase for him at Chepstow (2m, good) just under a year ago, and he's now 5lb below that mark; will need to be taken very seriously if strong in the betting before this stable debut; usual hood refitted.

6/1

2

25th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:12 Uttoxeter

Gower Prince

11st 13lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

In front when falling at the last over fences at Chepstow (2m, good) in April, but was pulled up in his next two starts and well beaten back over hurdles at Bangor (2m1f, good) three weeks ago; cheekpieces given a go but has plenty to prove.

40/1

Form: PP-113 C BF

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Revitalised by switch to new stable this spring, winning two good-ground chases (one here); only beaten about 1l when third of four here a fortnight ago and now reverts to hurdling on a 9lb lower mark; could still have more to offer for his new trainers.
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2

9th Sep 2025

Soft

2m 0f 75y

Class 4

16:30 Newton Abbot

Barranco

11st 9lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Hit the ground running for this yard, winning two good-ground chases and then only beaten about 1l when third of four at Bangor in June; sent off favourite to exploit a lower hurdle mark back there in July and reportedly became fractious during the preliminaries; might be a shade high in the weights now but that might not matter in a race lacking depth.

6/4

7th

5

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

19:05 Bangor-on-Dee

Barranco

11st 1lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Revitalised by switch to new stable this spring, winning two good-ground chases (one here); only beaten about 1l when third of four here a fortnight ago and now reverts to hurdling on a 9lb lower mark; could still have more to offer for his new trainers.

7/4

3rd

4

21st Jun 2025

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 4

15:55 Bangor-on-Dee

Barranco

10st 7lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Turned inside out by the fitting of a tongue-tie, following up last month's C&D success from out of the weights with an even more emphatic Worcester win six days later (2m1f, good); handicapper not slow to react, but hard to know where his ceiling might be.

5/4

Form: 4391-8 D

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Returned to form with clearcut success at Hereford (2m, good) in April, his eighth hurdling start, but was safely held at Aintree the following month and his stablemate Barranco makes a lot more appeal here.
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Payout
Exacta £16.70
Straight Forecast £18.17
Trifecta £56.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Barranco

TOPSPEED:

Guillaume

Telegraph:

Sharp Glance

Daily Record:

Sharp Glance

POSTDATA:

Guillaume

D Express:

Guillaume

RP RATINGS:

Barranco

The Times:

Barranco

The Guardian:

Barranco

Daily Mail:

Barranco

Daily Mirror:

Barranco

The Sun:

Barranco

The Star:

Barranco