Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Newton Abbot

15:15

Date 2023-10-02

Distance 2m167y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,955

Winning Time 4m 16.60s (slow by 30.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Afta Party (IRE) Theo Gillard · Mark Gillard	50/1	Won
2nd	Roger Pol (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	6/5F	2.25
3rd	Prince Imperial (USA) Harry Cobden · Milton Harris	9/4	6
4th	Wonderweasle (GB) Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	66/1	2
5th	Damarta (FR) Lewis Stones · Olly Murphy	11/1	2.25
6th	Colonel Whizz (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	8/1	2.5
7th	No Mean Feat (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Alexandra Dunn	150/1	8
8th	Lone Soldier (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	6/1	0.3
9th	Blackacre (GB) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	40/1	6.5
10th	Hidden Belle (GB) Rex Dingle · Tim Vaughan	250/1	2.25
11th	Vinnie Sparkles (IRE) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	50/1	20

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
6	Roger Pol Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	154	—	21931-	-	-	-	211d	—	—	-10	28.6	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Looked quite useful in bumpers last season and is from a good jumping family
2	Colonel Whizz Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	154	—	2	-	-	-	133d	—	—	-5	9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
No match for impressive winner when second of six on bumper debut but still considered
5	Prince Imperial Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Milton Harris	J:Harry Cobden T:Milton Harris	154	tp	2348-	107	121	93	—	—	—	+7	21.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Useful Flat-racer; placed in two novice hurdles last winter but has a bit to prove now
3	Damarta Chestnut J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	154	h	43-4	-	126	109	149d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Made eyecatching late headway on hurdling debut in May; ought to be capable of better
4	Lone Soldier Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	154	—	6-	-	-	-	262d	—	—	-8	3.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Just a respectable sixth on bumper debut but open to significant improvement
7	Vinnie Sparkles Bay J:Tristan Durrell(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(5) T:Dan Skelton	154	—	18-	-	-	-	190d	—	—	+5	7.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Point winner; flopped badly on bumper debut but can surely do much better
8	Blackacre Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	153	—	3-5	-	92	68	63d	—	—	0	2.8	9.75/1	40 3%
Placed in a bumper but made low-key stable/hurdle debut over C&D in July
1	Afta Party Grey J:Theo Gillard T:Mark Gillard	J:Theo Gillard T:Mark Gillard	154	ht	4F-743	93	107	69	—	—	—	+9	11.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Placed in low-grade handicap here in June but has a lot to find on this stable debut
11	Wonderweasle Bay J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	147	—	3-5	-	109	66	141d	—	—	0	2.7	16.25/1	66 2%
Showed promise on first two hurdling starts but faces tough task on first run since May
9	No Mean Feat Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Nick Scholfield T:Alexandra Dunn	153	t	P-0	-	107	-	67d	—	—	-1	0.5	19.75/1	80 1%
Not beaten that far on hurdle debut in Ireland but best watch on first run for new yard
10	Hidden Belle Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Tim Vaughan	J:Rex Dingle T:Tim Vaughan	147	—	00-	-	80	48	328d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.25/1	250 0%
Well beaten at triple-digit odds in two novice hurdles last autumn

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Roger Pol	11/10	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4
Colonel Whizz	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Prince Imperial	5/1	5	5	5	5
Damarta	13/2	11/2	6	6/1	6/1
Lone Soldier	7	6	13/2	13/2	13/2
Vinnie Sparkles	40	33	33	33	33
Blackacre	40	33	40	33/1	33
Afta Party	50/1	40	40	40	40/1
Wonderweasle	66	50	50	50	50/1
No Mean Feat	80	66	66	66	66
Hidden Belle	250	200	200	200	200

Predictor

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

1st

Roger Pol

28.6

OR: 0 Form: 16.1 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Prince Imperial

21.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Afta Party

11.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Colonel Whizz

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 4

9/2

Vinnie Sparkles

7.7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

Damarta

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Lone Soldier

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Blackacre

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

Wonderweasle

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

No Mean Feat

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Hidden Belle

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Prince Imperial	107	121	93
Afta Party	93	107	69
Roger Pol	—	—	—
Colonel Whizz	—	—	—
Damarta	—	126	109
Lone Soldier	—	—	—
Vinnie Sparkles	—	—	—
Blackacre	—	92	68
Wonderweasle	—	109	66
No Mean Feat	—	107	—
Hidden Belle	—	80	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Blackacre	63d ago	Fresh
No Mean Feat	67d ago	Fresh
Colonel Whizz	133d ago	Long break
Wonderweasle	141d ago	Long break
Damarta	149d ago	Long break
Vinnie Sparkles	190d ago	Long break
Roger Pol	211d ago	Long break
Lone Soldier	262d ago	Long break
Hidden Belle	328d ago	Long break
Prince Imperial	—	—
Afta Party	—	—