NAF Racing Best Turned Out League "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)

Hereford

13:20

Date 2023-11-06

Distance 2m3f147y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 4m 53.12s (slow by 18.12s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Magic Seven (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	EvensF	Won
2nd	Face d'Music (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Katy Price	11/2	9.5
3rd	Gentleman Jacques (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Charlie Longsdon	7/1	4.25
4th	Prairie Diamond (IRE) Adam Wedge · Martin Keighley	22/1	7
5th	Banteer (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	7/2	13
6th	Kick Up A Storm (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Paul Nicholls	12/1	6
7th	Meranti (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	50/1	24

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Gladys Eva Jane (GB) Max Kendrick · Jake Thomas Coulson	200/1

Runners (12)

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
3	Magic Seven Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	158	—	414-	-	-	-	320d	—	—	-17	18.4	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Course bumper winner; likely contender now raised in trip for hurdling debut
NR	Steel Ally Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	158	—	257-	-	-	-	232d	—	—	-8	6.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Second in one of his bumpers and good reason to believe he'll do well over hurdles
1	Banteer Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	158	—	25-	-	-	-	219d	—	—	-7	7.5	1.00/1	5 20%
Second in his first bumper; made a noise in the second and had wind surgery since
7	Gentleman Jacques Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Paul O'Brien T:Charlie Longsdon	157	—	49-3	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-8	7.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Needs to settle better but it was a likeable return when third in his final bumper
NR	Pearl Island Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Henry Daly	J:Richard Patrick T:Henry Daly	157	—	32-	-	-	-	194d	—	—	-2	10.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Placed in his two bumpers and bred to appreciate this longer trip now hurdling
2	Kick Up A Storm Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	158	t	6-3	-	106	85	25d	—	—	-6	6.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
In a top yard but not overly appealing on what he's shown thus far
6	Face D'Music Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Katy Price	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Katy Price	157	—	3	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	5.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Close third in only Irish point and he fetched £100,000 at the sales
9	Prairie Diamond Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Martin Keighley	J:Adam Wedge T:Martin Keighley	157	—	1-4	-	-	-	49d	—	—	+1	9.4	2.50/1	11 9%
Course bumper winner who had limitations exposed under a penalty; bred to make a hurdler
4	Meranti Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	158	—	P0-642	-	103	68	20d	—	—	-3	1.2	4.75/1	20 5%
Hammered by his sole rival in a match here three weeks ago
NR	The Winslow Boy Bay J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	157	—	5-	-	-	-	198d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.00/1	33 3%
Only fifth but beaten just the 10l in a Bangor bumper (good) and that was a pleasing start
11	Gladys Eva Jane Bay J:Max Kendrick T:Jake Thomas Coulson	J:Max Kendrick T:Jake Thomas Coulson	151	—	48-23	-	-	-	133d	—	—	-2	0.6	19.75/1	80 1%
Others achieved more in bumpers and she left Peter Bowen for £5,000
NR	Sammy's Guarantee Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	150	ht	2-7	-	88	48	11d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Drifted out to 33-1 prior to finishing well beaten in a bumper at Ludlow; new headgear

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Magic Seven	6/4	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Steel Ally	6	11/2	5	11/2	SP
Banteer	5	5	5	5	5
Gentleman Jacques	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5
Pearl Island	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Kick Up A Storm	6	11/2	6	6	6
Face D'Music	8	8	17/2	8	8
Prairie Diamond	10	9	11	9	11
Meranti	20	16	18	16	16
The Winslow Boy	33	25	25	25	25
Gladys Eva Jane	80	80	80	66	66

Predictor

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

1st

Magic Seven

18.4

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

Pearl Island

10.7

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Prairie Diamond

9.4

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

Banteer

7.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

Gentleman Jacques

7.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Steel Ally

6.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 4.3

11/2

Kick Up A Storm

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Face D'Music

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Sammy's Guarantee

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Meranti

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

The Winslow Boy

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Gladys Eva Jane

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Magic Seven	—	—	—
Steel Ally	—	—	—
Banteer	—	—	—
Gentleman Jacques	—	—	—
Pearl Island	—	—	—
Kick Up A Storm	—	106	85
Face D'Music	—	—	—
Prairie Diamond	—	—	—
Meranti	—	103	68
The Winslow Boy	—	—	—
Gladys Eva Jane	—	—	—
Sammy's Guarantee	—	88	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sammy's Guarantee	11d ago	Quick return
Meranti	20d ago	Fit
Kick Up A Storm	25d ago	Fit
Gentleman Jacques	32d ago	Fit
Prairie Diamond	49d ago	Fresh
Gladys Eva Jane	133d ago	Long break
Pearl Island	194d ago	Long break
The Winslow Boy	198d ago	Long break
Banteer	219d ago	Long break
Steel Ally	232d ago	Long break
Magic Seven	320d ago	Long break
Face D'Music	—	—