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

Worcester

17:05

Date 2024-06-26

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Winning Time 3m 48.20s (slow by 12.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Brave Knight (GB) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	5/6F	Won
2nd	Nowmelad (IRE) Lee Edwards · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	7/4	2.75
3rd	Lady Wormsley (IRE) Miss Olive Nicholls · Georgina Nicholls	28/1	27
4th	Olivia Kate (GB) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	10/1	4.5
5th	Miss Kassiopi (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Danni O'Neill	80/1	1.5
6th	Billy Butcher (IRE) Jay Tidball · Dave Roberts	50/1	8
7th	Mokoro (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	22/1	32
8th	Katstar (GB) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	50/1	46

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Be My Design (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	22/1
P.U.	Go Johnny Go (IRE) Ben Godfrey · Kayley Woollacott	50/1

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
5	Brave Knight Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-32	16.3	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Fairly useful on the Flat for Sir Mark Prescott; joined top stable for hurling career
3	Nowmelad Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Lee Edwards T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	158	—	/154-2	-	110	82	27d	—	—	-17	15	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Good second of 12 on last month's hurdling debut at Ffos Las; leading contender here
10	Olivia Kate Grey J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	151	t	00-93	-	101	70	25d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
No threat on hurdling debut but her clear third here this month was quite promising
11	Be My Design Chestnut J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	146	—	F	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
In process of making promising Irish point debut before falling last month
2	Mokoro Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	—	7-84	-	94	70	11d	—	—	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Soundly beaten in a bumper and on first two hurdling starts
12	Lady Wormsley Chestnut J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Georgina Nicholls	146	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Fair on the Flat at up to 1m; makes stable/hurdle debut here
7	Katstar Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	153	—	6	-	92	61	27d	—	—	-1	0.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ran well to a point on recent stable/hurdle debut; not ruled out each-way
1	Billy Butcher Bay J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Dave Roberts	J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Dave Roberts	158	—	887-	-	-	-	63d	—	—	-1	0.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Not beaten far in his latest bumper but further improvement needed on hurdling debut
6	Go Johnny Go Chestnut J:Ben Godfrey T:Kayley Woollacott	J:Ben Godfrey T:Kayley Woollacott	153	—	15-3P	-	-	-	21d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Pulled up in pretty thin Newton Abbot novice on recent hurdling debut
9	Miss Kassiopi Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Danni O'Neill	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Danni O'Neill	151	—	79-	-	-	-	165d	—	—	-2	0.7	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Soundly beaten in two soft-ground bumpers last season; hurdle debut today
NR	Barleythorpe Chestnut J:Charlie Hammond T:Michael Appleby	J:Charlie Hammond T:Michael Appleby	153	—	7-6	-	-	-	48d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Not disgraced in two bumpers for Pam Sly this spring; stable/hurdle debut today
NR	Kintaro Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:David Pipe	J:NON-RUNNER T:David Pipe	153	p	832	-	99	-	7d	—	—	—	7.1	—	—
No threat to easy winners when placed twice this month but can collect another minor prize

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Brave Knight	5/6	5/6	8/11	5/6	5/6
Nowmelad	6/4	13/8	6/4	13/8	13/8
Olivia Kate	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1	14/1
Be My Design	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Mokoro	20/1	20/1	25/1	18/1	22/1
Lady Wormsley	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Katstar	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Billy Butcher	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Go Johnny Go	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
Miss Kassiopi	125/1	80/1	125/1	125/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Brave Knight

16.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 16.3

5/6

2nd

Nowmelad

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 10

13/8

3rd

Kintaro

7.1

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0

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Olivia Kate

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Be My Design

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Mokoro

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Lady Wormsley

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Miss Kassiopi

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

125/1

Katstar

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Go Johnny Go

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Billy Butcher

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Barleythorpe

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Brave Knight	—	—	—
Nowmelad	—	110	82
Olivia Kate	—	101	70
Be My Design	—	—	—
Mokoro	—	94	70
Lady Wormsley	—	—	—
Katstar	—	92	61
Billy Butcher	—	—	—
Go Johnny Go	—	—	—
Miss Kassiopi	—	—	—
Barleythorpe	—	—	—
Kintaro	—	99	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kintaro	7d ago	Quick return
Mokoro	11d ago	Quick return
Go Johnny Go	21d ago	Fit
Olivia Kate	25d ago	Fit
Nowmelad	27d ago	Fit
Katstar	27d ago	Fit
Barleythorpe	48d ago	Fresh
Billy Butcher	63d ago	Fresh
Miss Kassiopi	165d ago	Long break
Brave Knight	—	—
Be My Design	—	—
Lady Wormsley	—	—