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Good To Soft

BetVictor Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Prize money: £8169
2m 4f 118y
Class 3
8 runners

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Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

OUR TIP

2nd

Came From Nowhere

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Jeremy Scott

Evs

Place: £1.20

Form: 3-3211 D

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 132

Form & Verdict

Returns to a novice after running in handicaps, improving for the tongue-tie to win at Hereford (about 2m4f) and Ascot (about 2m3f, also soft); it was easily a career best last time and has since had a wind operation; sets the standard on RPRs; withdrawn from last week's Grade 1 novice at Cheltenham due to the drying ground; yard won this with Dashel Drasher in 2019.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
2nd 4	17th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 91y Class 2	16:05 Ayr Came From Nowhere 11st 11lb J: Lorcan Williams T: Jeremy Scott	Improved in this tongue-tie in the winter, winning two handicaps (2m3f, soft), and he may well have completed a hat-trick but for a final-flight mistake in a novice at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft) four weeks ago; this smooth-travelling sort could have more left in the tank; strong claims.	100/30
2nd 1	20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 118y Class 3	14:00 Newbury Came From Nowhere 11st 12lb J: Lorcan Williams T: Jeremy Scott	Returns to a novice after running in handicaps, improving for the tongue-tie to win at Hereford (about 2m4f) and Ascot (about 2m3f, also soft); it was easily a career best last time and has since had a wind operation; sets the standard on RPRs; withdrawn from last week's Grade 1 novice at Cheltenham due to the drying ground; yard won this with Dashel Drasher in 2019.	Evs

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

2nd

17th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 91y

Class 2

11st 11lb

Improved in this tongue-tie in the winter, winning two handicaps (2m3f, soft), and he may well have completed a hat-trick but for a final-flight mistake in a novice at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft) four weeks ago; this smooth-travelling sort could have more left in the tank; strong claims.

100/30

2nd

20th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 118y

Class 3

11st 12lb

Evs

4th

Grand Garcon

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

14/1

Form: 2-3P

Last run: 111 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Second in a bumper and third, albeit a remote one, to Sober Glory on his hurdling debut (good to soft); pulled up over C&D in November but the ground was soft and he's since had wind surgery (now wears a tongue-tie); he's not the obvious answer but can no doubt do better.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 7	20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 118y Class 3	14:00 Newbury Grand Garcon 11st 2lb J: Harry Cobden T: Paul Nicholls	Second in a bumper and third, albeit a remote one, to Sober Glory on his hurdling debut (good to soft); pulled up over C&D in November but the ground was soft and he's since had wind surgery (now wears a tongue-tie); he's not the obvious answer but can no doubt do better.	14/1
2nd 5	16th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 5	17:17 Chepstow Grand Garcon 11st 5lb J: Harry Cobden T: Paul Nicholls	Fourth foal; half-brother to winners Martha Willow (bumper) and Gamaline (French 2m hurdle); dam 1m4f-1m7f AQPS Flat/useful Irish 2m hurdle winner; stable 33% with bumper runners here in recent seasons; newcomer of note.	4/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

4th

20th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 118y

Class 3

11st 2lb

14/1

2nd

16th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 5

11st 5lb

Fourth foal; half-brother to winners Martha Willow (bumper) and Gamaline (French 2m hurdle); dam 1m4f-1m7f AQPS Flat/useful Irish 2m hurdle winner; stable 33% with bumper runners here in recent seasons; newcomer of note.

4/1