William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree

13:05

Date 2024-12-26

Distance 2m209y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £57,218

Winning Time 4m 20.93s (slow by 20.93s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Potters Charm (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	EvensF	Won
2nd	Miami Magic (IRE) Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds	6/1	2.25
3rd	Good And Clever (IRE) James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	28/1	4.75
4th	Celtic Dino (FR) Adam Wedge · Sam Thomas	7/1	4.5
5th	Country Mile (IRE) Kielan Woods · Dan Skelton	11/2	32

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Junker d'Allier (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	14/1
P.U.	Roadlesstravelled (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	15/2

Runners (7)

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
6	Potters Charm Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	162	—	21-111	146	152	126	41d	—	—	-4	37.3	0.30/1	6/5 45%
4-4 under rules and a fine prospect; Grade 2 Cheltenham winner last time; key player
2	Country Mile Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	162	—	21-121	138	148	118	13d	—	—	+9	27.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Beaten just once in four outings under rules; won in a canter last time; high on the list
7	Roadlesstravelled Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	162	—	/1-111	138	136	109	33d	—	—	+20	32.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
3-3 over hurdles; beat Country Mile in Grade 2 last time; another personal best is likely
1	Celtic Dino Chestnut J:Adam Wedge T:Sam Thomas	J:Adam Wedge T:Sam Thomas	162	—	131-11	134	136	118	34d	—	—	+13	24.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Unbeaten over hurdles at Wincanton and Ascot; in deeper waters here but not discounted
5	Miami Magic Chestnut J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	162	—	41-211	132	134	104	31d	—	—	+13	23.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Impressive winner at Fakenham and Kempton; this is tougher but he's not without hope
4	Junker d'Allier Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	162	—	222-11	131	125	102	43d	—	—	+15	22.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ready winner of novices at Carlisle and Bangor; up in grade but has untapped potential
3	Good And Clever Brown J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	162	—	13-2	-	124	103	27d	—	—	+2	6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Promising in bumpers; second to high-class prospect on hurdling debut; commands respect

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Potters Charm	6/5	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10
Country Mile	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Roadlesstravelled	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Celtic Dino	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	13/2
Miami Magic	10/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1
Junker d'Allier	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Good And Clever	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Potters Charm

37.3

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

6/5

2nd

Roadlesstravelled

32.6

OR: 22 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

Country Mile

27.2

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Celtic Dino

24.1

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Miami Magic

23.2

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Junker d'Allier

22.4

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Good And Clever

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Potters Charm	146	152	126
Country Mile	138	148	118
Roadlesstravelled	138	136	109
Celtic Dino	134	136	118
Miami Magic	132	134	104
Junker d'Allier	131	125	102
Good And Clever	—	124	103

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Country Mile	13d ago	Quick return
Good And Clever	27d ago	Fit
Miami Magic	31d ago	Fit
Roadlesstravelled	33d ago	Fit
Celtic Dino	34d ago	Fit
Potters Charm	41d ago	Fit
Junker d'Allier	43d ago	Fit