Fitzdares Royal Windsor Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Windsor

13:20

Date 2024-12-15

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,901

Winning Time 3m 59.55s (slow by 18.55s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Starcrossed Lover (IRE) James Bowen · Neil Mulholland	4/1	Won
2nd	La Pinsonniere (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	4/6F	3.5
3rd	French Emperor (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nicky Martin	6/1	5
4th	Realistic Optimism (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	18/1	9
5th	C'Est Different (FR) Dylan Johnston · Sam Thomas	22/1	19
6th	Mon Kaplais (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	18/1	2.5
7th	High Court Judge (USA) Ben Bromley · James Owen	66/1	1.75
8th	Charles Morin (GB) Sean Houlihan · Pat Phelan	150/1	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
R.O.	Boston Boy (GB) Richie McLernon · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	12/1
P.U.	Flimsy Nosebag (IRE) James Davies · Nick Gifford	50/1
P.U.	Willoughby Cleeve (FR) Niall Houlihan · Gary & Josh Moore	66/1

Runners (12)

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
11	La Pinsonniere Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	154	—	23362-	-	123	-	267d	—	—	-25	25.5	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Consistent five-race maiden in France and has notable form; respected on British debut
8	Starcrossed Lover Bay J:James Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	J:James Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	161	—	23	-	122	104	183d	—	—	-7	12.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Raced twice for Colm Murphy, better effort on debut; leading chance on that form
4	French Emperor Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nicky Martin	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nicky Martin	161	—	3-3	-	102	41	17d	—	—	-5	9.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has shown ability in Irish point and Lingfield novice hurdle; still open to improvement
6	Mon Kaplais Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	—	45	-	101	81	16d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Fared better at Newbury last time and could take another step forward
1	Boston Boy Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	161	t	/55-4O	-	110	86	27d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Still in with a chance when running out two flights from home at Leicester last time
7	Realistic Optimism Brown J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	161	ht	152/53	-	99	52	20d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
May be working his way back to form; one of the main players on Irish bumper figures
3	Flimsy Nosebag Bay J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	161	—	7-35	-	-	-	23d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Mixed results in three bumpers; has ability but doesn't look entirely solid
2	C'Est Different Bay J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	161	—	6	-	-	-	47d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Midfield in Chepstow bumper, seeming to need the run; may do better
5	High Court Judge Chestnut J:Ben Bromley(5) T:James Owen	J:Ben Bromley(5) T:James Owen	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Recent AW Flat form is modest; brings limited potential to this code
9	Willoughby Cleeve Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore	161	—	0-	-	-	-	359d	—	—	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Absent since trailing home last in Listed bumper at Ascot nearly a year ago
12	Charles Morin Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Pat Phelan	J:Sean Houlihan T:Pat Phelan	146	—	64	-	97	50	20d	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Comfortably held in juvenile hurdles at Kempton since switched to this code
NR	Jackie Diamond Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:NON-RUNNER T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
0-9 on Flat, showing poor form since finishing second on debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
La Pinsonniere	8/11	8/11	8/11	8/11	8/11
Starcrossed Lover	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	10/3
French Emperor	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Mon Kaplais	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Boston Boy	12/1	14/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Realistic Optimism	18/1	20/1	18/1	22/1	16/1
Flimsy Nosebag	22/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
C'Est Different	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
High Court Judge	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Willoughby Cleeve	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1
Charles Morin	300/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	100/1
Jackie Diamond	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

La Pinsonniere

25.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.4 Odds: 17.1

8/11

2nd

Starcrossed Lover

12.2

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

French Emperor

9.1

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 4

13/2

Mon Kaplais

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Boston Boy

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Realistic Optimism

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Flimsy Nosebag

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

C'Est Different

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

High Court Judge

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Willoughby Cleeve

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Charles Morin

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Jackie Diamond

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
La Pinsonniere	—	123	—
Starcrossed Lover	—	122	104
French Emperor	—	102	41
Mon Kaplais	—	101	81
Boston Boy	—	110	86
Realistic Optimism	—	99	52
Flimsy Nosebag	—	—	—
C'Est Different	—	—	—
High Court Judge	—	—	—
Willoughby Cleeve	—	—	—
Charles Morin	—	97	50
Jackie Diamond	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mon Kaplais	16d ago	Fit
French Emperor	17d ago	Fit
Realistic Optimism	20d ago	Fit
Charles Morin	20d ago	Fit
Flimsy Nosebag	23d ago	Fit
Boston Boy	27d ago	Fit
C'Est Different	47d ago	Fresh
Starcrossed Lover	183d ago	Long break
La Pinsonniere	267d ago	Long break
Willoughby Cleeve	359d ago	Long break
High Court Judge	—	—
Jackie Diamond	—	—