Royal Bath & West Of England Society Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Taunton

14:40

Date 2024-02-20

Distance 2m104y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,955

Winning Time 4m 19.10s (slow by 32.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Doyen Quest (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	4/1	Won
2nd	Cornish Storm (GB) Robert Dunne · Stuart Kittow	15/2	.5
3rd	Golden Move (GB) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	8/15F	9
4th	Solar System (FR) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	16/1	6.5
5th	Cawthorne Banker (IRE) Richie McLernon · Jonjo O'Neill	12/1	1
6th	Bob O Rhino (IRE) Shane Quinlan · Katy Price	150/1	10
7th	Palawan Du Mazet (FR) Callum Pritchard · Alan Jones	200/1	1
8th	Walkingoneggshells (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Archie Watson	9/1	2.75
9th	The Cypriot (IRE) Jordan Nailor · Evan Williams	66/1	7
10th	Seren Y Teigr (IRE) Conor Ring · Evan Williams	200/1	20

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ilfonce (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	200/1
P.U.	What An Icon (GB) James Davies · Chris Down	250/1

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
12	Golden Move Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	149	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-40	20	0.14/1	4/7 64%
Useful Flat handicapper who joined this yard for 215,000gns; has the Triumph entry
3	Doyen Quest Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	—	U/1063	-	110	82	27d	—	—	-13	5.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
The Chepstow maiden (2m3f) in which he finished third was an ordinary race
2	Cornish Storm Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Stuart Kittow	J:Robert Dunne T:Stuart Kittow	161	—	P2	-	109	45	39d	—	—	-4	7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Modest Flat winner; ran surprisingly well to finish runner-up at Wincanton
9	Walkingoneggshells Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Archie Watson	J:Nick Scholfield T:Archie Watson	161	h	P17420	-	104	63	26d	—	—	-1	8	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Promising efforts before finishing down the field at Huntingdon; now hooded
1	Cawthorne Banker Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo O'Neill	161	—	327-08	-	104	46	43d	—	—	-4	1.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Given his bumper promise it's been a surprisingly quiet start over hurdles
7	Solar System Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	161	—	7-4	-	95	49	288d	—	—	-3	1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Related to winners and can no doubt raise his game at some point
8	The Cypriot Chestnut J:Jordan Nailor T:Evan Williams	J:Jordan Nailor T:Evan Williams	161	—	35	-	-	-	21d	—	—	0	2.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Wouldn't be the obvious answer judged on his two bumper runs
6	Seren Y Teigr Chestnut J:Conor Ring(3) T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring(3) T:Evan Williams	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Ordinary form in three Flat runs for this yard in 2022 (7f-1m4f)
4	Ilfonce Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	161	—	00	-	54	-	39d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Tailed off in an Exeter bumper and Wincanton maiden hurdle
5	Palawan Du Mazet Bay J:Mr Callum Pritchard(7) T:Alan Jones	J:Mr Callum Pritchard(7) T:Alan Jones	161	b	3688	-	88	47	14d	—	—	0	1.1	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Came last in two bumpers and he's finished well behind in both his hurdles
10	Bob O Rhino Bay J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price	154	h	5-10P6	-	85	60	83d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Hard to make a case on her initial hurdling efforts and hasn't looked straightforward
14	What An Icon Bay J:James Davies T:Chris Down	J:James Davies T:Chris Down	142	—	6P	-	79	-	114d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Limited maiden on the Flat and it's been a quiet start over hurdles; returns from wind op
NR	Roseburg Bay J:Ben Poste T:Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	J:Ben Poste T:Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	154	—	31-5P	-	-	-	13d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Won a point bumper; ran no race on her switch to hurdles at Ludlow when triple-digit odds
NR	Kintaro Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:David Pipe	J:NON-RUNNER T:David Pipe	149	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Maiden on the Flat and inferior to Golden Move, who was a stablemate at Richard Fahey's

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Golden Move	4/7	4/7	4/9	4/7	4/9
Doyen Quest	4/1	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Cornish Storm	7/1	15/2	7/1	8/1	15/2
Walkingoneggshells	8/1	10/1	9/1	11/1	10/1
Cawthorne Banker	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Solar System	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1	28/1
The Cypriot	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1
Seren Y Teigr	100/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Ilfonce	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Palawan Du Mazet	150/1	200/1	150/1	200/1	150/1
Bob O Rhino	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
What An Icon	250/1	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

Golden Move

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

4/7

2nd

Walkingoneggshells

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.5

11/1

3rd

Cornish Storm

OR: 0 Form: 4 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Doyen Quest

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

The Cypriot

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Cawthorne Banker

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Palawan Du Mazet

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Solar System

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Seren Y Teigr

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ilfonce

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Bob O Rhino

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

What An Icon

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Roseburg

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Kintaro

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Golden Move	—	—	—
Doyen Quest	—	110	82
Cornish Storm	—	109	45
Walkingoneggshells	—	104	63
Cawthorne Banker	—	104	46
Solar System	—	95	49
The Cypriot	—	—	—
Seren Y Teigr	—	—	—
Ilfonce	—	54	—
Palawan Du Mazet	—	88	47
Bob O Rhino	—	85	60
What An Icon	—	79	—
Roseburg	—	—	—
Kintaro	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Roseburg	13d ago	Quick return
Palawan Du Mazet	14d ago	Fit
The Cypriot	21d ago	Fit
Walkingoneggshells	26d ago	Fit
Doyen Quest	27d ago	Fit
Cornish Storm	39d ago	Fit
Ilfonce	39d ago	Fit
Cawthorne Banker	43d ago	Fit
Bob O Rhino	83d ago	Fresh
What An Icon	114d ago	Long break
Solar System	288d ago	Long break
Golden Move	—	—
Seren Y Teigr	—	—
Kintaro	—	—