Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB)

Sandown

14:30

Date 2024-02-15

Distance 2m3f173y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £28,475

Winning Time 5m 13.90s (slow by 22.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Springtime Promise (IRE) Connor Brace · Fergal O'Brien	11/1	Won
2nd	Cherie d'Am (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	2/1F	3
3rd	Smiling Getaway (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	6/1	9
4th	Aston Martini (GB) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	9/2	30

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Either Or (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	6/1
P.U.	Jeune Belle (IRE) Bryony Frost · Lucy Wadham	40/1
P.U.	Little Miss Dante (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	100/30

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Cherie D'Am Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	—	11-121	123	130	109	51d	—	—	-1	26.7	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Aintree win (2m4f) last time makes her narrowly the form pick; improved form every time
5	Little Miss Dante Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	158	—	21-113	123	127	115	54d	—	—	+6	23.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Winning sequence ended last time but that was in a Listed event and another good effort
1	Aston Martini Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	161	—	111	122	127	115	25d	—	—	+29	44.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Two easy wins before she added a novice at Lingfield (2m, soft) last month by a nose
3	Either Or Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	158	—	F41-21	-	123	112	24d	—	—	-12	5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
In charge all the way up the straight on hurdling debut at Warwick (2m3f, soft) latest
6	Smiling Getaway Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	158	—	1/4-11	118	126	102	24d	—	—	+14	25.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Novice-hurdle wins on soft at Ludlow (2m5f) and Warwick (2m3f) and the latter was by 8l
7	Springtime Promise Bay J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	158	—	/51111	118	123	110	20d	—	—	+36	44.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
2-2 in 2m4f novice hurdles for new yard; more needed but she is going the right way
4	Jeune Belle Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	158	—	4-121P	-	119	60	25d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
2nd in a Listed bumper (soft) before easily winning hurdling debut; bled from nose latest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Cherie D'Am	9/4	9/4	2/1	5/2	2/1
Little Miss Dante	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Aston Martini	4/1	5/1	4/1	9/2	9/2
Either Or	5/1	9/2	11/2	9/2	9/2
Smiling Getaway	13/2	13/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Springtime Promise	10/1	10/1	10/1	8/1	9/1
Jeune Belle	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Aston Martini

44.4

OR: 18 Form: 22 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Springtime Promise

44.4

OR: 17 Form: 25 Odds: 2.4

10/1

3rd

Cherie D'Am

26.7

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

5/2

Smiling Getaway

25.3

OR: 17 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Little Miss Dante

23.5

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Either Or

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

11/2

Jeune Belle

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cherie D'Am	123	130	109
Little Miss Dante	123	127	115
Aston Martini	122	127	115
Smiling Getaway	118	126	102
Springtime Promise	118	123	110
Either Or	—	123	112
Jeune Belle	—	119	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Springtime Promise	20d ago	Fit
Either Or	24d ago	Fit
Smiling Getaway	24d ago	Fit
Aston Martini	25d ago	Fit
Jeune Belle	25d ago	Fit
Cherie D'Am	51d ago	Fresh
Little Miss Dante	54d ago	Fresh