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

Taunton

13:50

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 7.87s (slow by 20.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Panjari (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	11/10F	Won
2nd	Breaking Cover (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Anthony Honeyball	11/2	5.5
3rd	Diesel Line (IRE) Rex Dingle · Jeremy Scott	13/8	23
4th	Opticality (GB) Sean Houlihan · Mitchell Hunt	100/1	.5
5th	Plaisir Des Flos (FR) Paddy Brennan · Fergal O'Brien	13/2	7.5
6th	West Hill Shadow (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Seamus Mullins	250/1	2
7th	Grandmaster Flash (IRE) Conor Ring · Bernard Llewellyn	80/1	4

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Gorcombe Fizz (GB) Bryony Frost · Jimmy Frost	300/1
P.U.	Mollie De Mai (GB) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	125/1
RR	Ruith Le Tu (GB) Harry Kimber · Polly Gundry	250/1

Runners (10)

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
4	Panjari Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	156	h	52	-	115	85	18d	—	—	-25	20	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Better effort when taken down early and hooded at Wincanton latest; should be thereabouts.
2	Diesel Line Brown J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	156	—	1-	-	-	-	277d	—	—	-9	18.4	0.25/1	2 50%
Has had wind surgery since debut bumper win and looks one to note on his hurdles debut.
1	Breaking Cover Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Jonathan Burke T:Anthony Honeyball	156	t	F2/83-	-	115	108	207d	—	—	-10	4	1.00/1	5 20%
Creditable third on hurdles debut; should do better over further but may still have a say.
5	Plaisir Des Flos Chestnut J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal O'Brien	156	—	95-46	-	-	-	119d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Makes his debut for a trainer who has been among the winners in recent days; market check.
3	Grandmaster Flash Chestnut J:Conor Ring(3) T:Bernard Llewellyn	J:Conor Ring(3) T:Bernard Llewellyn	156	p	5	-	94	19	10d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.25/1	150 1%
100-1 and beaten 35l on his hurdles debut at Hereford (2m, good) recently.
10	Opticality Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Mitchell Hunt	J:Sean Houlihan T:Mitchell Hunt	149	—	58-	-	92	45	—	—	—	-1	0.3	24.75/1	100 1%
Needs to show much more than on her two previous hurdles starts to get involved here.
9	Mollie De Mai Chestnut J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	149	t	PP	-	-	-	6d	—	—	-1	0.3	49.75/1	200 1%
Always behind and pulled up in hurdles starts at Wincanton and Exeter.
7	West Hill Shadow b/br J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	156	—	—	-	-	-	23d	—	—	-1	0.2	31.00/1	125 1%
66-1 for debut in a Hereford bumper (good), when he was always in rear.
6	Ruith Le Tu Bay J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Polly Gundry	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Polly Gundry	156	—	P7	-	-	-	28d	—	—	-1	0.2	74.75/1	300 0%
Dual AW winner; big prices and well beaten in two hurdles starts for this trainer.
8	Gorcombe Fizz Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Jimmy Frost	J:Bryony Frost T:Jimmy Frost	149	—	PP	-	-	-	6d	—	—	-1	0.2	74.75/1	300 0%
Big prices and pulled up in both starts over hurdles at Exeter.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Panjari	10/11	1	1	1	1
Diesel Line	2	2	2	2	2
Breaking Cover	5	5	5	5	5
Plaisir Des Flos	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Grandmaster Flash	150	80	80	80	80
Opticality	100	100	80	100	100
Mollie De Mai	200	100	100	100	100
West Hill Shadow	125	125	125	125	125
Ruith Le Tu	300	250	200	200	200
Gorcombe Fizz	300	250	250	250	200

Predictor

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

1st

Panjari

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 15

10/11

2nd

Diesel Line

18.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 8.4

3rd

Breaking Cover

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Plaisir Des Flos

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Grandmaster Flash

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150

Opticality

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100

Mollie De Mai

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200

West Hill Shadow

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125

Ruith Le Tu

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300

Gorcombe Fizz

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Panjari	—	115	85
Diesel Line	—	—	—
Breaking Cover	—	115	108
Plaisir Des Flos	—	—	—
Grandmaster Flash	—	94	19
Opticality	—	92	45
Mollie De Mai	—	—	—
West Hill Shadow	—	—	—
Ruith Le Tu	—	—	—
Gorcombe Fizz	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mollie De Mai	6d ago	Quick return
Gorcombe Fizz	6d ago	Quick return
Grandmaster Flash	10d ago	Quick return
Panjari	18d ago	Fit
West Hill Shadow	23d ago	Fit
Ruith Le Tu	28d ago	Fit
Plaisir Des Flos	119d ago	Long break
Breaking Cover	207d ago	Long break
Diesel Line	277d ago	Long break
Opticality	—	—