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Saturday 8 November 2025

10:45

Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 4, 2m6f151y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 7 runners

Winning time 5m 40.85s

Going
Good To Soft
Surface
Turf
Jumps
12 hurdles

Result

1st

Walks The Talk (IRE) h

No. 8

6yo, 11-0, OR –

J: J J Slevin · T: John C McConnell

5:40.85 £4,357

Set the pace from the off - drifted right-handed at obstacles along the way - pulled away turning for home three out - had the field strung out by the final fence - kept finding more under pressure to the line - eventually pulled up sharply having won comfortably

2nd

Tamarind Bay (IRE)

No. 7

5yo, 11-0, OR 114

J: Danny McMenamin · T: Mickey Bowen

6½ £2,007

Handy early with front pack - errors 8th and 3 out - another blunder while sharing second 2 out - lost place to winner after last - stayed on to finish second

3rd

Humble Jumble (IRE)

No. 5

5yo, 10-9, OR –

J: Jack Power (5) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

5½ £1,003

Settled just behind the pace early - up into second soon after the off - narrowed the gap on the front-runner by the 9th - driven along under pressure two out then edged back to third before the last - lost momentum on the run to the finish

4th

Scarlet Jet (IRE)

No. 1

5yo, 11-7, OR 119

J: Bruce Lynn · T: N W Alexander

4¾ £502

Settled handy in third early - began to weaken from 3 out - laboured over the second-last and drifted back - no way on terms with the front pair from there - finished well held in 4th

5th

Kelvin Forlonge (FR)

No. 6

5yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

9½

Held up towards back - jumped awkwardly 5th and lost touch before 3 out - dropped away late finishing well beaten

6th

Blue Indigo (GB)

No. 2

5yo, 10-9, OR –

J: Edward Austin (5) · T: Gary Rutherford

28

Handy in the early stages - pushed along and lost ground by the 9th - dropped away steadily and gave best after 2 out

PU

Ellistrin Bay (GB)

No. 4

6yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Sean Quinlan · T: Donald Whillans

-

Settled at the back from the off - wandered right on the far turn each time round - not clearing the fourth cleanly - lost touch approaching the ninth - pulled up before three out

Non-runners: Country Code (unsuitable ground)

Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.

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