William Hill Epic Value Junior "National Hunt" Hurdle (GBB Race)

Taunton

2:10

Date 2024-03-11

Distance 2m104y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £4,805

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Inside Man b J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	161	—	21	117	115	83	88d	—	—	-9	50.3	40/85 68%
Close second to subsequent dual Listed winner on debut, then won by 8l over C&D next time
2	Dodger Long b J:Harry Cobden T:Anthony Charlton	J:Harry Cobden T:Anthony Charlton	154	—	42263	-	110	55	41d	—	—	-10	14.3	3/1 25%
Promising in bumpers; didn't jump well enough on hurdling debut; might fare better here
3	Lightning Flash b J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	154	—	160	-	-	-	50d	—	—	-1	7.2	10/1 9%
Ludlow bumper winner on debut; next two bumper runs were disappointing; hurdle debut today
4	Lord Of All Saints b J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	154	—	4	-	94	55	88d	—	—	-4	1.6	14/1 7%
Belied big odds and shaped with significant promise when fourth over C&D on debut
7	Wonderful Delight ch J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Ben Pauling	J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Ben Pauling	154	—	7	-	86	55	15d	—	—	-2	0.7	50/1 2%
Showed only minor promise on recent debut but ought to have learned from that experience
5	Pooch ch J:Ben Jones T:Anthony Charlton	J:Ben Jones T:Anthony Charlton	154	t	8	-	-	-	31d	—	—	-2	0.8	50/1 2%
Made inauspicious debut when last of eight at Kempton last month
9	Diva B b J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	147	ht	98	-	77	64	15d	—	—	-1	0.5	80/1 1%
Raced too freely when well beaten in Catterick bumper and Hereford maiden hurdle this year
8	Ask Me Another gr J:Charlie Price(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Charlie Price(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	147	—	56	-	83	63	49d	—	—	-1	0.3	80/1 1%
Safely held in mares' races at Ludlow and Plumpton this winter
10	Kilberry b J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	147	—	70	-	-	-	82d	—	—	-1	0.3	100/1 1%
Showed no significant promise in two bumpers towards end of last year; hurdle debut today
6	Square Du Roule b J:James Davies T:Nigel Hawke	J:James Davies T:Nigel Hawke	154	—	869	-	-	-	15d	—	—	-1	0.2	150/1 1%
Struggled when a big-priced outsider for recent hurdling debut at Hereford

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Inside Man	4/9	2/5	2/5	40/85	2/5
Dodger Long	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Lightning Flash	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Lord Of All Saints	12/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1
Wonderful Delight	50/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1
Pooch	25/1	50/1	33/1	40/1	40/1
Diva B	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Ask Me Another	66/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Kilberry	100/1	80/1	100/1	80/1	100/1
Square Du Roule	150/1	125/1	125/1	150/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Inside Man

50.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 20

40/85

2nd

Dodger Long

14.3

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 7.3

3/1

3rd

Lightning Flash

7.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Lord Of All Saints

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Pooch

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Wonderful Delight

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Diva B

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ask Me Another

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Kilberry

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Square Du Roule

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Inside Man Top Rated	117	115	83
Dodger Long	—	110	55
Lightning Flash	—	—	—
Lord Of All Saints	—	94	55
Wonderful Delight	—	86	55
Pooch	—	—	—
Diva B	—	77	64
Ask Me Another	—	83	63
Kilberry	—	—	—
Square Du Roule	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wonderful Delight	15d ago	Fit
Diva B	15d ago	Fit
Square Du Roule	15d ago	Fit
Pooch	31d ago	Fit
Dodger Long	41d ago	Fit
Ask Me Another	49d ago	Fresh
Lightning Flash	50d ago	Fresh
Kilberry	82d ago	Fresh
Inside Man	88d ago	Fresh
Lord Of All Saints	88d ago	Fresh