CHELTENHAM
12 December 2025
Friday 12th December

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British EBF "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Class 2) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 2m 179y
  • Going: Good To Soft
Cheltenham
Runners
10

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Light rain

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Glance At Midnight silk
Glance At Midnight
J: Shane Quinlan
T: Andrew J Martin
Huntingdon bumper/hurdle winner; travelled strongly in the latter and asserted stylishly
051-1
Age: 5
Weight: 11-6
OR: -
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Nov 25 Hun Huntingdon 16f GS 4MdH 11-3 1/11 Unjeu Royal (6L) 9/4 - 105
11 Apr 25 Hun Huntingdon 16f Gd 5NHF 11-0 1/7 The Boss Bear (¾L) 9/5F - 83
24 Jan 25 Don Doncaster 16.5f GS 5NHF 10-11 5/16 Storming George (5¾L) 25/1 - 97
20 Dec 24 Asc Ascot 15.5f GS NHFL 11-2 10/14 Windbeneathmywings (41L) 100/1 - 89
2
Lisbane Park silk
D
Lisbane Park
J: Brendan Powell
T: Joe Tizzard
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
£110,000 buy who won a six-runner novice at Exeter (2m, good) with little difficulty
1
Age: 4
Weight: 11-6
OR: -
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Nov 25 Exe Exeter 16.5f Gd 3NvH 11-0 1/6 Pioneer Pete (3¾L) 5/1 - 117
3
Minella Marathon silk
Minella Marathon
J: Harry Skelton
T: Dan Skelton
Lingfield 2m3f win is not the best form but he looks the type to make major progress
1
Age: 4
Weight: 11-6
OR: -
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Nov 25 Lin Lingfield 19.5f GS 3NvH 10-13 1/6 Can You Hear Me (3¼L) 5/6F - 105
4
Mullaghgloss silk
D
Mullaghgloss
J: Cian Quirke
T: Andrew Slattery
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Looked a good prospect when making all in 16-runner Thurles maiden (2m, yielding to soft)
08121
Age: 4
Weight: 11-6
OR: 121
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Nov 25 Thu Thurles 16f Y/Sft MdH 11-7 1/16 Firebrand (5½L) 5/2J - 121
25 Oct 25 Gal Galway 16.5f Y MdH 11-5 2/9 L' Evangeliste (8L) 11/2 - 106
7 Oct 25 Gal Galway 16.5f Y 4yNHF 11-5 1/8 Zeus Power (1¼L) 5/2 - 111
25 Sep 25 Lis Listowel 16f Gd/Y 4yNHF 11-5 8/18 Mister Pessimistic (11½L) 3/1 - 101
29 Apr 25 Pun Punchestown 16.5f Y 4yNHF 11-3 11/18 Wonderful Everyday (19½L) 40/1 - 101
5
Old Park Star silk
D
Old Park Star
J: Nico de Boinville
T: Nicky Henderson
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 5 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (33%)
Lots like in the way he won a six-runner novice hurdle at Kempton (2m, good) for new yard
323-1
Age: 5
Weight: 11-6
OR: -
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Nov 25 Kem Kempton 16f Gd 4NvH 11-0 1/6 Un Sens A La Vie (3L) 11/2 - 123
21 Apr 25 Chp Chepstow 16f Gd 5NHF 11-3 3/9 Pink Pony Club (8L) 6/4F - 104
7 Feb 25 Kem Kempton 16f Sft 4MdNHF 11-7 2/8 Bold Action (4L) 7/2 - 107
10 Nov 24 San Sandown 16f GS 4NHF 10-13 3/10 Hurricane Pat (5L) 5/1 - 107
6
Our Boy Stan silk
D
Our Boy Stan
J: Ben Jones
T: Ben Pauling
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Distance Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts at this distance (67%)
Successful in small fields for a bumper at Kempton and novice hurdle at Ffos Las
21-1
Age: 4
Weight: 11-6
OR: -
Days: 33
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Nov 25 Ffo Ffos Las 16f Sft 4NvH 11-0 1/5 Bobby's Nelson (nk) 4/9F - 110
