Join The 2025 Hereford Racing Club Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Hereford

11:58

Date 2024-12-21

Distance 2m53y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Runners (14)

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
3	Big Ginge Bay J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	156	—	372-2	-	118	83	41d	—	—	-29	22.9	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Ran well in all three bumpers last season and went close on recent hurdle debut at Sandown
1	No Questions Asked Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	163	—	/16-13	118	116	76	21d	—	—	-1	25	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Useful in bumpers and has won over hurdles; needs to settle better but still a big player
2	Strong Foundations Bay J:James Bowen T:Samuel Drinkwater	J:James Bowen T:Samuel Drinkwater	163	t	454-16	-	111	79	57d	—	—	-13	5.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Narrow winner on hurdle debut at Warwick; subsequent Grade 2 defeat best overlooked
12	Slide Rule Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	156	—	766	-	102	82	31d	—	—	-6	2.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Showed some ability in bumpers and on hurdle debut but probably one for another day
7	King Ulanda Bay J:Fergus Gillard T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Fergus Gillard T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	156	t	16	-	106	64	25d	—	—	+3	8.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Bumper winner in May but just a respectable sixth on recent stable/hurdle debut
4	Camacho Man Chestnut J:Richard Patrick T:Laura Horsfall	J:Richard Patrick T:Laura Horsfall	156	—	F/	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Won two low-grade AW races in spring; first hurdle start since early fall in November 2020
9	Master Dunraven Chestnut J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	156	—	9	-	79	47	19d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Fairly useful on the Flat in Ireland but did not get competitive on stable/hurdle debut
5	Dartman Bay J:Miss Jess Stewart(7) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:Miss Jess Stewart(7) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	156	—	95C3	95	104	92	165d	—	—	+13	14.6	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Inherited modest third at Uttoxeter in July; much more is needed here
11	Shabano Chestnut J:Lee Edwards T:Thomas Faulkner	J:Lee Edwards T:Thomas Faulkner	156	h	6-4	-	93	50	17d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Didn't run badly in a claimer on recent stable debut but still looks opposable here
14	Damzon Bay J:Ben Poste T:James Evans	J:Ben Poste T:James Evans	149	b	6-25U6	-	99	45	11d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Not disgraced in recent Uttoxeter maiden but not the most obvious answer here
6	Kick For Touch b/br J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	156	—	59	-	83	52	11d	—	—	0	0.1	50.00/1	200/1 0%
With a good stable but was soundly beaten on his first two appearances
8	Maryah Island Bay J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Oliver Signy	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Oliver Signy	156	t	8/9RP-	-	-	-	239d	—	—	0	0.1	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Refused to race on hurdling debut in April and virtually refused to race a week later
10	Rochester Brinks Bay J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	156	h	P-O9	-	61	30	37d	—	—	0	0.1	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Ran out on bumper debut and well beaten when switched to hurdles a fortnight later
13	Cinderello Chestnut J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	149	—	59	-	-	-	30d	—	—	0	0.1	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Soundly beaten in two bumpers this autumn and can only be watched on hurdling debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Big Ginge	8/11	8/11	8/11	8/11	4/6
No Questions Asked	5/2	11/4	5/2	9/4	5/2
Strong Foundations	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Slide Rule	22/1	16/1	22/1	18/1	22/1
King Ulanda	25/1	20/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Camacho Man	100/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	80/1
Master Dunraven	100/1	66/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Dartman	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Shabano	150/1	100/1	125/1	150/1	150/1
Damzon	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Kick For Touch	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Maryah Island	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Rochester Brinks	250/1	250/1	250/1	250/1	250/1
Cinderello	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

No Questions Asked

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

Big Ginge

22.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 17.9

8/11

3rd

Dartman

14.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.4

150/1

King Ulanda

8.6

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

28/1

Strong Foundations

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

4/1

Slide Rule

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

22/1

Camacho Man

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Master Dunraven

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Shabano

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Damzon

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Kick For Touch

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

200/1

Maryah Island

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

200/1

Rochester Brinks

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

250/1

Cinderello

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
No Questions Asked	118	116	76
Dartman	95	104	92
Big Ginge	—	118	83
Strong Foundations	—	111	79
Slide Rule	—	102	82
King Ulanda	—	106	64
Camacho Man	—	—	—
Master Dunraven	—	79	47
Shabano	—	93	50
Damzon	—	99	45
Kick For Touch	—	83	52
Maryah Island	—	—	—
Rochester Brinks	—	61	30
Cinderello	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Damzon	11d ago	Quick return
Kick For Touch	11d ago	Quick return
Shabano	17d ago	Fit
Master Dunraven	19d ago	Fit
No Questions Asked	21d ago	Fit
King Ulanda	25d ago	Fit
Cinderello	30d ago	Fit
Slide Rule	31d ago	Fit
Rochester Brinks	37d ago	Fit
Big Ginge	41d ago	Fit
Strong Foundations	57d ago	Fresh
Dartman	165d ago	Long break
Maryah Island	239d ago	Long break
Camacho Man	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Slide Rule	Mid-Pack
No Questions Asked	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 14 runners classified.