Virgin Bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Kempton

15:17

Date 2023-03-18

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 4m 8.36s (slow by 27.36s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zestful (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Martin Keighley	11/4	Won
2nd	Vicki Vale (IRE) Bridget Andrews · Dan Skelton	4/9F	11
3rd	First Venture (IRE) Ben Poste · Tom Symonds	40/1	50
4th	Ceci Wells (GB) Daryl Jacob · Paul Webber	66/1	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Eliza Dolittle (IRE) James Davies · Nick Gifford	40/1
P.U.	Western Safire (IRE) Patrick Cowley · L J Morgan	8/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR	Crazy Maisie Bay J:Jack Hogan(5) T:Mark Hoad	J:Jack Hogan(5) T:Mark Hoad	146	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
1m2f Flat winner (peak RPR 68) who needs to improve for the switch to hurdles
1	Vicki Vale Bay J:Bridget Andrews T:Dan Skelton	J:Bridget Andrews T:Dan Skelton	163	t	2-1P24	120	127	105	30d	—	—	—	21	—	—
Hereford winner who has leading claims now back down in grade
2	Western Safire Bay J:Patrick Cowley(3) T:L J Morgan	J:Patrick Cowley(3) T:L J Morgan	163	—	821	-	87	52	35d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Made all on hurdle/stable debut; it was a weak race but she's a likeable prospect
3	Ceci Wells Bay J:Daryl Jacob T:Paul Webber	J:Daryl Jacob T:Paul Webber	156	p	6	-	71	-	26d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Struggled on the Flat last year and well beaten on last month's hurdle debut at Lingfield
4	Eliza Dolittle Bay J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	156	—	66	-	-	-	87d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Displayed some ability in both bumpers but improvement is needed on hurdle debut
5	First Venture Bay J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	156	—	1PP	-	-	-	82d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Won her sole point but pulled up on first two hurdle starts; major turnaround needed
6	Zestful Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Martin Keighley	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Martin Keighley	153	h	1	-	116	91	43d	—	—	—	10	—	—
4yo who won on hurdle debut at Catterick last month and is firmly in calculations

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Vicki Vale

OR: 17.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Western Safire

13.5

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Zestful

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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First Venture

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Crazy Maisie

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ceci Wells

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Eliza Dolittle

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vicki Vale	120	127	105
Crazy Maisie	—	—	—
Western Safire	—	87	52
Ceci Wells	—	71	—
Eliza Dolittle	—	—	—
First Venture	—	—	—
Zestful	—	116	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ceci Wells	26d ago	Fit
Vicki Vale	30d ago	Fit
Western Safire	35d ago	Fit
Zestful	43d ago	Fit
First Venture	82d ago	Fresh
Eliza Dolittle	87d ago	Fresh
Crazy Maisie	—	—