Win £2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Fontwell

13:07

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 2m1f162y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

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
8	Tea And Chats Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	156	—	4725-	-	121	103	371d	—	—	-13	10.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Not seen since last December but went close on hurdle debut and looks a big player here
1	The Good Doctor Bay J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Ben Pauling	J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Ben Pauling	163	—	UP-314	113	115	63	26d	—	—	0	22.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won in France in May and made a quite promising British debut last month; good chance
2	Balhambar Bay J:James Davies T:Michael Bell	J:James Davies T:Michael Bell	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Fairly useful Flat-racer who looks an interesting candidate for hurdling
9	Thank You Ma'am Chestnut J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Georgina Nicholls	156	—	23-03	-	109	69	29d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Belied triple-digit odds when third at Kempton last month and has each-way claims again
6	Just One Surf Bay J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Warren Greatrex	J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Warren Greatrex	156	—	3-23	-	-	-	33d	—	—	-5	4.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Placed in Irish points and in Market Rasen bumper on rules debut; makes hurdle debut
4	Chancellorstown Bay J:James Best T:Toby Lawes	J:James Best T:Toby Lawes	156	—	2/P3-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	5.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Placed in two of three Irish points in 2022; makes rules debut after 13-month absence
10	Chatty Chich Bay J:Tristan Durrell(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(5) T:Dan Skelton	149	—	386	-	79	45	12d	—	—	-3	3.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Placed in Ludlow bumper in May but never on terms when 100-1 for recent hurdle debut
11	Step It Out Goldie Bay J:Marc Goldstein T:Chris Gordon	J:Marc Goldstein T:Chris Gordon	149	—	FU3-46	-	88	64	14d	—	—	-2	0.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Placed in Cork bumper in March but hasn't shown much in novice hurdles here this season
7	Loverdose Chestnut J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Robert Walford	156	—	90	-	80	48	14d	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Flat winner in France in 2022 but has struggled on first two hurdling starts
5	Dreadpoetssociety Bay J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Chris Gordon	156	—	7-0	-	-	-	229d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well beaten in two bumpers for Warren Greatrex in the spring; now with new stable
3	Barbarosa Brown J:Cillin Leonard(5) T:Joanne Thomason-Murphy	J:Cillin Leonard(5) T:Joanne Thomason-Murphy	156	—	P	-	-	-	43d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Struggled when 200-1 for last month's stable/hurdle debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Tea And Chats	11/4	5/2	9/4	5/2	9/4
The Good Doctor	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Balhambar	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Thank You Ma'am	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Just One Surf	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Chancellorstown	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Chatty Chich	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Step It Out Goldie	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Loverdose	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Dreadpoetssociety	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Barbarosa	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Good Doctor

22.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Tea And Chats

10.8

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Chancellorstown

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Just One Surf

4.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Balhambar

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Thank You Ma'am

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Chatty Chich

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Step It Out Goldie

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Loverdose

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Dreadpoetssociety

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Barbarosa

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Good Doctor	113	115	63
Tea And Chats	—	121	103
Balhambar	—	—	—
Thank You Ma'am	—	109	69
Just One Surf	—	—	—
Chancellorstown	—	—	—
Chatty Chich	—	79	45
Step It Out Goldie	—	88	64
Loverdose	—	80	48
Dreadpoetssociety	—	—	—
Barbarosa	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chatty Chich	12d ago	Quick return
Step It Out Goldie	14d ago	Fit
Loverdose	14d ago	Fit
The Good Doctor	26d ago	Fit
Thank You Ma'am	29d ago	Fit
Just One Surf	33d ago	Fit
Barbarosa	43d ago	Fit
Dreadpoetssociety	229d ago	Long break
Tea And Chats	371d ago	Long break
Balhambar	—	—
Chancellorstown	—	—