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20 January 2026
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Next Meeting @leicesterraces Wednesday 28th January Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Heavy
Leicester
Runners
8

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Cloudy

Selection

Selection Selected At
Ubatuba silk
Ubatuba
Selected at: 6/4

Irish point winner who looked above average when landing a maiden hurdle over C&D on rules debut, winning in style. Should serve it right up to Starzand here.

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6/4
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Hot To Go silk
C
Hot To Go
J: Sam Twiston-Davies
T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Small-field winner here (1m7f) in November; can improve again over this longer trip
81
Age: 5
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: 64
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Nov 25 Lei Leicester 15.5f Sft 3MdH 11-4 1/4 Lady Dapple Rose (1L) 4/1 - 99
18 Oct 25 Nab Newton Abbot 17f GS 4NvH 10-13 8/10 Kapitein Kool (32L) 6/5F - 73
2
Skuna Bay silk
Skuna Bay
J: Theo Gillard
T: Donald McCain
Didn't jump well enough on last month's chase debut but won a novice hurdle in November
342-15
Age: 7
Weight: 11-12
OR: 117
Days: 44
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Dec 25 Kel Kelso 23.5f Sft 3NvHcCh 11-3 5/5 King Of Answers (38L) 9/2 120 92
12 Nov 25 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 23f Sft 4NvH 11-0 1/5 Firm But Fair (7½L) 9/2 115 120
1 Feb 25 Wet Wetherby 19.5f Sft 4MdH 11-4 2/14 Lud'or (3L) 12/1 110 109
13 Dec 24 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 19.5f Sft 3MdH 11-5 4/10 Galassian (13½L) 5/1 - 100
19 Nov 24 Crl Carlisle 20f GS 4MdH 11-4 3/11 Ira Hayes (12½L) 10/1 - 108
3
Starzand silk
D
Starzand
J: Sean Houlihan
T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
Impressed on bumper debut last March and has quickly developed into a useful hurdler
1-12
Age: 6
Weight: 11-12
OR: 127
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jan 26 Ffo Ffos Las 16f Sft 4NvH 11-12 2/11 Bossman Jack (1¾L) 6/5 - 126
28 Oct 25 Ffo Ffos Las 20f Sft 4MdH 11-4 1/10 Dig Deep (1½L) 11/8F - 115
21 Mar 25 Ffo Ffos Las 16f Gd 5MdNHF 11-6 1/5 Whiskey Yankee (7½L) 13/8F - 115
4
Ubatuba silk
CD
Ubatuba
J: Ben Sutton 5
T: Olly Murphy
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Good staying performance when winning soft-ground C&D maiden by 16l last month
1
Age: 6
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: 47
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Dec 25 Lei Leicester 20.5f Sft 4MdH 10-13 1/8 Shotgun Rider (16L) 6/5F - 116
5
Bresiliant silk
Bresiliant
J: Charlie Deutsch
T: Venetia Williams
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (0%)
Not disgraced when last of five on hurdle debut (3m) but needs a big step forward here
5/5
Age: 9
Weight: 11-5
OR: -
Days: 48
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Dec 25 Hay Haydock 24.5f GS 4MdH 10-11 5/5 Western Monkey (15½L) 125/1 - 106
20 Mar 22 Chp Chepstow 16f GS 5NHF 10-9 5/8 Knowsley Road (16L) 15/2 - 97
6
Could Be You silk
Could Be You
J: Harry Kimber
T: Ryan Potter
Has not shown enough on first three hurdling starts to suggest he can feature
3P0
Age: 6
Weight: 11-5
OR: -
Days: 8
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Jan 26 Her Hereford 16f Sft 4NvH 11-3 11/12 Vol Royale (53L) 150/1 - 56
27 Dec 25 Chp Chepstow 16f GS 3NvH 11-0 PU/11 Mossy Fen Road () 125/1 - -
13 Dec 25 Lin Lingfield 19.5f GS 4NvH 11-0 3/5 Masked Man (23L) 40/1 - 82
7
Tombereau silk
Tombereau
J: Charlie Hammond
T: Stuart Edmunds
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Safely held in two points last month and has very tough assignment on rules debut
Form:
Age: 5
Weight: 11-5
OR: -
Days: -
8
Fine As Wine silk
Fine As Wine
J: Benjamin Macey 7
T: Gary Hanmer
Has some ability but makes no significant appeal in this company
66
Age: 8
Weight: 10-12
OR: -
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Dec 25 Utt Uttoxeter 16f Hy 4MdH 10-7 6/11 Minella Jury (29L) 40/1 - 70
29 Nov 25 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 19.5f Sft 4MdH 10-4 6/9 Atlantic Lad (24L) 50/1 - 83
Verdict

Ubatuba galloped on strongly for a wide-margin C&D success on last month's rules debut but STARZAND sets the form standard.

Verdict silk image
Starzand

Betting Forecast:

8/11 Starzand,

9/4 Ubatuba,

9/2 Skuna Bay,

14/1 Hot To Go,

33/1 Bresiliant,

100/1 Tombereau,

200/1 Could Be You,

Fine As Wine

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