Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM / EBF "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Lingfield

14:10

Date 2024-11-12

Distance 2m3f110y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £5,827

Winning Time 4m 52.78s (slow by 7.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	It's Hard To Know (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	11/8F	Won
2nd	Metkayina (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Noel Williams	7/4	1.25
3rd	Not So Woolly (GB) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	4/1	1.25
4th	Ken Roy (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Paul Nicholls	8/1	4.75
5th	Kalhandrion (FR) Richie McLernon · Richard Hobson	100/1	17
6th	Drumheller (IRE) Niall Houlihan · Nick Gifford	50/1	1.75

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
4	It's Hard To Know Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	154	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	20	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Won an Irish maiden point (3m, soft to heavy) in February and the form looks good
9	Metkayina Chestnut J:Jonathan Burke T:Noel Williams	J:Jonathan Burke T:Noel Williams	147	—	314-	-	-	-	215d	—	—	-14	18.5	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Won at Ludlow and fourth in Grade 2 at Aintree, giving her the best chance on bumper form
6	Not So Woolly Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	154	—	5-3	-	107	47	21d	—	—	-9	7.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Promising but might still be a longer-term prospect
5	Ken Roy Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	154	—	33-	-	-	-	225d	—	—	-2	8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Bumper thirds suggest he can be a player; should be open to plenty of improvement too
3	Drumheller Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Nick Gifford	J:Niall Houlihan T:Nick Gifford	154	—	34-	-	-	-	335d	—	—	0	3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Minor honours in two bumpers; others have shown more but these are very early days
8	Kalhandrion Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Richard Hobson	J:Richie McLernon T:Richard Hobson	153	—	5-	-	103	55	213d	—	—	-1	0.3	20.00/1	80/1 1%
22-1, faded into 14l fifth of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Chepstow (1m, good to soft) in April
NR	Amarillobymorning Brown J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	154	—	2/3-0	-	88	25	166d	—	—	—	4.6	—	—
Off for 698 days before two heavy defeats over hurdles this spring
NR	Centreofattention Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	154	—	1-	-	-	-	305d	—	—	—	10	—	—
11-8, promising winner of a six-runner bumper at Wincanton (1m7f, good to soft) in January
NR	Oak Grove Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	154	t	41/52-	-	-	-	238d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Irish point winner who showed significant ability in his two soft-ground bumpers

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
It's Hard To Know	13/8	7/4	7/4
Metkayina	13/8	13/8	13/8
Not So Woolly	9/2	4/1	4/1
Ken Roy	7/1	7/1	7/1
Drumheller	28/1	33/1	28/1
Kalhandrion	80/1	66/1	80/1
Amarillobymorning	-	-	-
Centreofattention	-	-	-
Oak Grove	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

It's Hard To Know

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

Metkayina

18.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 10

13/8

3rd

Centreofattention

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Ken Roy

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Not So Woolly

7.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Amarillobymorning

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0

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Drumheller

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Kalhandrion

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Oak Grove

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
It's Hard To Know	—	—	—
Metkayina	—	—	—
Not So Woolly	—	107	47
Ken Roy	—	—	—
Drumheller	—	—	—
Kalhandrion	—	103	55
Amarillobymorning	—	88	25
Centreofattention	—	—	—
Oak Grove	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Not So Woolly	21d ago	Fit
Amarillobymorning	166d ago	Long break
Kalhandrion	213d ago	Long break
Metkayina	215d ago	Long break
Ken Roy	225d ago	Long break
Oak Grove	238d ago	Long break
Centreofattention	305d ago	Long break
Drumheller	335d ago	Long break
It's Hard To Know	—	—