O'Halloran & O'Brien Novice Stakes (GBB Race) – Windsor

Windsor

19:00

O'Halloran & O'Brien Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2023-08-14

Distance 5f21y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3-4yo

Prize £4,320

Winning Time 1m 0.22s (slow by 2.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cover Up (IRE) William Buick · John & Thady Gosden	100/30	Won
2nd	Starstriker (GB) Oisin Murphy · James Ferguson	5/1	0.05
3rd	Flying Kiss (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	100/30	3.5
4th	Hallrose (GB) Mikkel Mortensen · Charlie Fellowes	100/1	0.1
5th	Make Clear (GB) Ray Dawson · Robert Cowell	12/1	1.25
6th	Mezon (IRE) Connor Planas · George Boughey	6/4F	0.1
7th	Baulac (GB) William Carson · Tony Carroll	66/1	0.2
8th	Someone's Wish (IRE) Darragh Keenan · Robert Eddery	200/1	5.5

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
1 (2)	Mezon Grey J:Connor Planas(5) T:George Boughey	J:Connor Planas(5) T:George Boughey	133	—	1	-	80	74	19d	—	—	-18	23.3	0.30/1	6/5 45%
10-1 for 5f Leicester debut when finishing strongly to lead close home; improvement likely
3 (3)	Cover Up Bay J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	131	—	60	-	75	31	14d	—	—	-14	5.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Weak finisher in two 7f runs, latest on soft; bred to sprint and of interest dropped to 5f
5 (1)	Flying Kiss Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	126	—	3225	69	87	61	19d	—	—	-1	16.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Two good 5f runs before front-running 5th to Mezon latest; claims on earlier runs
8 (8)	Starstriker Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:James Ferguson	J:Oisin Murphy T:James Ferguson	126	h	65-	-	84	-	452d	—	—	-8	3.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Weak finisher in two US starts at about 5f in 2022; worth a market check
7 (6)	Make Clear Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Robert Cowell	J:Ray Dawson T:Robert Cowell	126	—	2	-	81	-	81d	—	—	0	6.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Bred to sprint; good show on 5f debut at Chelmsford in May; type to improve with racing
2 (7)	Baulac Bay J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	131	—	65	-	68	19	16d	—	—	-1	0.4	19.75/1	80 1%
Promising 6f run on latest but more to prove dropped to 5f on a sharp track
6 (5)	Hallrose Chestnut J:Mikkel Mortensen(7) T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Mikkel Mortensen(7) T:Charlie Fellowes	126	—	8	-	47	41	19d	—	—	-1	0.3	24.75/1	100 1%
40-1, never entered the argument on debut behind Mezon at Leicester (5f, soft) 19 days ago
4 (4)	Someones Wish Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Robert Eddery	J:Darragh Keenan T:Robert Eddery	131	—	69	-	47	35	19d	—	—	-1	0.2	49.75/1	200 1%
Never in contention in either of his Leicester starts, over 6f and 5f (behind Mezon)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Mezon	1	11/10	6/5	11/10	11/10
Cover Up	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3
Flying Kiss	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Starstriker	7	13/2	7	13/2	13/2
Make Clear	12	11	12	11	11
Baulac	80	66	66	66	66/1
Hallrose	100	66	66	80	66
Someones Wish	200	125	125	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mezon

23.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 13.3

6/5

2nd

Flying Kiss

16.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 6.9 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Make Clear

6.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

Cover Up

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Starstriker

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Baulac

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

Hallrose

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100

Someones Wish

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flying Kiss	69	87	61
Mezon	—	80	74
Cover Up	—	75	31
Starstriker	—	84	—
Make Clear	—	81	—
Baulac	—	68	19
Hallrose	—	47	41
Someones Wish	—	47	35

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cover Up	14d ago	Fit
Baulac	16d ago	Fit
Mezon	19d ago	Fit
Flying Kiss	19d ago	Fit
Hallrose	19d ago	Fit
Someones Wish	19d ago	Fit
Make Clear	81d ago	Fresh
Starstriker	452d ago	Long break