Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qual') (GBB Race)

Sandown

12:50

Date 2024-02-03

Distance 1m7f216y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,805

Winning Time 4m 10.10s (slow by 18.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Peking Opera (IRE) Niall Houlihan · Gary Moore	13/8J	Won
2nd	The Good Doctor (FR) Beau Morgan · Ben Pauling	13/8J	1.75
3rd	Blue Universe (IRE) Marc Goldstein · Michael Attwater	14/1	6.5
4th	Glengolly (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Paul Webber	80/1	6.5
5th	No More Bolero (GB) Caoilin Quinn · David Bridgwater	5/1	10
6th	Jaitroplaclasse (FR) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	10/1	0.3
7th	Grand Sabre (GB) James Davies · Nick Gifford	200/1	4.5

Runners (8)

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
8	Peking Opera Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	144	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-31	15.4	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Showed highly notable form on Flat for Aidan O'Brien; sold for 100,000gns since last run
1	The Good Doctor Bay J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Ben Pauling	J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Ben Pauling	166	—	P-3141	125	119	106	39d	—	—	0	27.2	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Justified favouritism at Fontwell on Boxing Day and looks open to further progress
6	No More Bolero Brown J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:David Bridgwater	J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:David Bridgwater	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Useful on Flat for German-based Waldemar Hickst; has Grade 1 entries; interesting recruit
5	Jaitroplaclasse Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	156	—	3/9-46	-	114	70	11d	—	—	-5	3.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has something to find on the balance of his British form but may do better still
7	Blue Universe Bay J:Marc Goldstein T:Michael Attwater	J:Marc Goldstein T:Michael Attwater	144	—	4	-	120	99	22d	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Shaped well in the Chatteris Fen at Huntingdon but lacks potential to some extent
3	Glengolly Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Paul Webber	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Paul Webber	156	—	50-P6	-	90	62	11d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Has failed to build on debut effort; handicaps more suitable shortly
4	Grand Sabre Bay J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	156	—	0-6	-	-	-	86d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Both starts in Newbury bumpers, better effort when midfield latest
NR	Dartmoor Pirate Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Anthony Honeyball	J:NON-RUNNER T:Anthony Honeyball	162	—	7-7122	121	121	106	2d	—	—	—	17.8	—	—
Won at Wincanton on hurdling debut and has finished second twice since; respected

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Peking Opera	5/6	4/5	4/5	4/5	4/5
The Good Doctor	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
No More Bolero	8/1	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1
Jaitroplaclasse	9/1	9/1	9/1	11/1	8/1
Blue Universe	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Glengolly	150/1	80/1	100/1	80/1	66/1
Grand Sabre	250/1	125/1	150/1	125/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Good Doctor

27.2

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

Dartmoor Pirate

17.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Peking Opera

15.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

5/6

Jaitroplaclasse

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

No More Bolero

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Blue Universe

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Glengolly

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Grand Sabre

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Good Doctor	125	119	106
Dartmoor Pirate	121	121	106
Peking Opera	—	—	—
No More Bolero	—	—	—
Jaitroplaclasse	—	114	70
Blue Universe	—	120	99
Glengolly	—	90	62
Grand Sabre	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dartmoor Pirate	2d ago	Quick return
Jaitroplaclasse	11d ago	Quick return
Glengolly	11d ago	Quick return
Blue Universe	22d ago	Fit
The Good Doctor	39d ago	Fit
Grand Sabre	86d ago	Fresh
Peking Opera	—	—
No More Bolero	—	—