Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Newton Abbot

16:00

Date 2023-04-08

Distance 2m2f110y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,955

Winning Time 4m 56.18s (slow by 44.18s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Western General (IRE) Harry Kimber · Joe Tizzard	1/3F	Won
2nd	Knowwhentoholdem (IRE) Mitchell Bastyan · Milton Harris	8/1	1.5
3rd	Bampton Star (GB) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	8/1	29
4th	Bob Bank (IRE) William Kennedy · Christian Williams	50/1	6.5
5th	Whynotnowroy (IRE) Ben Godfrey · Keiran Burke	50/1	3.75
6th	Red Notice (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Christian Williams	7/1	5.5
7th	Hammer Dan (IRE) Fergus Gillard · David Pipe	33/1	4.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	King Conker (GB) Robert Dunne · Richard Hawker	50/1
P.U.	Sweet Saffron (GB) Sean Houlihan · Sue Gardner	125/1
P.U.	Tout Paris (FR) Philip Armson · Ben Lund	40/1
P.U.	Zufal (GB) Bryony Frost · Jimmy Frost	125/1

Runners (11)

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

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Western General Chestnut J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Joe Tizzard	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Joe Tizzard	160	—	3-242	113	127	88	26d	—	—	-24	37.9	0.09/1	4/11 73%
Good second in a Taunton handicap latest and sets a very clear standard
6	Red Notice Chestnut J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	160	—	P-P61	-	-	-	—	—	—	-10	4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won last of four Irish points; clearly has ability and worth noting for support
5	Knowwhentoholdem b/br J:Mitchell Bastyan T:Milton Harris	J:Mitchell Bastyan T:Milton Harris	160	—	13-36	-	88	49	6d	—	—	-8	3.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Bumper winner here on heavy ground; hasn't really shone in two recent hurdling attempts
1	Bampton Star Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	160	t	0P5	86	98	81	42d	—	—	+4	10.9	2.50/1	11 9%
Better effort latest and may have place prospects if building on it
3	Hammer Dan Bay J:Fergus Gillard(3) T:David Pipe	J:Fergus Gillard(3) T:David Pipe	160	ht	207	-	56	13	9d	—	—	0	3.3	9.75/1	40 3%
Second in an Irish point but tailed off both British starts, the latest on hurdling debut
7	Tout Paris Bay J:Philip Armson(3) T:Ben Lund	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Ben Lund	160	—	05-2U7	70	77	44	20d	—	—	+3	5.6	9.75/1	40 3%
Usually well beaten and his Exeter second three starts ago came in a very weak race
4	King Conker Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Richard Hawker	J:Robert Dunne T:Richard Hawker	160	—	P	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	12.25/1	50 2%
Pulled up in a point in February; debut under rules
2	Bob Bank Grey J:William Kennedy T:Christian Williams	J:William Kennedy T:Christian Williams	160	—	9680	-	76	17	19d	—	—	-1	0.5	12.25/1	50 2%
Well beaten all four starts, the latest pair over hurdles
9	Whynotnowroy Chestnut J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Keiran Burke	J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Keiran Burke	160	—	309	-	61	41	20d	—	—	0	2	37.25/1	150 1%
Third in a bumper but tailed off both starts over hurdles
10	Zufal Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Jimmy Frost	J:Bryony Frost T:Jimmy Frost	160	—	0-	-	-	-	711d	—	—	-1	0.4	24.75/1	100 1%
Tailed off in an Irish bumper two years ago; absent since
11	Sweet Saffron Brown J:Sean Houlihan T:Sue Gardner	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sue Gardner	153	—	807	-	-	-	21d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.25/1	150 1%
Tailed off all three starts, the latest her hurdling debut last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Western General	1/3	4/11	1/3	4/11	1/3
Red Notice	6	11/2	11/2	6/1	6
Knowwhentoholdem	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	13/2
Bampton Star	11	10	10	10	11
Hammer Dan	25/1	33	40	40	40
Tout Paris	33/1	40	40	40	40
King Conker	50	50	50	50	50
Bob Bank	50	50	50	50	50
Whynotnowroy	150	50	50	50	50
Zufal	100	66	50	66/1	50
Sweet Saffron	150	100	100	100	100

Predictor

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

1st

Western General

37.9

OR: 15.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 20

4/11

2nd

Bampton Star

10.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

3rd

Tout Paris

5.6

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Red Notice

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Hammer Dan

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.8

Knowwhentoholdem

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Whynotnowroy

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.5

150

King Conker

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Bob Bank

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Zufal

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Sweet Saffron

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Western General	113	127	88
Bampton Star	86	98	81
Tout Paris	70	77	44
Red Notice	—	—	—
Knowwhentoholdem	—	88	49
Hammer Dan	—	56	13
King Conker	—	—	—
Bob Bank	—	76	17
Whynotnowroy	—	61	41
Zufal	—	—	—
Sweet Saffron	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Knowwhentoholdem	6d ago	Quick return
Hammer Dan	9d ago	Quick return
Bob Bank	19d ago	Fit
Tout Paris	20d ago	Fit
Whynotnowroy	20d ago	Fit
Sweet Saffron	21d ago	Fit
Western General	26d ago	Fit
Bampton Star	42d ago	Fit
Zufal	711d ago	Long break
Red Notice	—	—
King Conker	—	—