Olly Murphy Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Warwick

Warwick

14:05

Olly Murphy Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2023-11-22

Distance 2m5f

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,085

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
NR	Ten Lengths Tom Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Lacey	J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Lacey	153	—	21-6	-	122	-	18d	—	—	-47	20	—	—
Course bumper winner; could easily leave his Ascot form behind; non-runner
4	Cherie D'Am Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	154	—	11-1	-	124	82	18d	—	—	-14	21.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Wasn't remotely troubled to justify market confidence on her hurdling debut at Wetherby
3	Push The Button Grey J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	160	—	351-14	132	137	93	26d	—	—	0	29.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Good 4th at Cheltenham latest; going an extra 1f on softer ground can bring him on again
1	Big Fish Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	161	—	25-1	-	124	42	29d	—	—	-3	15.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won comfortably on hurdle debut at Exeter and there's substance to that form
2	Yes Day Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	161	—	13-1	-	115	73	45d	—	—	+2	13.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Uttoxeter winner; goes into a much stronger race here and with a penalty
7	Luke The Drifter Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Henry Daly	J:Harry Cobden T:Henry Daly	154	—	5/	-	-	-	613d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.25/1	50 2%
Beaten about 19l when last of five in a soft-ground bumper at Uttoxeter in March 2022
5	Grand Escaparde Bay J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	154	t	0-7	-	84	71	15d	—	—	-1	0.4	19.75/1	80 1%
Showed a bit here last time out but he looks very vulnerable in this company
6	Lark In The Dark Bay J:Ben Poste T:Clare Hobson	J:Ben Poste T:Clare Hobson	154	—	P55-79	-	61	27	108d	—	—	-1	0.2	74.75/1	300 0%
Unplaced in all six Irish points and trailed home tailed off in a maiden at Market Rasen

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Ten Lengths Tom	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Cherie D'Am	5/4	11/8	11/8	11/8	5/4
Push The Button	15/8	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4
Big Fish	9/2	4	4	4	4
Yes Day	8	13/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Luke The Drifter	50	33	33	33	33
Grand Escaparde	80	80	80	80	66
Lark In The Dark	300	300	250	250	250

Predictor

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

1st

Push The Button

29.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Cherie D'Am

21.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

11/8

3rd

Ten Lengths Tom

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

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Big Fish

15.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Yes Day

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Luke The Drifter

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Grand Escaparde

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

Lark In The Dark

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Push The Button	132	137	93
Ten Lengths Tom	—	122	—
Cherie D'Am	—	124	82
Big Fish	—	124	42
Yes Day	—	115	73
Luke The Drifter	—	—	—
Grand Escaparde	—	84	71
Lark In The Dark	—	61	27

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Grand Escaparde	15d ago	Fit
Ten Lengths Tom	18d ago	Fit
Cherie D'Am	18d ago	Fit
Push The Button	26d ago	Fit
Big Fish	29d ago	Fit
Yes Day	45d ago	Fit
Lark In The Dark	108d ago	Long break
Luke The Drifter	613d ago	Long break