Betfair Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Sandown

13:58

Date 2024-12-06

Distance 2m3f173y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £28,475

Winning Time 5m 11.23s (slow by 20.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bill Joyce (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	4/1	Won
2nd	Quebecois (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	5/2	5
3rd	Pony Soprano (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	11/1	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Admiral Stewart (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	18/1
P.U.	Ballytechno (IRE) Sean Bowen · James Owen	10/1
P.U.	Kingston Pride (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	6/4F

Runners (6)

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	Kingston Pride Grey J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	156	—	1/21-1	-	136	108	20d	—	—	-9	26.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Had plenty in hand on hurdle debut and he's a highly likeable prospect for his top yard
6	Quebecois Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	156	—	2/10-1	-	131	101	38d	—	—	-4	19.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Easily won maiden hurdle at Chepstow; stable has won two of the last five runnings; player
3	Bill Joyce Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	156	—	/110-1	-	133	49	33d	—	—	-2	14.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Point and two-time bumper winner who won easily on hurdle debut; firmly in calculations
1	Admiral Stewart Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	156	t	41-21	-	131	118	16d	—	—	-5	1.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Made all at Ffos Las (hurdles debut) last month; struggled in Grade 2 here yesterday
2	Ballytechno Bay J:Sean Bowen T:James Owen	J:Sean Bowen T:James Owen	156	—	/47211	117	128	123	34d	—	—	+33	37.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Takes a leap in grade but won readily last time; remains to be seen where limitations lie
5	Pony Soprano Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	3-1	-	123	49	45d	—	—	+9	13.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Hurdle debut win at Exeter; could have lots more to offer; top trainer won this last year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kingston Pride	11/8	11/8	11/8	5/4	5/4
Quebecois	9/4	5/2	9/4	5/2	9/4
Bill Joyce	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Admiral Stewart	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Ballytechno	16/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Pony Soprano	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ballytechno

37.5

OR: 16.8 Form: 19.5 Odds: 1.2

18/1

2nd

Kingston Pride

26.4

OR: 0 Form: 15 Odds: 11.4

11/8

3rd

Quebecois

19.8

OR: 0 Form: 12.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Bill Joyce

14.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Pony Soprano

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Admiral Stewart

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ballytechno	117	128	123
Kingston Pride	—	136	108
Quebecois	—	131	101
Bill Joyce	—	133	49
Admiral Stewart	—	131	118
Pony Soprano	—	123	49

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Admiral Stewart	16d ago	Fit
Kingston Pride	20d ago	Fit
Bill Joyce	33d ago	Fit
Ballytechno	34d ago	Fit
Quebecois	38d ago	Fit
Pony Soprano	45d ago	Fit