Edinburgh Gin Classic Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Perth

14:15

Date 2023-05-18

Distance 2m47y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 3m 54.40s (slow by 12.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bix Beiderbecke (FR) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell	4/1	Won
2nd	Knocknacree (IRE) Sean Bowen · Gordon Elliott	7/2	3
3rd	Lacila Blue (FR) Conor O'Farrell · N W Alexander	5/2F	6.5
4th	Bellaney Lord (IRE) Daryl Jacob · S R B Crawford	11/4	2
5th	Sunshine Girl (IRE) Mr S Connor · S R B Crawford	7/1	4
6th	Bay West (IRE) Thomas Dowson · Andrew Hamilton	100/1	31
7th	Desert Stranger (GB) Richie McLernon · R Mike Smith	50/1	4.5

Runners (8)

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
7	Lacila Blue Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:N W Alexander	J:Conor O'Farrell T:N W Alexander	151	—	/5935-	96	112	103	54d	—	—	-3	20.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Placed at big odds two runs ago and respectable fifth in valuable series final last time
2	Bix Beiderbecke Bay J:Patrick Wadge(5) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge(5) T:Lucinda Russell	158	—	463-	-	107	79	20d	—	—	-11	8.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Made a lot of the running when third over C&D on recent hurdle debut; has potential
1	Bellaney Lord Brown J:Daryl Jacob T:S R B Crawford	J:Daryl Jacob T:S R B Crawford	158	ht	/3U8P-	113	118	68	62d	—	—	+4	20.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Ran very well until falling at Down Royal in January but well beaten twice since
6	Knocknacree Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	152	—	U-	-	108	-	31d	—	—	-12	5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Shaped with promise before unseating rider on debut; should build on that performance here
8	Sunshine Girl Chestnut J:Mr S Connor(7) T:S R B Crawford	J:Mr S Connor(7) T:S R B Crawford	151	t	6FP27-	-	96	27	42d	—	—	-8	6.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Placed in two of her four bumpers but hasn't shown a great deal over hurdles
4	Desert Stranger Bay J:Richie McLernon T:R Mike Smith	J:Richie McLernon T:R Mike Smith	158	—	9/47-	-	92	66	20d	—	—	-3	1.1	6.75/1	28 4%
Shaped with promise on hurdle debut in March but never really got involved here last month
5	Bay West Bay J:Thomas Dowson T:Andrew Hamilton	J:Thomas Dowson T:Andrew Hamilton	152	h	F0-	-	-	-	26d	—	—	-3	1	8.00/1	33 3%
Always behind when making rules debut in Ayr bumper last month; now with new stable
NR	Captain Nelson Chestnut J:William Shanahan(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:William Shanahan(7) T:R Mike Smith	158	t	PUF0P-	77	85	-	20d	—	—	+6	7.1	37.25/1	150 1%
Sent off at triple-digit odds for all five hurdling starts and has completed only once

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Lacila Blue	9/4	11/4	5/2	5/2	5/2
Bix Beiderbecke	3	10/3	3	3	3
Bellaney Lord	9/2	4	9/2	4	4
Knocknacree	9/2	4	9/2	4	4
Sunshine Girl	6	11/2	5	5	5
Desert Stranger	28	28	28	28	28
Bay West	33	33	28	33	25
Captain Nelson	150	66	66	66	66

Predictor

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

1st

Lacila Blue

20.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Bellaney Lord

20.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Bix Beiderbecke

8.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Captain Nelson

7.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Sunshine Girl

6.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.3 Odds: 4

11/2

Knocknacree

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Desert Stranger

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Bay West

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bellaney Lord	113	118	68
Lacila Blue	96	112	103
Captain Nelson	77	85	—
Bix Beiderbecke	—	107	79
Knocknacree	—	108	—
Sunshine Girl	—	96	27
Desert Stranger	—	92	66
Bay West	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bix Beiderbecke	20d ago	Fit
Desert Stranger	20d ago	Fit
Captain Nelson	20d ago	Fit
Bay West	26d ago	Fit
Knocknacree	31d ago	Fit
Sunshine Girl	42d ago	Fit
Lacila Blue	54d ago	Fresh
Bellaney Lord	62d ago	Fresh