Riding A Dream Academy Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Fakenham

15:50

Date 2024-10-30

Distance 2m3y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,961

Winning Time 4m 9.09s (slow by 23.09s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mavis Pike (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	7/2	Won
2nd	Dreams Fled Away (IRE) James Best · Barry Brennan	14/1	2.75
3rd	Ugo Bingo (FR) Tom Cannon · Anthony Charlton	12/1	2
4th	Simply Gorgeous (GB) Jack Quinlan · Neil King	18/1	2.75
5th	Catboy (FR) Nick Scholfield · Christian Williams	EvensF	1.75
6th	Secret Sauce (IRE) Bradley Harris · Anthony Charlton	11/1	2.25
7th	Stopnsearch (GB) Charlie Hammond · Brett Johnson	40/1	5.5
8th	Blitz Spirit (IRE) Aaron Anderson · Michael Wigham	6/1	21

Runners (9)

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
6	Catboy Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	155	p	P-0412	85	100	67	8d	—	—	-14	19.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Has improved with cheekpieces; this sharp 2m is a concern but he's worth considering
1	Mavis Pike Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	166	—	2D/53-5	95	91	59	20d	—	—	-3	17.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Fair form, best run when 3rd in a novice; not particularly well treated on h'cap debut
NR	Rocky's Glory Bay J:Liam Harrison T:D J Jeffreys	J:Liam Harrison T:D J Jeffreys	145	ht	/78-97	74	96	64	69d	—	—	-1	8.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Strong puller; modest form over hurdles; may settle better with a hood now tried
5	Secret Sauce Chestnut J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Anthony Charlton	J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Anthony Charlton	156	t	F7-9P0	86	96	19	—	—	—	+3	11.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
1m Flat winner; on a good mark; chance now back with Tony Charlton having had a wind op
3	Dreams Fled Away Bay J:James Best T:Barry Brennan	J:James Best T:Barry Brennan	162	—	685	91	94	85	24d	—	—	+4	12.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Dual 1m4f AW Flat winner; decent 5th in maiden hurdle latest; interesting on h'cap debut
9	Blitz Spirit Bay J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Michael Wigham	J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Michael Wigham	145	—	7/F60-	74	95	-	456d	—	—	+1	7.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ex-Alexandra Dunn; fair form in 2022; poor last year; plenty to prove after 456-day break
4	Ugo Bingo Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Anthony Charlton	J:Tom Cannon T:Anthony Charlton	159	—	P-65	88	95	64	13d	—	—	+5	11.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
1m4f Flat winner in France; modest form over hurdles; improvement needed on h'cap debut
7	Simply Gorgeous Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	148	t	8F8	77	90	45	—	—	—	+3	8.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Two wins over 1m on the Flat; modest efforts over hurdles; may improve now handicapping
2	Stopnsearch Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Brett Johnson	J:Charlie Hammond T:Brett Johnson	163	—	43/8-	92	93	-	—	—	—	+8	11.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Four-time Flat winner at up to 1m2f; fair form over hurdles but yet to prove he stays 2m.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Catboy	6/4	13/8	13/8
Mavis Pike	3/1	3/1	3/1
Rocky's Glory	8/1	15/2	15/2
Secret Sauce	9/1	9/1	9/1
Dreams Fled Away	10/1	9/1	9/1
Blitz Spirit	14/1	14/1	14/1
Ugo Bingo	14/1	12/1	12/1
Simply Gorgeous	16/1	16/1	16/1
Stopnsearch	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Catboy

19.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Mavis Pike

17.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Dreams Fled Away

12.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Secret Sauce

11.5

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Ugo Bingo

11.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Stopnsearch

11.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Rocky's Glory

8.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Simply Gorgeous

8.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Blitz Spirit

7.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mavis Pike	95	91	59
Stopnsearch	92	93	—
Dreams Fled Away	91	94	85
Ugo Bingo	88	95	64
Secret Sauce	86	96	19
Catboy	85	100	67
Simply Gorgeous	77	90	45
Rocky's Glory	74	96	64
Blitz Spirit	74	95	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Catboy	8d ago	Quick return
Ugo Bingo	13d ago	Quick return
Mavis Pike	20d ago	Fit
Dreams Fled Away	24d ago	Fit
Rocky's Glory	69d ago	Fresh
Blitz Spirit	456d ago	Long break
Secret Sauce	—	—
Simply Gorgeous	—	—
Stopnsearch	—	—