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Hereford

13:07

Date 2024-01-15

Distance 2m3f147y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Runners (14)

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	Billy Boi Blue Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Jonathan Burke T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	158	t	517-42	116	126	82	63d	—	—	+1	23.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Second to an odds-on fav at Kempton and that form is up there in this company
3	Genietoile Bay J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	158	—	45-548	115	125	105	30d	—	—	+1	22.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Has been contesting stronger hurdles than this and he needs a second look
6	Katate Dori Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	158	t	421-83	-	119	92	37d	—	—	-25	11.8	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Bumper winner who has probably yet to do himself proper justice over hurdles
4	How And Ever b/br J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	158	t	2-67	-	107	89	31d	—	—	-1	5.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Downgraded from a Cheltenham novice but others have shown more
2	Electric Jet Chestnut J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	158	—	25-3	-	105	85	60d	—	—	-2	4.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ran okay to be third at Sedgefield but that was probably a weaker race than this
8	Nelson Criq Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	158	—	5-47	-	104	82	31d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Beaten 16l and 28l in his two hurdles (2m3f) and needs to raise his game
11	The Winslow Boy Bay J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	158	—	5-	-	-	-	268d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Only fifth but beaten just the 10l in a Bangor bumper (good) and that was a pleasing start
10	The Dark Edge Brown J:Bradley Roberts(5) T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Bradley Roberts(5) T:Charlie Longsdon	158	—	975	-	70	63	27d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Some bumper promise but he was beaten a long way on his switch to hurdling at Wincanton
12	A Wish Away Grey J:Adam Wedge T:Martin Keighley	J:Adam Wedge T:Martin Keighley	151	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Flat-bred filly who was tailed off in 1m4f/1m3f maidens during the summer of 2022
7	Lubenham Dream Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	158	—	—	-	-	-	27d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Outpaced and finished tailed off when 18-1 for a Catterick bumper; opposable
14	Shibuya Song Chestnut J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Richard Phillips	J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Richard Phillips	151	—	U	-	-	-	30d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Stayed well on the Flat but regressed last year and departed early on hurdling debut
13	Jaunty Belle Chestnut J:Mr Callum Pritchard(7) T:David Rees	J:Mr Callum Pritchard(7) T:David Rees	151	—	70-0P	-	51	-	34d	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
No worthwhile form in two bumpers and as many hurdles
NR	Juventus De Brion Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Dan Skelton	J:NON-RUNNER T:Dan Skelton	158	—	3	-	108	96	25d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Encouraging third (never dangerous) at Exeter and improvement is on the cards.
NR	Stay If U Want To Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:NON-RUNNER T:Jonjo O'Neill	158	h	4-81	-	-	-	53d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Form of bumper win nothing special but he should progress over jumps

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Billy Boi Blue	3/1	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4
Genietoile	3/1	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4
Katate Dori	5/4	11/8	11/8	6/4	5/4
How And Ever	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Electric Jet	14/1	12/1	10/1	11/1	12/1
Nelson Criq	14/1	12/1	10/1	11/1	12/1
The Winslow Boy	100/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
The Dark Edge	100/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
A Wish Away	250/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Lubenham Dream	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Shibuya Song	200/1	100/1	200/1	80/1	80/1
Jaunty Belle	300/1	200/1	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

Billy Boi Blue

23.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Genietoile

22.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Katate Dori

11.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

6/4

How And Ever

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Electric Jet

4.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Juventus De Brion

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Nelson Criq

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

The Winslow Boy

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

The Dark Edge

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

A Wish Away

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Lubenham Dream

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Shibuya Song

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Jaunty Belle

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Stay If U Want To

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Billy Boi Blue	116	126	82
Genietoile	115	125	105
Katate Dori	—	119	92
How And Ever	—	107	89
Electric Jet	—	105	85
Nelson Criq	—	104	82
The Winslow Boy	—	—	—
The Dark Edge	—	70	63
A Wish Away	—	—	—
Lubenham Dream	—	—	—
Shibuya Song	—	—	—
Jaunty Belle	—	51	—
Juventus De Brion	—	108	96
Stay If U Want To	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Juventus De Brion	25d ago	Fit
The Dark Edge	27d ago	Fit
Lubenham Dream	27d ago	Fit
Genietoile	30d ago	Fit
Shibuya Song	30d ago	Fit
How And Ever	31d ago	Fit
Nelson Criq	31d ago	Fit
Jaunty Belle	34d ago	Fit
Katate Dori	37d ago	Fit
Stay If U Want To	53d ago	Fresh
Electric Jet	60d ago	Fresh
Billy Boi Blue	63d ago	Fresh
The Winslow Boy	268d ago	Long break
A Wish Away	—	—