Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Aintree

15:00

Date 2024-10-27

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,805

Runners (7)

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
2	Sunray Shadow Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	—	13	-	108	42	24d	—	—	-19	24.2	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Bumper winner who finished strongly for third over 2m on hurdle debut; key player
3	Takt De Touques Bay J:Mr N McParlan(3) T:Gerald Stephen Quinn	J:Mr N McParlan(3) T:Gerald Stephen Quinn	158	t	211-11	-	-	-	126d	—	—	-21	9.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
3m point winner who was 3-3 in bumpers; exciting prospect for Northern Irish stable
1	Emiyn Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Declan Carroll	J:Robert Dunne T:Declan Carroll	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Went close in the Chester Cup in May and entitled to considerable respect on hurdle debut
6	Rockchoeur Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	156	—	253-33	105	106	86	26d	—	—	+8	16	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Fair 3rd at Sedgefield on second hurdle start but probably has to build on that form today
4	Chief Sunday Bay J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	156	—	78-4	-	106	78	32d	—	—	-2	0.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Fair fourth of six on hurdle debut at Perth but needs another step forward today
5	Lennie Godber Chestnut J:Gavin Sheehan T:Steph Cameron	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Steph Cameron	156	—	60-	-	-	-	218d	—	—	-2	0.8	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Well beaten in both bumpers; probably best watched now tackling hurdles for a new yard
7	Small Town Hero Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	156	—	10-5	-	89	54	14d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Point winner; still early days but well beaten on both rules starts

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Sunray Shadow	10/11	10/11	Evens
Takt De Touques	7/4	13/8	7/4
Emiyn	11/1	10/1	10/1
Rockchoeur	12/1	14/1	14/1
Chief Sunday	22/1	22/1	22/1
Lennie Godber	100/1	66/1	80/1
Small Town Hero	50/1	50/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sunray Shadow

24.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 14.2

Evens

2nd

Rockchoeur

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

14/1

3rd

Takt De Touques

9.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

7/4

Emiyn

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Chief Sunday

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Lennie Godber

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

100/1

Small Town Hero

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rockchoeur	105	106	86
Sunray Shadow	—	108	42
Takt De Touques	—	—	—
Emiyn	—	—	—
Chief Sunday	—	106	78
Lennie Godber	—	—	—
Small Town Hero	—	89	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Small Town Hero	14d ago	Fit
Sunray Shadow	24d ago	Fit
Rockchoeur	26d ago	Fit
Chief Sunday	32d ago	Fit
Takt De Touques	126d ago	Long break
Lennie Godber	218d ago	Long break
Emiyn	—	—