Betfred "Classic Bookmaker" EBF "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Haydock

13:00

Date 2024-12-30

Distance 1m7f144y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,500

Winning Time 3m 58.60s (slow by 20.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Laganhill (GB) Stan Sheppard · Henry Daly	14/1	Won
2nd	Glynn Brae (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	100/30	3
3rd	Indeevar Bleu (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	2/5F	1.75
4th	Desert Halo (IRE) Harry Bannister · Richard J Bandey	10/1	45

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Kiss Me d'Ex (FR) Danny McMenamin · Richard Hobson	150/1
P.U.	Thirty Bob (IRE) Henry Brooke · Dianne Sayer	150/1

Runners (6)

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
2	Indeevar Bleu Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	160	—	1/4-1	122	130	72	29d	—	—	-5	53	0.13/1	1/2 67%
Made it 2-3 with very easy win at Leicester and holds leading claims under a penalty
1	Glynn Brae Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	160	—	1-16	-	116	86	51d	—	—	-8	13.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won first two races; flopped at Aintree latest but retains potential now back down in trip
3	Desert Halo Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	154	—	/4-462	-	116	52	32d	—	—	-8	3.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
80-1 second at Lingfield last month and might not be far away if backing that up
5	Laganhill Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
£10,000 6yo; makes debut with trainer in fine form but he'll need to be useful to win this
6	Thirty Bob Grey J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	154	—	4P	-	-	-	16d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Bumper debut wasn't devoid of promise but since pulled up over hurdles at Doncaster
4	Kiss Me d'Ex Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Richard Hobson	J:Danny McMenamin T:Richard Hobson	154	t	26-506	-	75	55	13d	—	—	0	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
French bumper winner but tailed off at big odds in Britain on his first two hurdle starts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Indeevar Bleu	4/9	1/2	4/9	4/9	1/2
Glynn Brae	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Desert Halo	8/1	15/2	7/1	13/2	15/2
Laganhill	14/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Thirty Bob	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Kiss Me d'Ex	200/1	150/1	150/1	200/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Indeevar Bleu

OR: 18 Form: 15 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

Glynn Brae

13.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Desert Halo

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Laganhill

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

14/1

Thirty Bob

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Kiss Me d'Ex

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Indeevar Bleu	122	130	72
Glynn Brae	—	116	86
Desert Halo	—	116	52
Laganhill	—	—	—
Thirty Bob	—	—	—
Kiss Me d'Ex	—	75	55

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kiss Me d'Ex	13d ago	Quick return
Thirty Bob	16d ago	Fit
Indeevar Bleu	29d ago	Fit
Desert Halo	32d ago	Fit
Glynn Brae	51d ago	Fresh
Laganhill	—	—