1.03 2m. 7f. 70yds. 6 Declared. QuinnBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4 ) of £7,700.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €4,193.00 2nd - €1,932.00 3rd - €966.00 4th - €484.00
Formscan - Point-to-point winner NEWTON TORNADO has improved with each of his three hurdle starts to date and he finished well clear of a subsequent scorer when a good second over the extended 2m4f at Cheltenham on New Year's Day, when giving 7lb to the winner. This looks an excellent opportunity for the Rebecca Curtis-trained gelding to go one better, possibly at the main expense of Histrionic, who shaped more like a stayer when a respectable fourth over 2m4f at Warwick in December. Saint Palais can chase that pair home.