Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Kempton

Kempton

13:50

Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2023-11-13

Distance 2m5f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,901

Winning Time 5m 16.21s (slow by 22.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	East India Express (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	10/11F	Won
2nd	Billy Boi Blue (GB) Jonathan Burke · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	50/1	5
3rd	Monks Meadow (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	13/2	9.5
4th	Much Too Dear (IRE) Toby Wynne · Laura Horsfall	14/1	1.25
5th	Menaggio (IRE) Tom Cannon · Alan King	16/1	2.25
6th	Thunder N Lightnin (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	80/1	1.25
7th	El Rio (IRE) David Bass · Kim Bailey	9/4	4
8th	Defi Nonantais (FR) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	18/1	7.5
9th	Ghost Hunter (IRE) James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	22/1	2.25
10th	Rock Of The Nation (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	200/1	3.5
11th	Annie Wicks (GB) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	200/1	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Mikhaila (IRE) Joe Anderson · Emma Lavelle	200/1
P.U.	Scoresby (GB) Ben Jones · Ben Clarke	200/1

Runners (13)

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
9	East India Express Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	153	—	1-	-	-	-	261d	—	—	-20	25	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Clearcut winner of course bumper on debut in February; looks a very good prospect
1	El Rio Bay J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	161	—	/01F1-	-	132	88	225d	—	—	-6	22.8	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Made all to win by 11l at Ascot in April; big player if handling today's faster ground
3	Monks Meadow Brown J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	154	—	F-22	-	118	64	22d	—	—	-8	3.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Shaped with considerable promise when second over C&D on last month's rules debut
11	Menaggio Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	153	—	6-	-	-	-	233d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Shaped with promise in valuable Newbury bumper in March; makes rules debut
4	Much Too Dear Chestnut J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Laura Horsfall	J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Laura Horsfall	154	—	536-2B	109	127	109	22d	—	—	+12	16	4.75/1	20 5%
0-5 over hurdles but has each-way claims if judged on C&D second in May
10	Ghost Hunter Bay J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	153	—	2-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+2	6.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Bought for £80,000 soon after clear second on Irish point debut in April
8	Defi Nonantais Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	153	—	3-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+1	3.7	6.75/1	28 4%
Third in slow-ground Irish point in April; market may guide on today's rules debut
7	Thunder N Lightnin Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	154	t	32/	-	-	-	—	—	—	+6	7.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Placed in two maiden points; with good yard for rules career but faces tough task
2	Billy Boi Blue Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Jonathan Burke T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	154	t	/517-4	-	106	32	14d	—	—	-1	0.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won a bumper on Boxing Day but made underwhelming hurdle debut last month
5	Rock Of The Nation Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	154	t	7	-	87	58	20d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
From very good jumping family but well beaten in recent Hereford bumper
13	Mikhaila Bay J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Emma Lavelle	J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Emma Lavelle	147	—	6	-	-	-	183d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Out of a well-connected mare but well beaten in Plumpton bumper on debut in May
12	Annie Wicks Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	147	—	9/3PP-	-	103	-	318d	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Achieved little when last of three on hurdling debut; pulled up twice since
6	Scoresby Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	154	—	7231-P	-	-	-	20d	—	—	-1	0.2	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Dead-heated in a point in March but pulled up on recent hurdling debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
East India Express	10/11	10/11	10/11	10/11	5/6
El Rio	15/8	7/4	2/1	15/8	15/8
Monks Meadow	8	7/1	11/2	8	17/2
Menaggio	14	12/1	12	14	14
Much Too Dear	20	18	18	18	18
Ghost Hunter	20/1	18/1	20	20	20
Defi Nonantais	28	28	28	28	28
Thunder N Lightnin	66	66	66/1	66	50
Billy Boi Blue	50/1	50	50/1	50	50
Rock Of The Nation	150/1	150	250/1	150	150
Mikhaila	200	200	250/1	200	150
Annie Wicks	100/1	200	300/1	200	200
Scoresby	200/1	200/1	500/1	200	200

Predictor

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

1st

East India Express

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 15

10/11

2nd

El Rio

22.8

OR: 0 Form: 14 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Much Too Dear

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Thunder N Lightnin

7.6

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ghost Hunter

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Defi Nonantais

3.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

Monks Meadow

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

17/2

Menaggio

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Billy Boi Blue

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Rock Of The Nation

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Mikhaila

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Annie Wicks

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Scoresby

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Much Too Dear	109	127	109
East India Express	—	—	—
El Rio	—	132	88
Monks Meadow	—	118	64
Menaggio	—	—	—
Ghost Hunter	—	—	—
Defi Nonantais	—	—	—
Thunder N Lightnin	—	—	—
Billy Boi Blue	—	106	32
Rock Of The Nation	—	87	58
Mikhaila	—	—	—
Annie Wicks	—	103	—
Scoresby	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Billy Boi Blue	14d ago	Fit
Rock Of The Nation	20d ago	Fit
Scoresby	20d ago	Fit
Monks Meadow	22d ago	Fit
Much Too Dear	22d ago	Fit
Mikhaila	183d ago	Long break
El Rio	225d ago	Long break
Menaggio	233d ago	Long break
East India Express	261d ago	Long break
Annie Wicks	318d ago	Long break
Ghost Hunter	—	—
Defi Nonantais	—	—
Thunder N Lightnin	—	—