Richmond Villages And Bupa Care Homes Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

12:55

Date 2025-01-01

Distance 2m4f56y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,562

Runners (9)

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
9	Diva Luna Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	154	—	211-2	-	126	94	23d	—	—	-20	16.8	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Useful bumper form last term; leading contender on this second attempt over hurdles
8	Pierrot Jaguen Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	161	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-9	18.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Irish point winner who joined new connections for £200,000; interesting rules debutant
6	Newton Tornado Bay J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	161	—	132	110	118	97	33d	—	—	+19	30.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Irish point winner; not disgraced in two maiden hurdles; place possibilities
4	Ken Roy Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	p	33-42	115	113	74	16d	—	—	+8	19.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Consistent thus far; possibilities, provided he takes well to first-time headgear
5	Mount Gay Run Bay J:Joe Anderson T:Keiran Burke	J:Joe Anderson T:Keiran Burke	161	—	45-3	-	118	82	25d	—	—	-1	4.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ran encouragingly in Listed grade at Sandown on hurdles debut; may build on that effort
7	Night Duty Brown J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	161	p	/3/553	109	112	74	26d	—	—	+14	17.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Something to find at the weights, so needs improvement for the headgear
3	Kalhandrion Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Richard Hobson	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Richard Hobson	161	—	5-54	112	117	98	20d	—	—	+13	16.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Frame possibilities provided latest effort is backed up but others look more solid
2	I'm Your Buckaroo Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
14,000euros 4yo; from a useful family; sole newcomer in the field; market helpful
1	Beaufort Breeze Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:D J Jeffreys	J:Sean Houlihan T:D J Jeffreys	161	—	PF-188	-	91	70	41d	—	—	0	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Two hurdles efforts suggest ordinary handicaps will be his scene

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Diva Luna	11/8	11/8	6/4
Pierrot Jaguen	2/1	15/8	2/1
Newton Tornado	15/2	15/2	15/2
Ken Roy	8/1	15/2	15/2
Mount Gay Run	16/1	16/1	14/1
Night Duty	20/1	20/1	20/1
Kalhandrion	25/1	20/1	22/1
I'm Your Buckaroo	33/1	33/1	33/1
Beaufort Breeze	250/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Newton Tornado

30.4

OR: 15 Form: 12.1 Odds: 3.3

15/2

2nd

Ken Roy

19.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

3rd

Pierrot Jaguen

18.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Night Duty

17.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Diva Luna

16.8

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 11.8

6/4

Kalhandrion

16.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Mount Gay Run

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

I'm Your Buckaroo

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Beaufort Breeze

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ken Roy	115	113	74
Kalhandrion	112	117	98
Newton Tornado	110	118	97
Night Duty	109	112	74
Diva Luna	—	126	94
Pierrot Jaguen	—	—	—
Mount Gay Run	—	118	82
I'm Your Buckaroo	—	—	—
Beaufort Breeze	—	91	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ken Roy	16d ago	Fit
Kalhandrion	20d ago	Fit
Diva Luna	23d ago	Fit
Mount Gay Run	25d ago	Fit
Night Duty	26d ago	Fit
Newton Tornado	33d ago	Fit
Beaufort Breeze	41d ago	Fit
Pierrot Jaguen	—	—
I'm Your Buckaroo	—	—