1.35 2m. 104yds. 14 Declared. Taunton Rotary Centenary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4 ) of £9,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €4,901.00 2nd - €2,258.00 3rd - €1,129.00 4th - €565.00
Formscan - Rubaud comprehensively justified market support over C&D last month and is likely to prove a warm order once more. That said, the Paul Nicholls-trained gelding does have a 7lb penalty to shoulder now. Useful Flat-recruit BRENTFORD HOPE may have learned enough from his runner-up effort at Ludlow to enter the winner's enclosure today. Invincible De Mee makes both his stable and hurdling debut after some fair bumper efforts in France and may fare best of the remaining opposition.