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Foresters Garden Buildings Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2025-01-08
Distance 2m3f1y
Class Class 4
Going Soft
Type Hurdle
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £4,955
Winning Time 4m 54.56s (slow by 29.56s)

Result

Non-Runners / Other

Status Horse SP
P.U. 250/1

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
1
French Ship
Bay
J:Micheal Nolan
T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
J:Micheal Nolan
T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
166 2-1214
128
129
109
39d -19
43
0.10/1
2/5
71%
Creditable effort behind The New Lion latest; sets good standard back in calmer waters
12
Thistle Be The One
Bay
J:Gavin Sheehan
T:Keiran Burke
J:Gavin Sheehan
T:Keiran Burke
159 312-52
-
115
96
27d -14
5.7
0.83/1
10/3
23%
Promising second here last month and he's open to more progress over this longer trip
11
The Final Word
Chestnut
J:Harry Cobden
T:Paul Nicholls
J:Harry Cobden
T:Paul Nicholls
159 1-7
-
-
-
71d +2
9.1
4.00/1
16/1
6%
Point winner; disappointing in sole bumper but he needs a close look on hurdling debut
4
George Henry
Bay
J:Freddie Gingell(3)
T:Paul Nicholls
J:Freddie Gingell(3)
T:Paul Nicholls
159 93-65
-
115
89
22d -4
1.6
5.00/1
20/1
5%
Mixed form so far but it's still early days; one of two runners for Paul Nicholls
8
Loki's Mischief
Chestnut
J:David Noonan
T:Jane Williams
J:David Noonan
T:Jane Williams
159 2742
100
98
74
55d +16
20.1
6.25/1
25/1
4%
Went close over 2m here in November but this is much tougher in different conditions
6
Kingston Gent
Grey
J:Sean Houlihan
T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
J:Sean Houlihan
T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
159 3-193
-
103
84
22d -1
3.2
7.00/1
28/1
3%
Has plenty to find with stablemate French Ship and handicaps will be more like it
5
I Ain't Your Mate
Bay
J:Jack Tudor
T:Christian Williams
J:Jack Tudor
T:Christian Williams
159 32-
-
-
-
+5
7.7
12.50/1
50/1
2%
Sold for £120,000 after close call in Irish point last April; watch market on rules debut
7
Kykorock
Bay
J:Harry Skelton
T:Dan Skelton
J:Harry Skelton
T:Dan Skelton
159 h 1-6
-
-
-
34d +5
7.7
10.00/1
40/1
2%
2m4f point winner and he needs a close look upped to this trip on hurdling debut
3
Champagne Chic
Bay
J:Bryan Carver
T:Jeremy Scott
J:Bryan Carver
T:Jeremy Scott
159
-
-
-
-1
0.4
25.00/1
100/1
1%
Brother to a 2m2f hurdle winner but this looks a tough starting point
13
Remember Moi
Grey
J:Finn Lambert(3)
T:Georgina Nicholls
J:Finn Lambert(3)
T:Georgina Nicholls
152 83529
-
99
62
34d +4
4.6
37.50/1
150/1
1%
Has shown some ability but she was soundly beaten last time and this is a tough task
2
Alderley Charlie
Bay
J:Charlie Deutsch
T:Polly Gundry
J:Charlie Deutsch
T:Polly Gundry
159 h P0
-
-
-
9d -1
0.2
62.50/1
250/1
0%
Struggled in two hurdle runs late last year including over C&D last time
9
Sox's Sun
Bay
J:Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt(7)
T:Tracey Barfoot-Saunt
J:Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt(7)
T:Tracey Barfoot-Saunt
159 h 99P
55
-
-
106d +1
1.5
62.50/1
250/1
0%
Has shown little at huge odds in three starts; hood now added
10
Steel Dancer
Bay
J:Ben Godfrey
T:Anthony Honeyball
J:Ben Godfrey
T:Anthony Honeyball
159 6-09
-
79
46
9d -1
0.2
75.00/1
300/1
0%
Tailed off in sole bumper and same story in two hurdle runs here (2m/2m3f) last month
Horse bet365 William Hill Boyle Sports Ladbrokes Unibet
French Ship
4/11 1/3 4/11 1/3 2/5
Thistle Be The One
10/3 10/3 10/3 3/1 10/3
The Final Word
16/1 12/1 14/1 14/1 14/1
George Henry
20/1 18/1 20/1 20/1 20/1
Loki's Mischief
25/1 22/1 25/1 25/1 25/1
Kingston Gent
25/1 25/1 25/1 28/1 25/1
I Ain't Your Mate
50/1 50/1 50/1 50/1 50/1
Kykorock
40/1 40/1 40/1 40/1 40/1
Champagne Chic
100/1 100/1 100/1 100/1 100/1
Remember Moi
150/1 150/1 150/1 150/1 150/1
Alderley Charlie
250/1 150/1 200/1 250/1 250/1
Sox's Sun
250/1 150/1 200/1 250/1 200/1
Steel Dancer
250/1 300/1 250/1 250/1 300/1

Predictor

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

1st French Ship
43
OR: 19.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 20
2/5
2nd Loki's Mischief
20.1
OR: 12.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.1
25/1
3rd The Final Word
9.1
OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1
16/1
4 I Ain't Your Mate
7.7
OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0.6
50/1
5 Kykorock
7.7
OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7
40/1
6 Thistle Be The One
5.7
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7
10/3
7 Remember Moi
4.6
OR: 0 Form: 4.4 Odds: 0.2
150/1
8 Kingston Gent
3.2
OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1
28/1
9 George Henry
1.6
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6
20/1
10 Sox's Sun
1.5
OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2
250/1
11 Champagne Chic
0.4
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
100/1
12 Alderley Charlie
0.2
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2
250/1
13 Steel Dancer
0.2
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2
300/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
French Ship
128
129
109
Loki's Mischief
100
98
74
Sox's Sun
55
Thistle Be The One
115
96
The Final Word
George Henry
115
89
Kingston Gent
103
84
I Ain't Your Mate
Kykorock
Champagne Chic
Remember Moi
99
62
Alderley Charlie
Steel Dancer
79
46

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Alderley Charlie 9d ago Quick return
Steel Dancer 9d ago Quick return
George Henry 22d ago Fit
Kingston Gent 22d ago Fit
Thistle Be The One 27d ago Fit
Kykorock 34d ago Fit
Remember Moi 34d ago Fit
French Ship 39d ago Fit
Loki's Mischief 55d ago Fresh
The Final Word 71d ago Fresh
Sox's Sun 106d ago Long break
I Ain't Your Mate
Champagne Chic