Welsh Cottage Cakes Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Ffos Las

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Welsh Cottage Cakes Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2023-05-22

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 4m 50.50s (slow by 13.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Alexander (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	2/7F	Won
2nd	Cooleenymore (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Robert Walford	15/2	8
3rd	Harrys Game (GB) Rex Dingle · Jeremy Scott	66/1	9
4th	Houston Calling (GB) Alex Edwards · Mel Rowley	25/1	1.5
5th	Jet Of Dreams (IRE) Dylan Kitts · Warren Greatrex	5/1	2.25
6th	Twilight Prince (GB) Sean Bowen · Peter Bowen	66/1	7
7th	Orange Gina (GB) Shane Quinlan · Nikki Evans	100/1	4
8th	Hobbs Joy (GB) Bryan Carver · Neil Mulholland	22/1	16

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
1	King Alexander Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	12621-	121	126	94	25d	—	—	-6	54.8	0.09/1	4/11 73%
Scored on last month's handicap debut and has a good chance at the weights here
4	Jet Of Dreams Bay J:Dylan Kitts(7) T:Warren Greatrex	J:Dylan Kitts(7) T:Warren Greatrex	157	t	507-42	-	110	103	9d	—	—	-12	5	0.75/1	4 25%
In the frame on both starts this month (2m5f/2m) and probably has more to offer
6	Cooleenymore Chestnut J:Nick Scholfield T:Robert Walford	J:Nick Scholfield T:Robert Walford	150	—	32335-	-	106	87	24d	—	—	-1	8.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Placed in points in the winter and has made quite encouraging start to hurdling career
3	Hobbs Joy Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Neil Mulholland	J:Bryan Carver T:Neil Mulholland	157	—	643-	-	-	-	175d	—	—	0	4.1	6.00/1	25 4%
Made the frame in two run-of-the-mill bumpers in the autumn; has a future over jumps
7	Houston Calling Bay J:Alex Edwards T:Mel Rowley	J:Alex Edwards T:Mel Rowley	150	—	7636-	-	104	85	24d	—	—	-1	3.2	6.00/1	25 4%
Shaped with promise when sixth at Chepstow last month; each-way claims
2	Harrys Game Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	157	h	9-	-	71	46	24d	—	—	-2	0.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Attracted market support before last month's debut but never really got competitive
5	Twilight Prince Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	157	—	7-4	-	81	62	13d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.25/1	66 2%
Placed twice on the Flat last year but soundly beaten here on both hurdling starts
8	Orange Gina Chestnut J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Nikki Evans	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Nikki Evans	150	—	/420U-	-	-	-	78d	—	—	-1	1.6	19.75/1	80 1%
Showed some ability in bumpers but struggled on hurdling debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
King Alexander	4/11	4/11	4/11	4/11	4/11
Jet Of Dreams	4	4	4	4	4
Cooleenymore	8	15/2	17/2	8	8
Hobbs Joy	25	18	20	20	20
Houston Calling	25	20	20	20	20
Harrys Game	33	33	33	33	33
Twilight Prince	66	33	33	33	33
Orange Gina	80	40	40	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

King Alexander

54.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 17 Odds: 20

4/11

2nd

Cooleenymore

8.2

OR: 0 Form: 5.7 Odds: 2.5

17/2

3rd

Jet Of Dreams

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

Hobbs Joy

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

Houston Calling

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

Orange Gina

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 1 Odds: 0.6

Harrys Game

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Twilight Prince

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Alexander	121	126	94
Jet Of Dreams	—	110	103
Cooleenymore	—	106	87
Hobbs Joy	—	—	—
Houston Calling	—	104	85
Harrys Game	—	71	46
Twilight Prince	—	81	62
Orange Gina	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jet Of Dreams	9d ago	Quick return
Twilight Prince	13d ago	Quick return
Cooleenymore	24d ago	Fit
Houston Calling	24d ago	Fit
Harrys Game	24d ago	Fit
King Alexander	25d ago	Fit
Orange Gina	78d ago	Fresh
Hobbs Joy	175d ago	Long break