Hereford FC Forever United Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)

Hereford

13:35

Date 2024-12-11

Distance 2m3f147y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Winning Time 4m 53.34s (slow by 18.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Secret Des Dieux (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · James Owen	10/11F	Won
2nd	Guchen (FR) Jonathan Burke · Kim Bailey	7/2	2.25
3rd	Head Over Hinds (IRE) David Bass · Max Comley	100/1	21
4th	Tongaknoxie (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	100/30	1
5th	The Magus (IRE) Conor Ring · Evan Williams	25/1	4.25
6th	Montana Golden (IRE) Richie McLernon · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	12/1	5.5
7th	Jaunty Galaxy (GB) Ellis Collier · Brian Eckley	28/1	3.25
8th	The Dancing Lass (GB) Tabitha Worsley · Mel Rowley	125/1	8

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Jackie Can (GB) Ben Poste · Tom Symonds	50/1
P.U.	Olderfleet (GB) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	20/1

Runners (10)

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
1	Secret Des Dieux Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:James Owen	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:James Owen	161	—	562-71	-	101	67	22d	—	—	-34	17.9	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Again raced keenly but was comfortably up to the job in a 2m maiden at Fakenham
2	Guchen Grey J:Jonathan Burke T:Kim Bailey	J:Jonathan Burke T:Kim Bailey	154	—	5	-	-	-	203d	—	—	-12	4.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Beaten under 5l in a soft-ground bumper at Southwell but was only fifth of the seven
8	Tongaknoxie Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	154	—	7	-	-	-	19d	—	—	-12	5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Seventh of 13 in a Chepstow bumper (good to soft), trailing the winner by 11l
5	Montana Golden Chestnut J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	154	—	25P	-	-	-	30d	—	—	-4	2.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Poor hurdling debut at Kempton but initial bumper promise by no means forgotten
6	Olderfleet Chestnut J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	154	—	5	-	-	-	14d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Never got involved when beaten 21l in a bumper here for which he was only 11-2
7	The Magus Bay J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
20,000euros 3yo; closely related to bumper winner Mrs Jordan
4	Jaunty Galaxy Bay J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Brian Eckley	J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Brian Eckley	154	—	085	-	85	62	14d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
No worthwhile form in a bumper and two hurdles (2m6f/2m3f)
9	Jackie Can Bay J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	147	—	277P	-	58	-	17d	—	—	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Hasn't progressed at all from finishing second on bumper debut
10	The Dancing Lass Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Mel Rowley	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Mel Rowley	147	—	6	-	-	-	43d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Trailed home a distant last at Bangor when 12-1 for a soft-ground bumper
3	Head Over Hinds Bay J:David Bass T:Max Comley	J:David Bass T:Max Comley	154	—	050P-	-	-	-	329d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Pulled up in a seller on his final run for Gary Moore and that was in January; no appeal

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Secret Des Dieux	4/6	8/11	4/6
Guchen	9/2	4/1	4/1
Tongaknoxie	4/1	4/1	4/1
Montana Golden	11/1	10/1	11/1
Olderfleet	20/1	20/1	20/1
The Magus	25/1	22/1	22/1
Jaunty Galaxy	50/1	33/1	33/1
Jackie Can	80/1	50/1	50/1
The Dancing Lass	150/1	100/1	125/1
Head Over Hinds	150/1	125/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Secret Des Dieux

17.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 17.9

8/11

2nd

Tongaknoxie

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Guchen

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Montana Golden

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 1 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Olderfleet

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

The Magus

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Jaunty Galaxy

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Jackie Can

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

The Dancing Lass

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Head Over Hinds

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Secret Des Dieux	—	101	67
Guchen	—	—	—
Tongaknoxie	—	—	—
Montana Golden	—	—	—
Olderfleet	—	—	—
The Magus	—	—	—
Jaunty Galaxy	—	85	62
Jackie Can	—	58	—
The Dancing Lass	—	—	—
Head Over Hinds	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Olderfleet	14d ago	Fit
Jaunty Galaxy	14d ago	Fit
Jackie Can	17d ago	Fit
Tongaknoxie	19d ago	Fit
Secret Des Dieux	22d ago	Fit
Montana Golden	30d ago	Fit
The Dancing Lass	43d ago	Fit
Guchen	203d ago	Long break
Head Over Hinds	329d ago	Long break
The Magus	—	—