Racing To School Bridgwater College Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)

Taunton

13:15

Date 2023-11-16

Distance 2m104y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,955

Winning Time 4m 3.90s (slow by 16.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Matterhorn (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	4/11F	Won
2nd	Titan Discovery (GB) Liam Harrison · Robbie Llewellyn	11/2	16
3rd	Tiny Tetley (GB) Ben Jones · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	18/1	2.75
4th	Zonda (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	100/30	3.75
5th	Captain Marco (GB) Sean Houlihan · Mitchell Hunt	250/1	8
6th	Sammy's Guarantee (GB) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	50/1	1
7th	Basman Palace (SAF) Micheal Nolan · Carroll Gray	250/1	27
8th	Fortuitous Favour (IRE) Ben Godfrey · Anthony Honeyball	40/1	0.3
9th	Hobbs Joy (GB) Bryan Carver · Neil Mulholland	100/1	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Jukebox Annie (IRE) Mr Peter Summers · Claire Hitch	125/1
P.U.	Yogi's Trail (GB) Conor Ring · Sophie Leech	300/1

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
1	Matterhorn Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	163	t	3/P12-	122	128	110	214d	—	—	-21	40.1	0.09/1	4/11 73%
2m3f course winner; returns fresh and after wind surgery; player.
7	Zonda Grey J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	156	—	3	-	114	48	34d	—	—	-10	8.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Jumping let him down on debut; if that has been ironed out, he should be a contender.
5	Titan Discovery b/br J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	156	—	22-4	-	110	42	28d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Should come on for his reappearance and no surprise if he is more closely involved.
4	Tiny Tetley Bay J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	156	h	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	4.75/1	20 5%
Half-brother to 1m7f-2m5f chase winner Princess Midnight; dam 1m4f winner; market check.
11	Sammy's Guarantee Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	149	t	2-7	-	89	49	21d	—	—	+2	4.1	16.25/1	66 2%
Beaten 37l in a Ludlow mares' novice hurdle; tongue-tie goes on; much more needed.
9	Fortuitous Favour Bay J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Anthony Honeyball	149	—	1/03-8	-	112	84	10d	—	—	+4	5.5	16.25/1	66 2%
Below par on her return to action at Plumpton (2m, good to soft) recently; more needed.
3	Hobbs Joy Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Neil Mulholland	J:Bryan Carver T:Neil Mulholland	156	—	643-88	-	78	-	23d	—	—	-1	0.2	49.75/1	200 1%
Made steady progress in bumpers; well beaten on both starts over hurdles, at up to 2m4f.
10	Jukebox Annie Grey J:Mr Peter Summers(7) T:Claire Hitch	J:Mr Peter Summers(7) T:Claire Hitch	149	—	U19	-	-	-	23d	—	—	+6	6.5	37.25/1	150 1%
Won a three-runner bumper; needs significant improvement to figure on hurdles debut.
2	Captain Marco Grey J:Sean Houlihan T:Mitchell Hunt	J:Sean Houlihan T:Mitchell Hunt	156	—	8	-	80	41	18d	—	—	0	0.1	74.75/1	300 0%
100-1 for debut at Wincanton last month, when never able to get in a serious blow.
6	Yogi's Trail Bay J:Conor Ring(3) T:Sophie Leech	J:Conor Ring(3) T:Sophie Leech	156	h	80P	-	66	17	8d	—	—	0	0.1	74.75/1	300 0%
Three low-key efforts thus far
8	Basman Palace Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Carroll Gray	J:Micheal Nolan T:Carroll Gray	150	t	557	-	-	-	26d	—	—	0	0.1	74.75/1	300 0%
Went backwards in three starts in bumpers; can only watch on this hurdles debut.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Matterhorn	1/3	4/11	4/11	4/11	4/11
Zonda	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Titan Discovery	13/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5
Tiny Tetley	20	18	18	18	18
Sammy's Guarantee	66	50	50	50	50
Fortuitous Favour	66	40	40	40	40
Hobbs Joy	200	100	100	100	100
Jukebox Annie	150	100	125	125	125
Captain Marco	300	250	250	250	250
Yogi's Trail	300	300	300	300	250
Basman Palace	300	200	200	200	250

Predictor

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

1st

Matterhorn

40.1

OR: 18 Form: 2.1 Odds: 20

4/11

2nd

Zonda

8.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Jukebox Annie

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.3 Odds: 0.2

150

Fortuitous Favour

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.5

Sammy's Guarantee

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.6

Titan Discovery

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Tiny Tetley

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Hobbs Joy

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200

Captain Marco

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300

Yogi's Trail

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300

Basman Palace

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Matterhorn	122	128	110
Zonda	—	114	48
Titan Discovery	—	110	42
Tiny Tetley	—	—	—
Sammy's Guarantee	—	89	49
Fortuitous Favour	—	112	84
Hobbs Joy	—	78	—
Jukebox Annie	—	—	—
Captain Marco	—	80	41
Yogi's Trail	—	66	17
Basman Palace	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Yogi's Trail	8d ago	Quick return
Fortuitous Favour	10d ago	Quick return
Captain Marco	18d ago	Fit
Sammy's Guarantee	21d ago	Fit
Hobbs Joy	23d ago	Fit
Jukebox Annie	23d ago	Fit
Basman Palace	26d ago	Fit
Titan Discovery	28d ago	Fit
Zonda	34d ago	Fit
Matterhorn	214d ago	Long break
Tiny Tetley	—	—