Green Dragon Hotel Hereford Handicap Hurdle – Hereford

Hereford

14:05

Green Dragon Hotel Hereford Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-12-11

Distance 3m1f119y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 6m 25.56s (slow by 21.56s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gustoso (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Henry Daly	11/2	Won
2nd	Weaver's Answer (GB) Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	12/1	4.75
3rd	Pipers Cross (IRE) Cameron Johnstone-Baker · Emma Lavelle	7/1	.5
4th	Grove Road (IRE) Alex Chadwick · James Owen	3/1F	28
5th	Gris Majeur (FR) Ben Jones · Sheila Lewis	6/1	11
6th	Imperial Storm (IRE) Mr James Shaw · Sue Gardner	125/1	17

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Drop Flight (FR) Mr Ben Sutton · Dan Skelton	50/1
P.U.	Mikimoto (GB) Harry Skelton · Martin Keighley	11/1
U.R.	Newtonian (GB) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	7/2
Fell	Spitalfield (IRE) Mr Andrew Burke-Ott · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	12/1

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Grove Road Chestnut J:Mr Alex Chadwick(5) T:James Owen	J:Mr Alex Chadwick(5) T:James Owen	166	v	-94P11	108	107	75	18d	—	—	+16	36.9	3/1 25%
2-2 in the visor; 7lb higher than last time but highly likely to be involved once more
11	Newtonian Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	142	p	3-1P34	84	109	84	38d	—	—	-3	16.3	10/3 23%
Only 1-17 over hurdles but respectable in defeat the last twice and has each-way claims
8	Pipers Cross Bay J:Cameron Johnstone-Baker(10) T:Emma Lavelle	J:Cameron Johnstone-Baker(10) T:Emma Lavelle	157	p	1314-5	99	115	101	43d	—	—	+2	16.3	11/2 15%
Consistent for previous yard; just an okay debut for this one; cheekpieces return
7	Gustoso Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	160	p	913-86	102	112	80	36d	—	—	+4	16.6	7/1 13%
Current campaign yet to ignite but last season's win/place form brings him into this
2	Gris Majeur Grey J:Ben Jones T:Sheila Lewis	J:Ben Jones T:Sheila Lewis	169	—	2/7146	111	111	103	19d	—	—	+11	21.6	9/1 10%
2m too sharp last time but there has to be a chance that 3m1f will be too far
5	Spitalfield Bay J:Mr Andrew Burke-Ott(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Mr Andrew Burke-Ott(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	166	—	364-17	108	113	61	193d	—	—	+9	16.7	12/1 8%
Comfortable winner in May but flopped the next month and not the easiest to predict
4	Mikimoto Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Martin Keighley	J:Harry Skelton T:Martin Keighley	166	p	/22-4P	108	110	54	25d	—	—	+9	16.6	11/1 8%
Lightly raced bumper winner; this is more realistic than Cheltenham last time
9	Weaver's Answer Grey J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	153	p	8314-6	95	110	91	29d	—	—	+7	13	14/1 7%
Won a bit too well at Plumpton in February (3m1f, soft) as he's still 10lb higher
6	Drop Flight Bay J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Dan Skelton	163	p	F-7837	105	110	50	21d	—	—	+12	14.2	40/1 2%
Disappointing that he didn't run better on the return to a staying trip at Warwick
1	Imperial Storm Chestnut J:Mr James Shaw(7) T:Sue Gardner	J:Mr James Shaw(7) T:Sue Gardner	170	—	313/P0	112	-	60	19d	—	—	+15	15.7	150/1 1%
Bumper/hurdle winner for Fergal O'Brien but current wellbeing looks a major issue
NR	Groom De Cotte Bay J:TBC T:Gary Brown	J: T:Gary Brown	153	t	07P012	95	110	98	1d	—	—	—	22.8	—
Back to form with a bang at Fontwell in September; close second there on Tuesday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Grove Road	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
Newtonian	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Pipers Cross	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Gustoso	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2	7/1
Gris Majeur	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1	9/1
Spitalfield	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Mikimoto	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Weaver's Answer	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Drop Flight	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Imperial Storm	150/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	100/1
Groom De Cotte	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Grove Road

36.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 16.3 Odds: 6.2

3/1

2nd

Groom De Cotte

22.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 11.6 Odds: 0

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3rd

Gris Majeur

21.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Spitalfield

16.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Gustoso

16.6

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Mikimoto

16.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Newtonian

16.3

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Pipers Cross

16.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Imperial Storm

15.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Drop Flight

14.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Weaver's Answer

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Imperial Storm	112	—	60
Gris Majeur	111	111	103
Grove Road	108	107	75
Spitalfield	108	113	61
Mikimoto	108	110	54
Drop Flight	105	110	50
Gustoso	102	112	80
Pipers Cross	99	115	101
Weaver's Answer	95	110	91
Groom De Cotte	95	110	98
Newtonian	84	109	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Groom De Cotte	1d ago	Quick return
Grove Road	18d ago	Fit
Gris Majeur	19d ago	Fit
Imperial Storm	19d ago	Fit
Drop Flight	21d ago	Fit
Mikimoto	25d ago	Fit
Weaver's Answer	29d ago	Fit
Gustoso	36d ago	Fit
Newtonian	38d ago	Fit
Pipers Cross	43d ago	Fit
Spitalfield	193d ago	Long break