High Horse Design "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Newcastle

14:50

Date 2024-02-15

Distance 2m4f62y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Runners (10)

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
9	Young Jack Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	164	—	P-12	-	118	74	63d	—	—	-32	16.3	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Clear second to useful rival here on hurdling debut in November (2m6f, heavy); good chance
2	Goldwyn Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	164	—	/73F-3	114	110	87	33d	—	—	+7	24	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ex-Irish 7yo; respectable third on last month's stable debut at Wetherby; big player
1	Defence Witness Brown J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	164	—	1-13	-	109	73	35d	—	—	-5	12	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Point/bumper winner; well held when third on hurdle debut but has each-way claims again
5	Lucky Soldier Brown J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	164	—	469-55	91	95	66	44d	—	—	+7	11.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Lacked fluency when safely held on first three hurdling starts; improvement required
6	Mr Mahler Chestnut J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Sue Smith	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Sue Smith	164	—	2/666	-	100	78	33d	—	—	+2	4.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Displayed promise when sixth on first two hurdle starts; probably one for handicaps
7	Parelliroc Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Sue Smith	J:Ross Chapman T:Sue Smith	164	—	4660-4	90	96	81	98d	—	—	+8	10.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ran okay over fences in November but not favoured by the weights on return to hurdling
4	Kingofthegame Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Martin Todhunter	J:Callum Bewley T:Martin Todhunter	164	—	P/3-8	-	69	39	109d	—	—	0	1.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Made low-key rules debut when 33-1 for Aintree maiden hurdle in December
10	Zuul Chestnut J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	164	h	/443-7	-	64	49	16d	—	—	-1	0.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Made the frame in good-ground bumpers in 2022; well beaten over C&D on hurdle debut
8	Regal And Royal Chestnut J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	164	—	P-54	-	82	48	238d	—	—	-1	0.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Ran well to a point on hurdling debut last June; absent since lesser effort 12 days later
3	Grand Mario Chestnut J:Edward Austin(5) T:Hannah McMahon	J:Edward Austin(5) T:Hannah McMahon	164	—	955/9P	-	82	17	112d	—	—	0	0.1	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Tailed off at huge odds on stable debut in October and was pulled up a few days later

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Young Jack	8/11	8/11	8/11	8/11	8/11
Goldwyn	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Defence Witness	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Lucky Soldier	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Mr Mahler	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Parelliroc	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Kingofthegame	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Zuul	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Regal And Royal	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Grand Mario	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Goldwyn

OR: 16 Form: 3 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Young Jack

16.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 16.3

8/11

3rd

Defence Witness

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 5

7/2

Lucky Soldier

11.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Parelliroc

10.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Mr Mahler

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Kingofthegame

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 1.4 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Zuul

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Regal And Royal

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Grand Mario

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Goldwyn	114	110	87
Lucky Soldier	91	95	66
Parelliroc	90	96	81
Young Jack	—	118	74
Defence Witness	—	109	73
Mr Mahler	—	100	78
Kingofthegame	—	69	39
Zuul	—	64	49
Regal And Royal	—	82	48
Grand Mario	—	82	17

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zuul	16d ago	Fit
Goldwyn	33d ago	Fit
Mr Mahler	33d ago	Fit
Defence Witness	35d ago	Fit
Lucky Soldier	44d ago	Fit
Young Jack	63d ago	Fresh
Parelliroc	98d ago	Long break
Kingofthegame	109d ago	Long break
Grand Mario	112d ago	Long break
Regal And Royal	238d ago	Long break