William Hill Bookmakers Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Kelso

14:20

Date 2024-01-14

Distance 2m51y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 4m 20.80s (slow by 40.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Doyen Du Bar (IRE) Craig Nichol · Pauline Robson	8/15F	Won
2nd	Trailblazer (GB) Jamie Hamilton · Adam Nicol	150/1	17
3rd	Fiveafterfour (IRE) Ross Chapman · Lucinda Russell	20/1	2.75
4th	Dream Boy (GB) Sam Coltherd · Stuart Coltherd	4/1	2.25
5th	Rattling Road (IRE) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell	7/1	1
6th	March Wind (IRE) Brian Hughes · Sandy Thomson	17/2	12
7th	Eire Street (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Jackie Stephen	40/1	1.25
8th	Northern Cardinal (FR) Stephen Mulqueen · Lucinda Russell	125/1	.5
9th	Master Bricklayer (IRE) Sean Quinlan · N W Alexander	50/1	14
10th	Melton Mossy (IRE) Richie McLernon · Laura Horsfall	80/1	0.3
11th	Point Franklin (IRE) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	40/1	25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Run At Dawn (IRE) Henry Brooke · Adam Nicol	300/1

Runners (12)

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	Doyen Du Bar Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Pauline Robson	J:Craig Nichol T:Pauline Robson	162	—	1/3/21	123	125	89	34d	—	—	-14	45.4	0.13/1	1/2 67%
Comfortable win at Ayr last month; carries a penalty here and he's the one to beat
2	Dream Boy Chestnut J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	162	—	1-4451	109	115	85	16d	—	—	+12	25.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won over C&D last month; further improvement needed but can give another good account
8	Rattling Road Bay J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	155	t	5/1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+4	12.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won Irish maiden point in April 2022; absent since but not discounted on rules debut
12	March Wind Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Sandy Thomson	J:Brian Hughes T:Sandy Thomson	148	—	22-	-	-	-	302d	—	—	+1	11.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Runner-up in both bumpers; may need further but in good hands and could run well
11	Fiveafterfour Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Lucinda Russell	J:Ross Chapman T:Lucinda Russell	148	t	1-84	-	113	81	27d	—	—	+3	8.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Point winner; yet to really shine under rules but perhaps this softer ground will help
3	Point Franklin Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	162	—	551-	-	92	-	364d	—	—	+7	11	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won 4yo hurdle over C&D last January; absent since but he could have more to offer
5	Master Bricklayer Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:N W Alexander	J:Sean Quinlan T:N W Alexander	155	—	8-05	-	111	47	16d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Fair fifth to Dream Boy over C&D on hurdle debut; may improve when tackling further
4	Eire Street Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Jackie Stephen	J:Danny McMenamin T:Jackie Stephen	155	—	P23-98	-	101	91	43d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Runner-up on bumper debut in 2022 but unable to reproduce that promise since; stable debut
6	Melton Mossy Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Laura Horsfall	J:Richie McLernon T:Laura Horsfall	155	—	440	-	96	60	25d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Has shown some ability among his first three starts, but improvement is needed here
7	Northern Cardinal b/br J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	155	—	3-97	-	105	18	16d	—	—	+1	2.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Soundly beaten seventh over C&D on recent hurdle debut and others are preferred
10	Trailblazer Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Adam Nicol	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Adam Nicol	155	—	9	-	96	73	22d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Modest maiden on the Flat and well beaten at 150-1 on last month's hurdle debut
9	Run At Dawn Chestnut J:Henry Brooke T:Adam Nicol	J:Henry Brooke T:Adam Nicol	155	t	PF-P	-	-	-	22d	—	—	0	0.1	62.50/1	250/1 0%
It's been a long time since he showed any worthwhile form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Doyen Du Bar	4/9	4/9	4/9	1/2	4/9
Dream Boy	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Rattling Road	12/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
March Wind	7/1	7/1	7/1	9/1	15/2
Fiveafterfour	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Point Franklin	33/1	25/1	22/1	28/1	25/1
Master Bricklayer	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Eire Street	100/1	50/1	100/1	40/1	66/1
Melton Mossy	100/1	66/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Northern Cardinal	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	80/1
Trailblazer	100/1	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Run At Dawn	250/1	250/1	200/1	250/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Doyen Du Bar

45.4

OR: 18.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

Dream Boy

25.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 7 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Rattling Road

12.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

12/1

March Wind

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Point Franklin

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1

33/1

Fiveafterfour

8.6

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Northern Cardinal

2.6

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Master Bricklayer

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Eire Street

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Melton Mossy

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Trailblazer

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Run At Dawn

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Doyen Du Bar	123	125	89
Dream Boy	109	115	85
Rattling Road	—	—	—
March Wind	—	—	—
Fiveafterfour	—	113	81
Point Franklin	—	92	—
Master Bricklayer	—	111	47
Eire Street	—	101	91
Melton Mossy	—	96	60
Northern Cardinal	—	105	18
Trailblazer	—	96	73
Run At Dawn	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dream Boy	16d ago	Fit
Master Bricklayer	16d ago	Fit
Northern Cardinal	16d ago	Fit
Trailblazer	22d ago	Fit
Run At Dawn	22d ago	Fit
Melton Mossy	25d ago	Fit
Fiveafterfour	27d ago	Fit
Doyen Du Bar	34d ago	Fit
Eire Street	43d ago	Fit
March Wind	302d ago	Long break
Point Franklin	364d ago	Long break
Rattling Road	—	—