1st Airborne Division Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Leicester

Leicester

14:15

1st Airborne Division Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2024-12-01

Distance 1m7f113y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

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
3	Indeevar Bleu Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	154	—	1/4-	-	124	49	393d	—	—	-36	27	0.09/1	4/11 73%
Impressive in Wetherby bumper then made late gains in Ayr novice hurdle, both in 2023
5	Sonification Bay J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Harry Derham	J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Harry Derham	154	—	1/5/5	-	121	70	44d	—	—	-8	10.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Bumper winner; solid fifth (form has substance) in both attempts over hurdles
4	Leech Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	154	—	310-6	-	90	63	21d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won going away in Chepstow bumper the last time he raced on heavy ground
6	Walden Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	154	—	55-38	-	92	44	39d	—	—	-3	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Plenty to find on form
2	Grandad's Cap Bay J:Richie McLernon T:L J Morgan	J:Richie McLernon T:L J Morgan	154	—	F-5U	-	101	70	16d	—	—	-2	0.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Drops back in class but needs improvement to get off the mark
7	Scene Stealer Bay J:David Bass T:Gary Brown	J:David Bass T:Gary Brown	147	t	3/4F2-	-	-	-	465d	—	—	0	2.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Runner-up in modest bumper on rules debut and absent for 465 days since
1	As Good As Can Be Bay J:David Noonan T:Claire Dyson	J:David Noonan T:Claire Dyson	154	—	FP-099	-	54	-	9d	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Little worthwhile form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Indeevar Bleu	3/10	4/11	3/10	3/10	3/10
Sonification	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Leech	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Walden	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Grandad's Cap	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Scene Stealer	66/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
As Good As Can Be	250/1	300/1	250/1	150/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Indeevar Bleu

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 20

4/11

2nd

Sonification

10.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5.4

7/2

3rd

Scene Stealer

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Leech

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Walden

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Grandad's Cap

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

As Good As Can Be

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Indeevar Bleu	—	124	49
Sonification	—	121	70
Leech	—	90	63
Walden	—	92	44
Grandad's Cap	—	101	70
Scene Stealer	—	—	—
As Good As Can Be	—	54	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
As Good As Can Be	9d ago	Quick return
Grandad's Cap	16d ago	Fit
Leech	21d ago	Fit
Walden	39d ago	Fit
Sonification	44d ago	Fit
Indeevar Bleu	393d ago	Long break
Scene Stealer	465d ago	Long break