Sri Lanka, The Jewel Of Asia Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Worcester

15:38

Date 2024-10-16

Distance 2m7f

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,827

Winning Time 6m 22.39s (slow by 57.39s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Clondaw General (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Kim Bailey	5/2	Won
2nd	Big John Wayne (IRE) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell	11/4	2.75
3rd	Autonomous Cloud (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	7/4F	5.5
4th	Galassian (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	4/1	35

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Clondaw General Grey J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey	J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey	154	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	20	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Bought for £150,000 after Irish point win; yard in form; could go well on rules debut.
3	Big John Wayne Bay J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	154	—	F/13F-	-	132	110	235d	—	—	-17	7.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Looked likely winner when falling at Newcastle; longer trip positive; remains of interest.
2	Autonomous Cloud Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	154	t	/1P40-	127	133	-	179d	—	—	+5	28.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
First hurdles start since 2022; goes well fresh; acts on good or slower; interesting.
5	Galassian Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	154	—	/12/4-	-	123	57	179d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Kept on for fourth at Bangor (2m7f, soft) in April; more needed but not written off.
NR	King Roly Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen	J:Sean Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen	160	—	5-411	-	119	90	35d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Bumper and C&D winner on his last two starts; if handling conditions, may progress further

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Clondaw General	7/4	15/8	15/8	15/8	6/4
Big John Wayne	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4	11/4
Autonomous Cloud	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Galassian	6/1	5/1	11/2	5/1	11/2

Predictor

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

1st

Autonomous Cloud

28.8

OR: 19.3 Form: 2.3 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Clondaw General

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 10

15/8

3rd

Big John Wayne

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Galassian

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

King Roly

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Autonomous Cloud	127	133	—
Clondaw General	—	—	—
Big John Wayne	—	132	110
Galassian	—	123	57
King Roly	—	119	90

Last Run