Taunton Half Year Membership Available Today EBF 'National Hunt Maiden Hurdle (Qual') (GBB Race)

Taunton

12:55

Date 2025-01-18

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-7yo

Prize £4,955

Runners (12)

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	Stone's Throw Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Sean Bowen T:Billy Aprahamian	160	—	134	115	108	88	29d	—	—	+5	31.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Fair form when making the frame on both hurdling starts; ought to be in the shake-up here
6	Noahsgreatrainbow Bay J:Harry Reed T:Harry Derham	J:Harry Reed T:Harry Derham	160	—	12-8	-	115	50	69d	—	—	-19	8.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Useful in bumpers last season and had excuse (bled) when disappointing on hurdle debut
11	Just A Rose Bay J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	153	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	16.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Bought for £175,000 soon after winning point debut in December 2023; makes rules debut
7	Roman Roy Brown J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	160	t	25-32	-	109	66	61d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Turned over at skinny odds in two Plumpton hurdles in autumn; had wind op since
3	Five Quarters Bay J:Ben Godfrey T:Kayley Woollacott	J:Ben Godfrey T:Kayley Woollacott	160	—	2	-	-	-	—	—	—	+2	6.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Second in a maiden point on last month's debut; faces a tougher assignment here
8	Seymourjohn Bay J:Gearoid Harney(5) T:David Pipe	J:Gearoid Harney(5) T:David Pipe	160	—	P-PF12	-	-	-	61d	—	—	-4	1.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Maiden point winner; well-held second of three in Exeter on rules debut in November
1	Aeroplane Blonde Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Samuel Drinkwater	J:Richie McLernon T:Samuel Drinkwater	160	—	3-9	-	-	-	84d	—	—	0	2.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Displayed minor promise in both bumpers but probably best watched on rules debut
4	Grand Sabre Bay J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	160	—	0/67-0	-	88	66	57d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
A well-beaten 200-1 shot on his first two hurdling starts (2m/2m3f)
5	Granemore Road Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	160	t	PP-0	-	85	64	58d	—	—	-1	0.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Shaped with promise before weakening on rules debut; not ruled out each-way
12	Lyness Dancer Chestnut J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	153	—	66-84	-	100	-	34d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Well beaten on both starts under rules (bumper/2m4f hurdle) and can't be recommended
2	Eric Gorcombe Brown J:Cameron Iles(7) T:Jimmy Frost	J:Cameron Iles(7) T:Jimmy Frost	160	—	8-PPP	-	-	-	17d	—	—	0	0.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Pulled up when 200-1 for recent rules debut
10	Clashmore Banter Bay J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Nikki Evans	J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Nikki Evans	153	—	2P-P7	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Second on Irish point debut but her other three runs in that sphere were not encouraging

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Stone's Throw	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	85/40
Noahsgreatrainbow	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
Just A Rose	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Roman Roy	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Five Quarters	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Seymourjohn	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Aeroplane Blonde	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Grand Sabre	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Granemore Road	125/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	66/1
Lyness Dancer	200/1	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Eric Gorcombe	300/1	300/1	300/1	200/1	300/1
Clashmore Banter	200/1	250/1	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

Stone's Throw

31.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

Just A Rose

16.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Noahsgreatrainbow

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Five Quarters

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Roman Roy

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Aeroplane Blonde

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Seymourjohn

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Granemore Road

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Grand Sabre

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Lyness Dancer

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Clashmore Banter

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Eric Gorcombe

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Stone's Throw	115	108	88
Noahsgreatrainbow	—	115	50
Just A Rose	—	—	—
Roman Roy	—	109	66
Five Quarters	—	—	—
Seymourjohn	—	—	—
Aeroplane Blonde	—	—	—
Grand Sabre	—	88	66
Granemore Road	—	85	64
Lyness Dancer	—	100	—
Eric Gorcombe	—	—	—
Clashmore Banter	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eric Gorcombe	17d ago	Fit
Stone's Throw	29d ago	Fit
Lyness Dancer	34d ago	Fit
Grand Sabre	57d ago	Fresh
Granemore Road	58d ago	Fresh
Roman Roy	61d ago	Fresh
Seymourjohn	61d ago	Fresh
Noahsgreatrainbow	69d ago	Fresh
Aeroplane Blonde	84d ago	Fresh
Just A Rose	—	—
Five Quarters	—	—
Clashmore Banter	—	—