North West National Hunt Racing Club "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)

Warwick

13:53

Date 2024-10-03

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,540

Winning Time 3m 49.60s (slow by 13.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Strong Foundations (IRE) Robert Dunne · Samuel Drinkwater	9/2	Won
2nd	Don Virginia (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	7/2	0.3
3rd	Sunray Shadow (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	2/1F	0.3
4th	Just Gino (FR) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	10/1	8
5th	Just Four Fame (IRE) Tom Bellamy · David Dennis	100/1	0.3
6th	Entity Of Substanz (GB) Fergus Gillard · Dan Skelton	7/1	2.25
7th	Rockvale (IRE) Alan Johns · Sam Allwood	200/1	1
8th	Gillespie Road (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Christian Williams	66/1	11
9th	Heather Honey (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Sue Smith	80/1	5.5
10th	Ballyhiho (IRE) Jack Hogan · D J Jeffreys	100/1	0.2
11th	Diamond Geezer (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	11/2	31

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
8	Sunray Shadow Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	157	—	1	-	-	-	145d	—	—	-18	23.8	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Travelled strongly before asserting in six-runner course bumper in May; hurdle debut
9	Don Virginia Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	156	—	2-3	107	110	89	32d	—	—	+10	25.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Placed on both hurdling starts and sets a fair form standard; likely contender
1	Diamond Geezer Brown J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	157	—	2-	-	-	-	310d	—	—	-4	8.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Close second in Sedgefield bumper last November and open to improvement over hurdles
7	Strong Foundations Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Samuel Drinkwater	J:Robert Dunne T:Samuel Drinkwater	157	—	2/454-	-	-	-	199d	—	—	-6	7.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Looked quite promising in bumpers last season and has possibilities on hurdling debut
2	Entity Of Substanz Grey J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	157	—	75-	-	108	65	225d	—	—	-6	2.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Ran okay on hurdling debut but second start was a backward step
4	Just Gino Chestnut J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	157	h	1/5-5	-	101	93	142d	—	—	0	6.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Irish point winner; showed only minor promise when fifth on first two hurdling starts
10	Gillespie Road Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	156	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+8	10.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Bought for £46,000 after winning heavy-ground Irish point on debut in March; rules debut
11	Heather Honey Chestnut J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Sue Smith	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Sue Smith	150	—	4-5	-	-	-	36d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Showed minor promise in mares' bumpers but needs improvement here
5	Rockvale Chestnut J:Alan Johns T:Sam Allwood	J:Alan Johns T:Sam Allwood	157	—	233-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+7	7.8	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Made the frame in all three Irish points but the form isn't anything out of the ordinary
12	Ballyhiho Bay J:Jack Hogan(3) T:D J Jeffreys	J:Jack Hogan(3) T:D J Jeffreys	149	—	2P-72	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Placed in two of her four Irish points in the spring; market may guide on hurdle debut
3	Just Four Fame Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	157	—	/3/5-4	-	87	-	9d	—	—	+1	1.7	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Placed in Aintree bumper in May 2022 but safely held on both subsequent hurdling starts
NR	Ronnies Rules Bay J:TBC T:Dan Skelton	J: T:Dan Skelton	157	—	F-1111	-	-	-	37d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Irish point winner who was 3-3 in Stratford bumpers during the summer; hurdle debut today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sunray Shadow	evn	11/10	evn	evn	11/10
Don Virginia	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Diamond Geezer	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Strong Foundations	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2
Entity Of Substanz	11/1	9/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Just Gino	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Gillespie Road	50/1	33/1	40/1	25/1	33/1
Heather Honey	125/1	66/1	100/1	50/1	66/1
Rockvale	150/1	100/1	150/1	100/1	100/1
Ballyhiho	250/1	150/1	200/1	150/1	125/1
Just Four Fame	250/1	150/1	200/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Don Virginia

25.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Sunray Shadow

23.8

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 13.8

11/10

3rd

Gillespie Road

10.8

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Diamond Geezer

8.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Rockvale

7.8

OR: 0 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Strong Foundations

7.1

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Just Gino

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Entity Of Substanz

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Just Four Fame

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Heather Honey

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Ballyhiho

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Ronnies Rules

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Don Virginia	107	110	89
Sunray Shadow	—	—	—
Diamond Geezer	—	—	—
Strong Foundations	—	—	—
Entity Of Substanz	—	108	65
Just Gino	—	101	93
Gillespie Road	—	—	—
Heather Honey	—	—	—
Rockvale	—	—	—
Ballyhiho	—	—	—
Just Four Fame	—	87	—
Ronnies Rules	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Just Four Fame	9d ago	Quick return
Don Virginia	32d ago	Fit
Heather Honey	36d ago	Fit
Ronnies Rules	37d ago	Fit
Just Gino	142d ago	Long break
Sunray Shadow	145d ago	Long break
Strong Foundations	199d ago	Long break
Entity Of Substanz	225d ago	Long break
Diamond Geezer	310d ago	Long break
Gillespie Road	—	—
Rockvale	—	—
Ballyhiho	—	—