Thurlestone Hotel "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Exeter

14:10

Date 2024-01-01

Distance 2m2f111y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,093

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Geezer Rockstar Chestnut J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Harry Fry	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Harry Fry	160	—	1-4	-	110	91	18d	—	—	-14	16.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Last month's hurdle debut was a shade disappointing but his bumper win looked good
12	Pentire Head Chestnut J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	160	—	322-52	-	107	91	13d	—	—	-16	6.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
No match for wasy winner when second at Wincanton last month; improvement needed
7	Iris Des Issards Black J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Kayley Woollacott	J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Kayley Woollacott	160	—	363-42	107	111	84	19d	—	—	+2	19.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Good second of 15 here (2m) last month and likely to be suited by today's longer trip
9	Moorefields Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Down	J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Down	160	—	344-4	-	105	79	19d	—	—	-8	3.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Very respectable fourth of 15 here on last month's rules debut; considered each-way
1	Blue Ridge Hill Bay J:Ned Fox(5) T:Samuel Drinkwater	J:Ned Fox(5) T:Samuel Drinkwater	160	—	2223-5	-	117	78	67d	—	—	-6	2.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Flopped on reappearance outing but last season's bumper/hurdle form makes him a player
14	Soir De Gala Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	160	t	3-0	-	-	-	65d	—	—	-2	3.8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Represents a top stable and showed enough on bumper debut to be of strong interest here
8	Killigarth Bay J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	160	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Out of a fairly useful hurdle winner; market may guide on debut
11	Paddy In The Caddy Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	160	—	2	-	-	-	—	—	—	+1	6.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Bought for £55,000 after finishing second in a good-ground Irish point in May; rules debut
13	Rangatira Jack Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Linda Blackford	J:Sean Houlihan T:Linda Blackford	160	—	80-5	-	90	68	42d	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Made quite encouraging hurdle debut in November but others look much stronger
4	Cool View Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Tom George	J:Nick Scholfield T:Tom George	160	—	6-	-	-	-	323d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Beaten about 27l on last year's bumper debut; not easily recommended
5	Daring Plan Bay J:Lucy Gardner T:Sue Gardner	J:Lucy Gardner T:Sue Gardner	160	—	P6P-87	-	87	69	11d	—	—	-2	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Displayed minor promise in two 2m maidens here last month; handicaps beckon
2	Cloudy Flamingo Grey J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Keiran Burke	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Keiran Burke	160	t	P4P-P5	-	71	38	23d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Ran well to a point on last month's hurdling debut but is not the most obvious answer
15	Swearer Brown J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tickle	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tickle	160	—	1/5-3P	-	-	44	13d	—	—	+4	5.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Pulled up in an ordinary Fakenham maiden (2m4f, soft) when back under rules last month
3	Contramar Bay J:Elizabeth Gale(7) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Elizabeth Gale(7) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	160	p	00	-	82	23	32d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Well beaten on first two hurdling starts; cheekpieces added today
10	Our Nobby Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Polly Gundry	J:Charlie Hammond T:Polly Gundry	160	h	7P/0	-	-	-	18d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Tailed off when 200-1 for last month's stable/hurdle debut at Taunton
16	Wotastunner Bay J:James Best T:Michael Blake	J:James Best T:Michael Blake	160	v	0U/P-P	-	-	-	23d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Pulled up when 200-1 for recent stable debut at Chepstow (2m3f, heavy); visor added here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Geezer Rockstar	13/8	2/1	2/1	15/8	7/4
Pentire Head	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4	3/1
Iris Des Issards	9/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Moorefields	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Blue Ridge Hill	12/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Soir De Gala	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Killigarth	14/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Paddy In The Caddy	16/1	20/1	16/1	18/1	20/1
Rangatira Jack	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Cool View	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	66/1
Daring Plan	100/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Cloudy Flamingo	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1	100/1
Swearer	100/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	100/1
Contramar	125/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Our Nobby	200/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	200/1
Wotastunner	200/1	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

Iris Des Issards

19.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Geezer Rockstar

16.4

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 9.4

2/1

3rd

Pentire Head

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Paddy In The Caddy

6.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Swearer

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Soir De Gala

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Moorefields

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Blue Ridge Hill

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Killigarth

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Rangatira Jack

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Daring Plan

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Cool View

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Cloudy Flamingo

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Contramar

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Our Nobby

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Wotastunner

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Iris Des Issards	107	111	84
Geezer Rockstar	—	110	91
Pentire Head	—	107	91
Moorefields	—	105	79
Blue Ridge Hill	—	117	78
Soir De Gala	—	—	—
Killigarth	—	—	—
Paddy In The Caddy	—	—	—
Rangatira Jack	—	90	68
Cool View	—	—	—
Daring Plan	—	87	69
Cloudy Flamingo	—	71	38
Swearer	—	—	44
Contramar	—	82	23
Our Nobby	—	—	—
Wotastunner	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Daring Plan	11d ago	Quick return
Pentire Head	13d ago	Quick return
Swearer	13d ago	Quick return
Geezer Rockstar	18d ago	Fit
Our Nobby	18d ago	Fit
Iris Des Issards	19d ago	Fit
Moorefields	19d ago	Fit
Cloudy Flamingo	23d ago	Fit
Wotastunner	23d ago	Fit
Contramar	32d ago	Fit
Rangatira Jack	42d ago	Fit
Soir De Gala	65d ago	Fresh
Blue Ridge Hill	67d ago	Fresh
Cool View	323d ago	Long break
Killigarth	—	—
Paddy In The Caddy	—	—