Saturday 14 October · Hexham, England

13:35 Mick Blair Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m 0f 48y
Going: Soft
Class: 4
Prize: GBP 9000
Runners: 10

Race preview

Choose A Copper finished second in a point-to-point in May and warrants respect for his in-form yard now making his debut under Rules, although this 2m trip could prove on the short side. With that in mind, it may pay to take a chance on V TWELVE, who was runner-up over hurdles at Haydock in March and his subsequent Flat exploits suggest that he can play a leading role here. All Ways And Ever may do best of the remaining protagonists.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Choose A Copper	UF-2	D R Fox	Miss Lucinda V Russell	11 2	2-5
2	All Ways And Ever	626	B S Hughes	V Thompson	10 8	25-1
3	Rich Spirit	55-	Tom Midgley	J Parkinson & S Smith	11 2	80-1
4	Carrigeen Kali	9445-	Bruce Lynn	N W Alexander	10 9	16-1
5	V Twelve	U2-	Theo Gillard	M Todhunter	11 1	16-1
6	One Step Up	08-	Sean Quinlan	N G Richards	11 2	11-1
7	You Some Girl	135068-	Ross Chapman	R Menzies	10 9	15-2
8	Knacker Trapper	944-	J Kington	A Crook	11 2	100-1
9	Line In The Sand	33-3967	Jonathon Bewley	G Bewley	10 9	28-1
-	Endofconversation	2-	Jonathan England	S England	11 2	18-1