1.43 2m. 1f. 162yds. 14 Declared. StoneX Bullion Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4 ) of £10,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €5,446.00 2nd - €2,509.00 3rd - €1,254.00 4th - €628.00
Formscan - BASS HUNTER won in Listed company at Ascot before finishing a close third in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham in March. A facile odds-on winner at Plumpton on last month's hurdling bow, Chris Gordon's charge looks a cut above these and is taken to defy a penalty. Catchem Black fetched 240,000 pounds after landing a point-to-point and should be noted on his hurdling debut, while Casper Charlie placed over timber at Roscommon in August and could shape well for his new yard.