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

Uttoxeter

17:05

Date 2024-07-09

Distance 1m7f168y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Winning Time 4m 3.78s (slow by 25.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Light Fandango (IRE) Brian Hughes · Neil Mulholland	2/5F	Won
2nd	Razzle Dazzle Boy (IRE) Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	17/2	2.5
3rd	Holy Legend (GB) Nick Scholfield · Alexandra Dunn	28/1	17
4th	Gwennie May Jem (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	12/1	15
5th	Real Rewards (IRE) Lee Edwards · Kevin Frost	100/1	7
6th	Buxted Reel (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	6/1	12
7th	Zain Farhh (GB) Tom Midgley · Sam England	50/1	2
8th	Sixty Plus (IRE) Ben Poste · Clare Hobson	66/1	2
9th	Easter Icon (GB) Richie McLernon · Gary Brown	14/1	12
10th	Shadow's (GB) David Noonan · Tim Vaughan	125/1	.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Inoue (IRE) Craig Nichol · Paul Robson	66/1

Runners (13)

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	Light Fandango Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Neil Mulholland	J:Brian Hughes T:Neil Mulholland	154	t	53	-	131	103	31d	—	—	-38	23	0.10/1	2/5 71%
Placed in 22-runner Punchestown maiden last month; leading contender on stable debut
1	Buxted Reel Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-10	4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Fair on the Flat; bought for 17,000gns in December; makes stable/hurdle debut here
12	Razzle Dazzle Boy Bay J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	150	—	5	-	98	67	40d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Kept on for respectable fifth on debut at Ffos Las and has obvious scope for progress
10	Gwennie May Jem Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	150	—	0-77	-	80	53	31d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
With a top stable but soundly beaten on bumper debut and on both hurdling starts
3	Easter Icon Chestnut J:Richie McLernon T:Gary Brown	J:Richie McLernon T:Gary Brown	154	—	6U-8	-	111	91	40d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
AW winner on stable debut in February but has not yet shown a great deal over hurdles
4	Holy Legend Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Nick Scholfield T:Alexandra Dunn	154	h	8/47-	-	-	-	79d	—	—	-2	0.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Safely held in all three bumpers, having shown a tendency to race too freely; hurdle debut
8	Zain Farhh Chestnut J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Sam England	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Sam England	154	h	9	-	58	-	13d	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Tailed off when 33-1 for recent stable/hurdle debut; may settle better in refitted hood
11	Inoue Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Paul Robson	J:Craig Nichol T:Paul Robson	150	h	V-06	-	-	-	54d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Beaten 35l+ in two bumpers for Stuart Crawford in May; hooded for stable/hurdle debut
13	Sixty Plus Black J:Ben Poste T:Clare Hobson	J:Ben Poste T:Clare Hobson	150	—	63-8	-	-	-	58d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Third at triple-digit odds in one of her three bumpers; faces tough task on hurdle debut
6	Real Rewards Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Kevin Frost	J:Lee Edwards T:Kevin Frost	154	—	/2/P-0	-	31	-	63d	—	—	+1	1.8	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Struggled to get competitive on both hurdling starts; had wind op in May
7	Shadow's Grey J:David Noonan T:Tim Vaughan	J:David Noonan T:Tim Vaughan	154	—	4/3-96	-	78	43	24d	—	—	+1	2.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
A well-beaten outsider on first two hurdling starts
NR	Dreams Fled Away Bay J:David Bass T:Barry Brennan	J:David Bass T:Barry Brennan	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Disappointing in AW handicaps this spring; has a lot to prove on today's hurdle debut
NR	Dame Sarra Chestnut J:James Davies T:Noel Williams	J:James Davies T:Noel Williams	150	—	21	101	109	65	25d	—	—	—	26.3	—	—
Kept on too strongly for odds-on favourite in Newton Abbot mares' race last month; player

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Light Fandango	4/11	2/5	4/11	2/5	2/5
Buxted Reel	11/2	11/2	9/2	5/1	11/2
Razzle Dazzle Boy	11/1	11/1	10/1	17/2	11/1
Gwennie May Jem	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Easter Icon	20/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Holy Legend	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Zain Farhh	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Inoue	66/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	66/1
Sixty Plus	100/1	50/1	66/1	50/1	66/1
Real Rewards	150/1	100/1	80/1	66/1	100/1
Shadow's	150/1	100/1	80/1	80/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dame Sarra

26.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Light Fandango

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 20

2/5

3rd

Buxted Reel

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Razzle Dazzle Boy

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Shadow's

2.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Real Rewards

1.8

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Gwennie May Jem

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Easter Icon

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Holy Legend

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Zain Farhh

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Inoue

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Sixty Plus

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Dreams Fled Away

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dame Sarra	101	109	65
Light Fandango	—	131	103
Buxted Reel	—	—	—
Razzle Dazzle Boy	—	98	67
Gwennie May Jem	—	80	53
Easter Icon	—	111	91
Holy Legend	—	—	—
Zain Farhh	—	58	—
Inoue	—	—	—
Sixty Plus	—	—	—
Real Rewards	—	31	—
Shadow's	—	78	43
Dreams Fled Away	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zain Farhh	13d ago	Quick return
Shadow's	24d ago	Fit
Dame Sarra	25d ago	Fit
Light Fandango	31d ago	Fit
Gwennie May Jem	31d ago	Fit
Razzle Dazzle Boy	40d ago	Fit
Easter Icon	40d ago	Fit
Inoue	54d ago	Fresh
Sixty Plus	58d ago	Fresh
Real Rewards	63d ago	Fresh
Holy Legend	79d ago	Fresh
Buxted Reel	—	—
Dreams Fled Away	—	—