Betfred TV EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Haydock

12:50

Date 2023-12-30

Distance 1m7f144y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,080

Winning Time 4m 16.58s (slow by 38.58s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bertie's Ballet (GB) Henry Brooke · Dianne Sayer	5/4	Won
2nd	Norman Fletcher (GB) James Turner · Nigel Twiston-Davies	11/10F	1.5
3rd	Jo Arengeot Bey AA (FR) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	8/1	12
4th	Top Of The Bay (IRE) Toby Wynne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	200/1	0.3
5th	Fresh Speculation (GB) Daryl Jacob · Henry Daly	20/1	7.5
6th	Orbys River (IRE) Craig Nichol · Sam Allwood	250/1	10

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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	Norman Fletcher Chestnut J:James Turner(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:James Turner(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	164	—	1-F211	126	133	114	21d	—	—	-4	41	—	—
Progressing well over hurdles, winning on heavy last time; double penalty; should go well
2	Bertie's Ballet Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	154	—	/210-2	-	128	85	42d	—	—	-23	18.3	—	—
Dual bumper winner; good second to smart sort on heavy on hurdles debut; sound chance
4	Jo Arengeot Bey AA Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	154	—	1-3	-	-	-	42d	—	—	+6	11.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Point winner who was a fair third in a bumper; should do better now going hurdling
3	Fresh Speculation Bay J:Daryl Jacob T:Henry Daly	J:Daryl Jacob T:Henry Daly	154	—	653	-	107	81	21d	—	—	0	4.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Fair form in two runs over hurdles but well behind Norman Fletcher at Aintree last time
6	Top Of The Bay Bay J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	154	h	6/UR-8	-	90	36	10d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Poor efforts so far (refused to race in a point in March); would be a surprise winner
7	Orbys River Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Sam Allwood	J:Craig Nichol T:Sam Allwood	147	—	P-FP6	-	98	89	15d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Fair effort on second point start but modest efforts over hurdles; others stronger
NR	Kingofthegame Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Martin Todhunter	J:Sean Quinlan T:Martin Todhunter	154	—	P/3-8	-	79	49	62d	—	—	—	1.4	—	—
Third in an Irish point in 2022; well beaten on hurdles/stable debut; more needed

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Norman Fletcher	evn	evn	evn
Bertie's Ballet	evn	evn	evn
Jo Arengeot Bey AA	16/1	16/1	16/1
Fresh Speculation	18/1	18/1	18/1
Top Of The Bay	150/1	125/1	125/1
Orbys River	150/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Norman Fletcher

OR: 19 Form: 7 Odds: 15

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2nd

Bertie's Ballet

18.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 13.3

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3rd

Jo Arengeot Bey AA

11.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Fresh Speculation

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Kingofthegame

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 1.4 Odds: 0

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Top Of The Bay

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Orbys River

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Norman Fletcher	126	133	114
Bertie's Ballet	—	128	85
Jo Arengeot Bey AA	—	—	—
Fresh Speculation	—	107	81
Top Of The Bay	—	90	36
Orbys River	—	98	89
Kingofthegame	—	79	49

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Top Of The Bay	10d ago	Quick return
Orbys River	15d ago	Fit
Norman Fletcher	21d ago	Fit
Fresh Speculation	21d ago	Fit
Bertie's Ballet	42d ago	Fit
Jo Arengeot Bey AA	42d ago	Fit
Kingofthegame	62d ago	Fresh