An authoritative performance from Minella Class in Saturday’s Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown on Saturday saw William Hill slice his Neptune Investments Novices’ Hurdle quote into 12-1 from 16-1.
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The highly-regarded six-year-old extended his unbeaten Seven Barrows career when holding on best to justify considerable early-morning support.
Nicky Henderson has outlined the middle-distance contest would be the preferred target, however the gelding was also cut to 10-1 from 25-1 for the Supreme.
Paul Nicholls’ impressive Haydock Listed scorer Toubab could only finish third behind the Gary Moore-trained Megastar, connections citing the testing conditions as cause for defeat
Supreme Novices' Hurdle: 11-4 Cue Card, 8-1 Zaidpour, 10-1 Minella Class, 12-1 Hidden Universe, 16-1 Dare Me, The Real Article, Sam Winner, 20-1 First Lieutenant, Kid Cassidy, Shot From The Hip, 25-1 Dunraven Storm, Hidden Cyclone, Megastar, Sprinter Sacre, Toubab, 33-1 Act of Kalanisi, Prince Of Pirates, Remember Now, Secret World, (EW 1/4 1,2,3)
Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle: 6-1 Zaidpour, 7-1 Backspin, 8-1 Cue Card, 10-1 Al Ferof, So Young, 12-1 Minella Class, 14-1 Dunraven Storm, First Lieutenant, 16-1 Last Instalment, 20-1 Frawley, Megastar, Oscars Well, Rock on Ruby, 25-1 Bishopsfurze, Champion Court, Jetnova, Shot from the Hip, 33-1 Fully Funded (EW ¼ 1,2,3)
