Stepway Charity Maiden Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Div I)

Worcester

16:28

Date 2024-06-26

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Runners (12)

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	Think First Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	153	—	2-	-	110	99	—	—	—	-13	13	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Very useful Flat-racer; second of three in juvenile hurdle in November; can feature here
6	Authoceltic Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	153	—	33-P6	110	117	99	21d	—	—	+2	20.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Respectable sixth in Class 3 handicap at Newton Abbot this month; shortlisted here
7	Jumeirah King Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	153	t	P4-4	99	105	83	33d	—	—	0	17.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fairly useful on the Flat and is improving with experience over hurdles; likely contender
8	Lion Wait Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Displayed significant promise in two Irish Flat maidens last year; interesting recruit
2	Minella Miracle Brown J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	158	t	059-34	97	104	67	25d	—	—	+5	14.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Placed on stable/hurdle debut in May but his latest run was a backward step
11	Trudie Glen Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	151	—	34-26	-	109	90	19d	—	—	-6	2.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Second on last month's hurdling debut but latest run was a backward step; others stronger
3	Red Hugh Chestnut J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	158	—	31/4-3	-	-	-	42d	—	—	+1	3.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Placed in Tipperary bumper for Emmet Mullins last month; makes stable/hurdle debut today
5	Zain Farhh Chestnut J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Showed some fair Flat form but makes stable/hurdle debut after 278-day absence
12	Queens Venture Bay J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	146	—	34-7	-	-	-	22d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Made low-key rules debut when seventh of nine in mares' bumper this month
4	Selectivelistening Bay J:Fergus Gillard T:T Ellis	J:Fergus Gillard T:T Ellis	158	—	5P-7P7	-	72	21	13d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Maiden pointer who was soundly beaten in C&D maiden hurdle on rules debut a fortnight ago
NR	Guard Duty Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Emma Lavelle	J:NON-RUNNER T:Emma Lavelle	158	h	13/4	-	113	75	27d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Bumper winner; only fourth on hurdling debut but can improve if hood helps him settle
NR	Either Way Brown J:NON-RUNNER T:Nicky Henderson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nicky Henderson	151	—	2-95	-	-	-	22d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
With a top stable but showed only minor promise in two mares' bumpers this spring

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Think First	5/2	5/2	9/4	9/4	5/2
Authoceltic	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Jumeirah King	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Lion Wait	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	11/2
Minella Miracle	17/2	17/2	17/2	7/1	17/2
Trudie Glen	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1
Red Hugh	33/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Zain Farhh	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	33/1
Queens Venture	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Selectivelistening	150/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Authoceltic

20.2

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Jumeirah King

17.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Minella Miracle

14.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Think First

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 8

5/2

Lion Wait

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

11/2

Red Hugh

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Either Way

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Trudie Glen

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Queens Venture

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Zain Farhh

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Selectivelistening

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Guard Duty

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Authoceltic	110	117	99
Jumeirah King	99	105	83
Minella Miracle	97	104	67
Think First	—	110	99
Lion Wait	—	—	—
Trudie Glen	—	109	90
Red Hugh	—	—	—
Zain Farhh	—	—	—
Queens Venture	—	—	—
Selectivelistening	—	72	21
Guard Duty	—	113	75
Either Way	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Selectivelistening	13d ago	Quick return
Trudie Glen	19d ago	Fit
Authoceltic	21d ago	Fit
Queens Venture	22d ago	Fit
Either Way	22d ago	Fit
Minella Miracle	25d ago	Fit
Guard Duty	27d ago	Fit
Jumeirah King	33d ago	Fit
Red Hugh	42d ago	Fit
Think First	—	—
Lion Wait	—	—
Zain Farhh	—	—