1.05 2m. 4f. 118yds. 12 Declared. Coral Committed To Safer Gambling Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3 ) of £12,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,535.00 2nd - €3,011.00 3rd - €1,505.00 4th - €754.00
Formscan - MASACCIO accounted for subsequent winner Beat The Bat when successful on his hurdling debut at Chepstow and Alan King's gelding merits the utmost respect here, despite carrying a 6lb penalty. Expensive point-to-point recruit Jingko Blue was a beaten odds-on favourite on his Rules debut at Warwick, but he was not disgraced on that occasion and should not be underestimated. Others to consider are Emailandy and Kayf Dancer.