Farmers Friend Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Taunton

Taunton

12:55

Farmers Friend Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2024-01-08

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,955

Winning Time 4m 52.45s (slow by 27.45s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Golden Ace (GB) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	9/2	Won
2nd	Lucky Place (FR) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	13/8	.75
3rd	Insurrection (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	4/6F	7
4th	Nordic Storm (GB) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	125/1	28
5th	Guivinec (FR) Jonathan Burke · Anthony Honeyball	125/1	19
6th	Brucie Bonus (GB) Rex Dingle · Sarah Robinson	500/1	1
7th	Pescatorius (IRE) Ben Poste · Harriet Dickin	200/1	0.2
8th	Owl Of Athens (IRE) Conor Ring · Evan Williams	66/1	5.5
9th	Come On Paddy Mac (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Neil Mulholland	100/1	12
10th	Azolo (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Clarke	200/1	6.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Last In Line (GB) James Davies · Geoffrey Deacon	300/1

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
1	Insurrection Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	166	t	F14-12	132	132	118	31d	—	—	-13	38.4	0.17/1	4/6 60%
Second in Sandown Grade 2 since impressive hurdling debut at Exeter in November
2	Lucky Place Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	166	—	221	-	126	102	24d	—	—	-6	26	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Improved to win readily by 13l at Doncaster last month, his second hurdling start
11	Golden Ace Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	152	—	152-	-	-	-	270d	—	—	-3	15.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Not seen since Grade 2 bumper second last April but a good prospect for novice hurdles
9	Owl Of Athens Bay J:Conor Ring(3) T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring(3) T:Evan Williams	159	—	7	-	93	55	9d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Not beaten far when midfield here last month but probably one for further down the line
5	Come On Paddy Mac Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Neil Mulholland	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Neil Mulholland	159	p	51/PP-	-	-	-	430d	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Did not look straightforward when pulled up in two novice hurdles in 2022; with new stable
6	Guivinec Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Jonathan Burke T:Anthony Honeyball	159	—	31-06P	-	-	-	9d	—	—	-1	0.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Didn't show a great deal in a bumper and two novice hurdles towards the end of last year
8	Nordic Storm Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	159	—	—	-	81	47	26d	—	—	-1	0.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Out of a well-connected mare but was in rear throughout on last month's debut
3	Azolo Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	159	—	P2-0P0	-	-	-	21d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Struggled when a big-priced outsider for first two hurdling attempts (2m/2m4f)
4	Brucie Bonus Grey Roan J:Rex Dingle T:Sarah Robinson	J:Rex Dingle T:Sarah Robinson	159	—	9P/98	-	64	36	53d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Always behind when a 400-1 outsider for first two hurdle races
7	Last In Line Chestnut J:James Davies T:Geoffrey Deacon	J:James Davies T:Geoffrey Deacon	159	—	8-P	-	-	-	19d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Struggled when a 400-1 outsider for recent hurdling debut at Newbury (2m4f)
10	Pescatorius Chestnut J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	159	—	0-74	-	82	76	20d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Not disgraced on hurdling debut but needs to take a big step forward

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Insurrection	4/6	4/6	4/6	8/13	4/6
Lucky Place	13/8	7/4	7/4	13/8	6/4
Golden Ace	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2	10/3
Owl Of Athens	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Come On Paddy Mac	100/1	80/1	80/1	100/1	66/1
Guivinec	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Nordic Storm	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Azolo	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Brucie Bonus	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Last In Line	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Pescatorius	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Insurrection

38.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 17.9

4/6

2nd

Lucky Place

OR: 0 Form: 16 Odds: 10

7/4

3rd

Golden Ace

15.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Owl Of Athens

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Come On Paddy Mac

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Guivinec

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Nordic Storm

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Azolo

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Brucie Bonus

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Last In Line

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Pescatorius

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Insurrection	132	132	118
Lucky Place	—	126	102
Golden Ace	—	—	—
Owl Of Athens	—	93	55
Come On Paddy Mac	—	—	—
Guivinec	—	—	—
Nordic Storm	—	81	47
Azolo	—	—	—
Brucie Bonus	—	64	36
Last In Line	—	—	—
Pescatorius	—	82	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Owl Of Athens	9d ago	Quick return
Guivinec	9d ago	Quick return
Last In Line	19d ago	Fit
Pescatorius	20d ago	Fit
Azolo	21d ago	Fit
Lucky Place	24d ago	Fit
Nordic Storm	26d ago	Fit
Insurrection	31d ago	Fit
Brucie Bonus	53d ago	Fresh
Golden Ace	270d ago	Long break
Come On Paddy Mac	430d ago	Long break