Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

Huntingdon

13:45

Date 2025-02-06

Distance 2m3f137y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £22,780

Winning Time 4m 50.30s (slow by 18.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Califet En Vol (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	5/4F	Won
2nd	No Questions Asked (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	11/1	.5
3rd	Jax Junior (GB) Tom Cannon · Lucy Wadham	6/4	1
4th	Junker d'Allier (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	9/1	18
5th	Secret Des Dieux (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · James Owen	20/1	44
6th	Block Rockin Beats (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Oliver Signy	28/1	29

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
3	Jax Junior Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	159	—	23-711	137	147	124	19d	—	—	-3	33.2	0.38/1	6/4 40%
2-2 since having wind surgery, making all at Doncaster and Ascot; the pick on ratings
2	Califet En Vol Brown J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	159	—	23-12	131	141	113	68d	—	—	-4	31.7	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Won easily at Kempton then finished second at Newbury behind exciting The New Lion
4	Junker d'Allier Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	159	—	22-11P	131	128	105	42d	—	—	+13	22.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Failed to cut the mustard in Grade 1 last time; progressive and solid record otherwise
5	No Questions Asked Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	159	—	16-131	124	128	107	47d	—	—	+13	20.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
2-3 over hurdles; represents last year's winning stable and may rate higher still
6	Secret Des Dieux Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:James Owen	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:James Owen	159	t	2-7113	118	125	101	36d	—	—	+16	22.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Ran creditably in Fakenham handicap on New Year's Day; this is a harder task
1	Block Rockin Beats Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	159	—	61-124	-	119	104	48d	—	—	-2	0.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Good bumper form; backward step, having lacked fluency, at Ascot switched to hurdles

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Jax Junior	11/8	6/4	11/8	11/8	11/8
Califet En Vol	6/4	6/4	6/4	11/8	6/4
Junker d'Allier	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
No Questions Asked	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Secret Des Dieux	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Block Rockin Beats	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jax Junior

33.2

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

Califet En Vol

31.7

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

6/4

3rd

Junker d'Allier

22.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Secret Des Dieux

22.2

OR: 17 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

18/1

No Questions Asked

20.6

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Block Rockin Beats

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jax Junior	137	147	124
Califet En Vol	131	141	113
Junker d'Allier	131	128	105
No Questions Asked	124	128	107
Secret Des Dieux	118	125	101
Block Rockin Beats	—	119	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jax Junior	19d ago	Fit
Secret Des Dieux	36d ago	Fit
Junker d'Allier	42d ago	Fit
No Questions Asked	47d ago	Fresh
Block Rockin Beats	48d ago	Fresh
Califet En Vol	68d ago	Fresh