Wincanton Season Opener Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) – Wincanton

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Wincanton Season Opener Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2023-10-19

Distance 1m7f50y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,085

Winning Time 3m 44.87s (slow by 18.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Classic King (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	6/4J	Won
2nd	Beny Nahar Road (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	6/4J	10
3rd	Clinton Lane (GB) Fergus Gillard · Mark Gillard	200/1	1.25
4th	Grass's Jet (IRE) Sean Bowen · Thomas Gallagher	9/1	5
5th	Laser Focus (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Alexandra Dunn	8/1	6
6th	Corporal Jackjones (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Syd Hosie	8/1	3.5
7th	Ruith Le Tu (GB) Nick Scholfield · Polly Gundry	150/1	60
8th	Irlandais (FR) Ben Godfrey · Kayley Woollacott	66/1	4.75

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
6	Beny Nahar Road Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	157	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-29	14.2	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Decent middle-distance form on the Flat and should make a hurdler for top yard
1	Classic King Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	158	—	342-	-	-	-	186d	—	—	-12	14.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Made the frame in all three bumpers last season and should be up to winning a maiden
5	Laser Focus Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Alexandra Dunn	158	t	272-55	112	119	89	139d	—	—	+7	18.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Respectable form for Henry De Bromhead, notably his second in maiden and handicap company
7	Corporal Jackjones Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Syd Hosie	J:Micheal Nolan T:Syd Hosie	157	—	9-1126	-	113	50	13d	—	—	-8	3.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won two weak bumpers; will need to step up on what he's achieved over hurdles
3	Grasss Jet Brown J:Sean Bowen T:Thomas Gallagher	J:Sean Bowen T:Thomas Gallagher	158	—	2-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	7.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Beaten just over 2l in an Irish point and the winner went on to win twice over hurdles
4	Irlandais Bay J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Kayley Woollacott	J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Kayley Woollacott	158	—	7-7	-	88	53	166d	—	—	-2	0.6	9.75/1	40 3%
Didn't last long with Dan Skelton after struggling in a bumper and a maiden hurdle
8	Ruith Le Tu Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Polly Gundry	J:Nick Scholfield T:Polly Gundry	157	—	P	-	-	-	31d	—	—	-1	0.2	31.00/1	125 1%
Quirky on the Flat and he was 200-1 when pulled up on recent hurdling debut
2	Clinton Lane Chestnut J:Fergus Gillard(3) T:Mark Gillard	J:Fergus Gillard(3) T:Mark Gillard	158	—	6P-P	-	-	-	154d	—	—	-1	0.2	49.75/1	200 1%
Tailed off in a bumper and pulled up in both his hurdle races; no appeal for now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Beny Nahar Road	6/5	6/5	5/4	6/5	6/5
Classic King	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Laser Focus	13/2	6	13/2	6	13/2
Corporal Jackjones	7	13/2	15/2	7	7/1
Grasss Jet	10	17/2	10	9	9/1
Irlandais	40	33	40	33	33/1
Ruith Le Tu	100	125	100/1	100	100/1
Clinton Lane	200	200	200	200	200

Predictor

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

1st

Laser Focus

18.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Classic King

14.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Beny Nahar Road

14.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 14.2

5/4

Grasss Jet

7.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

Corporal Jackjones

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Irlandais

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ruith Le Tu

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125

Clinton Lane

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Laser Focus	112	119	89
Beny Nahar Road	—	—	—
Classic King	—	—	—
Corporal Jackjones	—	113	50
Grasss Jet	—	—	—
Irlandais	—	88	53
Ruith Le Tu	—	—	—
Clinton Lane	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Corporal Jackjones	13d ago	Quick return
Ruith Le Tu	31d ago	Fit
Laser Focus	139d ago	Long break
Clinton Lane	154d ago	Long break
Irlandais	166d ago	Long break
Classic King	186d ago	Long break
Beny Nahar Road	—	—
Grasss Jet	—	—