Minimum £50,000 tote Placepot Everyday Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Bangor-on-Dee

17:50

Date 2024-05-28

Distance 2m3f123y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,225

Winning Time 4m 53.88s (slow by 22.88s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Valgrand (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	1/4F	Won
2nd	Speed Davis (FR) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	7/2	3.25
3rd	Brockarno (GB) Lee Edwards · Belinda Clarke	80/1	17
4th	Touchwoodexpress (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	12/1	5.5
5th	Fennella (GB) Toby Wynne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	125/1	1.75
6th	We Ain't Walking (IRE) Ben Poste · Ryan Potter	80/1	6
7th	After Midnight (GB) Harry Bannister · Julian Smith	250/1	.75

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	Valgrand Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	—	2/24-1	-	120	106	24d	—	—	-33	32.5	0.06/1	1/4 80%
Fourth in Grade 2 bumper at Aintree last month and won on recent hurdling debut
1	Speed Davis Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	164	—	/121-4	113	114	108	24d	—	—	+2	21.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Disappointing favourite last time but was emphatic winner at Musselburgh in April
4	Touchwoodexpress Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	157	—	136-	-	-	36	97d	—	—	+3	8.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Placed in run-of-the-mill bumper last year; tailed off when upped to 3m for hurdling debut
5	We Ain't Walking Bay J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	157	—	P7-5	-	97	51	16d	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Not beaten far when fifth of six on hurdling debut at Ludlow but much more is needed here
3	Brockarno Chestnut J:Lee Edwards T:Belinda Clarke	J:Lee Edwards T:Belinda Clarke	157	—	36/0-6	-	91	59	10d	—	—	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Beaten about 15l when sixth in weak maiden here (2m) on recent hurdling debut
6	After Midnight Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Julian Smith	J:Harry Bannister T:Julian Smith	150	—	79/UP-	-	-	-	44d	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Failed to complete when a big-priced outsider for first two hurdling attempts
7	Fennella Bay J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	142	—	0U-	-	-	-	33d	—	—	-1	0.2	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Unseated rider at second flight when 150-1 for last month's hurdling debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Valgrand	2/9	1/4	2/9	1/4	2/9
Speed Davis	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Touchwoodexpress	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
We Ain't Walking	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Brockarno	80/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
After Midnight	300/1	250/1	200/1	250/1	250/1
Fennella	100/1	125/1	100/1	125/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Valgrand

32.5

OR: 0 Form: 12.5 Odds: 20

1/4

2nd

Speed Davis

21.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Touchwoodexpress

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Brockarno

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

We Ain't Walking

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

After Midnight

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Fennella

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Speed Davis	113	114	108
Valgrand	—	120	106
Touchwoodexpress	—	—	36
We Ain't Walking	—	97	51
Brockarno	—	91	59
After Midnight	—	—	—
Fennella	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Brockarno	10d ago	Quick return
We Ain't Walking	16d ago	Fit
Valgrand	24d ago	Fit
Speed Davis	24d ago	Fit
Fennella	33d ago	Fit
After Midnight	44d ago	Fit
Touchwoodexpress	97d ago	Long break