Tuesday 11 November · Lingfield, England

12:42 Sharon Knapp Memorial Cup EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m 3f 110y
Going: Good to Soft
Class: 3
Prize: GBP 10700
Runners: 6

Race preview

Point-to-point winner Minella Marathon changed hands for 200,000 pounds in April and is one to watch in the market for the Dan Skelton team. Purple Owl finished second on his hurdling debut at Uttoxeter and may have a say, but CALVINO gets the nod. Paul Nicholls' charge was just touched off into second at Newton Abbot last month, shaping as if this step up in trip would be a good move, so he looks the one to beat.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Minella Marathon	1-	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	10 13	5-6
2	Can You Hear Me	64-F	Callum Pritchard	P Hobbs & J White	10 13	18-1
3	Laurier Des Obeaux	4-	Caoilin Quinn	G & J Moore	10 13	28-1
4	Les's Destiny Star	12/0-	Ben Jones	B Pauling	11 0	13-2
5	Purple Owl	4/P15-2	Jack Tudor	D Pipe	11 0	5-1
6	Korkoran	1/6-	Paul O'Brien	Harry Derham	11 0	4-1
NR	Calvino	461-2	Harry Cobden	P F Nicholls	11 0
NR	Luwdvig	03/46-	Non Runner	N B King	11 0