22 Feb 25 Kem Kempton 16f GS 3NHF 10-6 1/6 Moneygarrow (1¼L) 7/4 - 99
1 Jan 25 Chl Cheltenham 17f Sft 4yNHFL 11-0 2/16 Precious Metal (2L) 9/1 - 96
7
Can't Resist It silk
Can't Resist It t
J: Jack Hogan
T: Fergal O'Brien
Tailed off here last November and not seen since; this is a tough race on return to action
53/20-
Age: 6
Weight: 11-0
OR: 108
Days: 392
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Nov 24 Chl Cheltenham 16.5f Gd 3NvHcH 11-3 t 15/15 Wreckless Eric (69L) 12/1 110 53
10 May 24 Mar Market Rasen 16.5f Gd 4MdH 11-4 t 2/8 Ittack Blue (1L) 6/4 - 107
25 Jan 24 Hun Huntingdon 16f GS 4MdH 11-8 t1 3/14 Moon Chime (7¾L) 13/2 - 107
19 Oct 23 Thu Thurles 16f Sft NHF 11-6 5/14 The Busy Fool (15L) 6/1 - 101
7 Oct 23 Fai Fairyhouse 16f Sft NHF 11-6 2/8 Arctic Gale (3¾L) 12/1 - 102
18 Sep 23 Lis Listowel 16f Y 4yNHF 11-3 4/9 Luckinthecity (2½L) 14/1 - 100
8
Sherminator silk
D
w1
Sherminator t 1
J: Bryan Carver
T: Harry Fry
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
w1
Wind Op - First run after wind operation
Distance Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts at this distance (67%)
2-2 as hurdler; had wind surgery in September and also now has his tongue tied; promising
4211-
Age: 4
Weight: 11-0
OR: 118
Days: 277
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Mar 25 Tau Taunton 16.5f Gd 44yH 11-7 1/9 Red N Yellow (3L) 11/8F - 108
15 Jan 25 Nby Newbury 16.5f Sft 34yH 11-0 1/7 Star Of Guiting (2¼L) 11/4 - 102
13 Dec 24 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 16.5f Sft 43yNHF 10-13 2/6 Lancelot Allen (hd) 11/4 - 95
22 Oct 24 Exe Exeter 13f GS 53yNHF 10-11 4/12 Gnomon (12½L) 22/1 - 84
9
Kingston Queen silk
D
Kingston Queen
J: Jack Tudor
T: David Pipe
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
3rd in Grade 2 bumper; 7l maiden win at Chepstow (2m4f) suggests she's a leading contender
2113-1
Age: 5
Weight: 10-13
OR: -
Days: 37
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Nov 25 Chp Chepstow 19.5f GS 4MdH 10-11 1/9 Kripticjim (7L) EvensF - 121
3 Apr 25 Ain Aintree 17f GS NHFG2M 11-2 3/20 Seo Linn (2¼L) 14/1 119 115
17 Jan 25 Mar Market Rasen 16.5f GS NHFLM 11-4 1/10 Charisma Cat (nk) 16/1 - 112
26 Dec 24 Sed Sedgefield 17f GS 5NHFM 10-9 1/6 La Zoubida (8½L) 8/15F - 104
2 Dec 24 Plu Plumpton 18f GS 5NHF 10-9 2/8 Baron Noir (nk) 7/2 - 97
6 Nov 24 Chp Chepstow 16f GS 5NHF 10-9 3/10 It's Top (3½L) 7/2 - 97
10
Delta Blues Belle silk
Delta Blues Belle
J: Kielan Woods
T: Dan Skelton
Irish point winner before £70,000 sale; modest since, however, and best watched for now
505
Age: 5
Weight: 10-7
OR: -
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Nov 25 Wet Wetherby 16f Sft 4NvHM 10-11 5/5 Anariza (21L) 20/1 - 81
6 Nov 25 Nby Newbury 16.5f GS 2NvHM 11-0 12/13 Jackie Hobbs (49L) 150/1 - 60
10 May 25 Hex Hexham 16f Gd 4NHFM 11-2 5/6 Celestron Star (6L) 3/1 - 86
Verdict

Eight last-time-out winners make this a race packed with promise. MULLAGHGLOSS is preferred to Old Park Star and Lisbane Park.

Verdict silk image
Mullaghgloss

Betting Forecast:

13/8 Old Park Star,

5/2 Kingston Queen,

11/2 Lisbane Park,

Minella Marathon,

14/1 Our Boy Stan,

16/1 Mullaghgloss,

Sherminator,

25/1 Glance At Midnight,

50/1 Can't Resist It,

66/1 Delta Blues Belle

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