Nar Valley Bloodhounds Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) – Fakenham

Fakenham

12:10

Nar Valley Bloodhounds Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2023-12-19

Distance 2m4f1y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,629

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Bennettsbridge Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	158	—	U23-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-23	19.9	10/11 52%
Placed in two Irish points in April and was bought for £43,000 in May; rules debut today
7	September Power Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Michael Wigham	J:Jack Tudor T:Michael Wigham	151	—	6/	-	-	-	—	—	—	-16	6.7	7/2 22%
Well beaten over C&D on hurdle debut in 2022 but has done well on the Flat this year
1	Ballyvaughan Bay Bay J:Kielan Woods T:D J Jeffreys	J:Kielan Woods T:D J Jeffreys	158	h	F/9F-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-11	4.4	9/2 18%
Looked promising in a bumper and a point in Ireland last year; makes stable debut today
5	West Warhorse Bay J:Alice Stevens(5) T:B F Brookhouse	J:Alice Stevens(5) T:B F Brookhouse	158	—	76-87	-	102	82	24d	—	—	-7	2.7	8/1 11%
Not beaten far in any of three bumpers but made low-key hurdle debut last month
4	Swearer Brown J:Niall Houlihan(3) T:Joe Tickle	J:Niall Houlihan(3) T:Joe Tickle	158	—	61/5-3	-	102	46	—	—	—	0	4.1	25/1 4%
Small-field point winner; not disgraced in claiming hurdle last year; others look stronger
3	Summer Gale Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Clare Hobson	J:Nick Scholfield T:Clare Hobson	158	—	83-56	-	101	39	—	—	—	-3	1	25/1 4%
Placed in an Irish bumper last year but both hurdle runs there in June were underwhelming
6	Little Talks Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	151	t	2P5	-	89	59	17d	—	—	0	2	80/1 1%
Close second on Irish point debut but a well-beaten outsider on both hurdling starts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Bennettsbridge	evn	10/11	10/11	10/11	10/11
September Power	3/1	10/3	7/2	7/2	3/1
Ballyvaughan Bay	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1
West Warhorse	8/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2
Swearer	22/1	20/1	25/1	22/1	20/1
Summer Gale	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1
Little Talks	50/1	50/1	80/1	50/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bennettsbridge

19.9

OR: 0 Form: 5.8 Odds: 14.2

10/11

2nd

September Power

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

7/2

3rd

Ballyvaughan Bay

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Swearer

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

25/1

West Warhorse

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Little Talks

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Summer Gale

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bennettsbridge	—	—	—
September Power	—	—	—
Ballyvaughan Bay	—	—	—
West Warhorse	—	102	82
Swearer	—	102	46
Summer Gale	—	101	39
Little Talks	—	89	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Little Talks	17d ago	Fit
West Warhorse	24d ago	Fit
Bennettsbridge	—	—
September Power	—	—
Ballyvaughan Bay	—	—
Swearer	—	—
Summer Gale	—	—