Nigel Kirby Photography Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)

Uttoxeter

16:33

Date 2024-07-09

Distance 1m7f168y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Winning Time 3m 59.43s (slow by 21.43s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Guard Duty (GB) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	100/30	Won
2nd	Virtual Rock (IRE) Harry Cobden · Robert Eddery	6/1	5
3rd	Dartman (IRE) Miss Jess Stewart · Sarah-Jayne Davies	150/1	8.5
4th	Pyrrhic Dancer (IRE) Isabelle Ryder · Gary Brown	125/1	36
5th	Prince Abu (IRE) James Davies · Derek Shaw	200/1	21
6th	Dance Rules (IRE) Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	33/1	13

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Barbarosa (IRE) James Best · Joanne Thomason-Murphy	200/1
B.D.	Deploy To Spy (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	14/1
Fell	Valsad (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	2/5F

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
1	Valsad Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	161	—	1	-	127	115	24d	—	—	-30	30	0.11/1	4/9 69%
Useful Flat-racer; comfortably made all over C&D on stable/hurdle debut
6	Guard Duty Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	154	h	13/4	-	112	79	40d	—	—	-14	5.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Bumper winner; beaten favourite after racing too freely on hurdle debut; now hooded
10	Virtual Rock Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Robert Eddery	J:Harry Cobden T:Robert Eddery	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Listed Flat winner in France; half-brother to two hurdle winners; interesting recruit
4	Deploy To Spy Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	154	—	2-	-	-	-	357d	—	—	+1	6.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Clear second on bumper debut a year ago; not seen again since
3	Dance Rules Bay J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	154	—	2	-	-	-	—	—	—	+3	5.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Bought for 48,000euros after going close on Irish point debut in May; rules debut today
8	Pyrrhic Dancer Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(10) T:Gary Brown	J:Isabelle Ryder(10) T:Gary Brown	154	—	P-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Won two low-level AW races during the winter but still opposable on this hurdling return
11	Dartman Bay J:Miss Jess Stewart(7) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:Miss Jess Stewart(7) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	150	—	95C	-	89	50	7d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Has some fair Flat form but was soundly beaten on first two hurdling starts
7	Prince Abu Grey J:James Davies T:Derek Shaw	J:James Davies T:Derek Shaw	154	—	8/	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
This year's AW form is very underwhelming; best watched on hurdling debut
2	Barbarosa Brown J:James Best T:Joanne Thomason-Murphy	J:James Best T:Joanne Thomason-Murphy	154	ht	PP-0	-	46	-	49d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Won basement-grade AW race in February but struggled when back over hurdles in May
NR	Fortune D'Honfleur Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Half-brother to a low-grade chase winner; entited to learn from this debut outing
NR	Thunder Gap Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Maurice Barnes	J:NON-RUNNER T:Maurice Barnes	154	t	P-	-	-	-	202d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Non-runner
NR	Line Out Bay J:Adam Wedge T:L J Morgan	J:Adam Wedge T:L J Morgan	150	—	P6-P	-	-	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Pulled up when 50-1 for last month's rules debut at Southwell (2m4f)
NR	Mandega Bay J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	150	—	4423-3	101	104	91	—	—	—	—	15.8	—	—
Close third at Cartmel in May but today's race looks stronger; minor role his best hope
NR	Steel Soldier Grey J:Joe Williamson(3) T:John Norton	J:Joe Williamson(3) T:John Norton	150	—	7-F80	-	-	-	20d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Struggled when 250-1 for Worcester bumper on recent rules debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Valsad	2/5	4/9	4/11	2/5	2/5
Guard Duty	10/3	7/2	3/1	3/1	10/3
Virtual Rock	15/2	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Deploy To Spy	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Dance Rules	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Pyrrhic Dancer	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Dartman	150/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	100/1
Prince Abu	200/1	150/1	125/1	125/1	150/1
Barbarosa	200/1	150/1	125/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Valsad

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Mandega

15.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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3rd

Deploy To Spy

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Dance Rules

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Guard Duty

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Virtual Rock

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Dartman

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Pyrrhic Dancer

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Prince Abu

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Barbarosa

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Fortune D'Honfleur

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Thunder Gap

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Line Out

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Steel Soldier

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mandega	101	104	91
Valsad	—	127	115
Guard Duty	—	112	79
Virtual Rock	—	—	—
Deploy To Spy	—	—	—
Dance Rules	—	—	—
Pyrrhic Dancer	—	—	—
Dartman	—	89	50
Prince Abu	—	—	—
Barbarosa	—	46	—
Fortune D'Honfleur	—	—	—
Thunder Gap	—	—	—
Line Out	—	—	—
Steel Soldier	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dartman	7d ago	Quick return
Steel Soldier	20d ago	Fit
Valsad	24d ago	Fit
Line Out	35d ago	Fit
Guard Duty	40d ago	Fit
Barbarosa	49d ago	Fresh
Thunder Gap	202d ago	Long break
Deploy To Spy	357d ago	Long break
Virtual Rock	—	—
Dance Rules	—	—
Pyrrhic Dancer	—	—
Prince Abu	—	—
Fortune D'Honfleur	—	—
Mandega	—	—