Albert Bartlett River Don Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Doncaster

14:40

Date 2023-01-28

Distance 3m84y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £22,780

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	No silk	Grand Soir Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C Mcconnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C Mcconnell	154	—	7-7111	135	150	131	41d	—	—	—	21.3	—	—
Has won maiden/novice hurdles on last three starts; respected for last year's winning yard
2	No silk	Hurricane Bay Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Lucy Wadham	J:Nico de Boinville T:Lucy Wadham	154	—	53-213	121	134	94	33d	—	—	—	17.8	—	—
Won here in November before solid third at Huntingdon but looks vulnerable once more
3	No silk	Idalko Bihoue Brown J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	154	—	1-13	132	144	124	28d	—	—	—	27.5	—	—
Third in the Grade 1 Challow at Newbury last time and could improve for this longer trip
4	No silk	Mahons Glory Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	154	—	2523-1	126	136	116	97d	—	—	—	29	—	—
Won on stable debut at Aintree in October but could be up against it in this higher grade
5	No silk	Maximilian Chestnut J:Brian Hughes T:Donald Mccain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald Mccain	154	—	11-113	128	146	125	57d	—	—	—	19.5	—	—
Third in 2m4f Grade 2 at Sandown last time and the step up in trip could be a firm plus
6	No silk	Park This One Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Jamie Snowden	J:Jonathan Burke T:Jamie Snowden	154	—	21-141	124	138	118	27d	—	—	—	18.5	—	—
2-3 over hurdles and the step up in trip could be a plus, but others have stronger form
7	No silk	Rock On Cowboy Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	154	—	41-P36	111	123	102	27d	—	—	—	15.3	—	—
Point winner but yet to really threaten over hurdles; Twig is the yard's best chance
8	No silk	Stay Away Fay Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	154	t	1-1	-	147	108	64d	—	—	—	17	—	—
Won in good style on rules debut at Newbury and he's an exciting prospect for his top yard
9	No silk	The Wounded Knee Bay J:Tom Midgley T:Patrick Neville	J:Tom Midgley T:Patrick Neville	154	t	-33112	134	149	115	99d	—	—	—	39.5	—	—
Good second at Cheltenham last time and he might not be far away
10	No silk	Twig Bay J:Beau Morgan T:Ben Pauling	J:Beau Morgan T:Ben Pauling	154	—	-12121	132	145	122	82d	—	—	—	42.5	—	—
Has potential and is worth a second look given his trainer won this in 2019 and 2021

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Twig

42.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 22 Odds: 0

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2nd The Wounded Knee

39.5

OR: 21 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

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3rd Mahons Glory

OR: 19 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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4 Idalko Bihoue

27.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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5 Grand Soir

21.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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6 Maximilian

19.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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7 Park This One

18.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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8 Hurricane Bay

17.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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9 Stay Away Fay

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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10 Rock On Cowboy

15.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Grand Soir	135	150	131
The Wounded Knee	134	149	115
Idalko Bihoue	132	144	124
Twig	132	145	122
Maximilian	128	146	125
Mahons Glory	126	136	116
Park This One	124	138	118
Hurricane Bay	121	134	94
Rock On Cowboy	111	123	102
Stay Away Fay	—	147	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Park This One	27d ago	Fit
Rock On Cowboy	27d ago	Fit
Idalko Bihoue	28d ago	Fit
Hurricane Bay	33d ago	Fit
Grand Soir	41d ago	Fit
Maximilian	57d ago	Fresh
Stay Away Fay	64d ago	Fresh
Twig	82d ago	Fresh
Mahons Glory	97d ago	Long break
The Wounded Knee	99d ago	Long break