South West Rail Solutions Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Taunton

15:05

Date 2025-02-18

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,955

Winning Time 4m 58.70s (slow by 33.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Duffry Trixs (IRE) Harry Bannister · Richard J Bandey	10/1	Won
2nd	Devon Dude (GB) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	11/2	0.3
3rd	The Final Word (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	EvensF	15
4th	Fortunate Fella (IRE) Ben Bromley · Paul Nicholls	40/1	7.5
5th	A Great Excuse (IRE) Liam Harrison · Barry Brennan	66/1	.5
6th	Maximum Offers (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	9/2	2.25
7th	Catch On Me (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	8/1	15
8th	Tongaknoxie (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	28/1	12
9th	Bells Of Ufford (IRE) Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	33/1	10
10th	Briery Bee (GB) James Davies · Noel Williams	28/1	20

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Auntie Maggie (IRE) David Noonan · Alastair Ralph	66/1
P.U.	Mistletoe (GB) Bryan Carver · Joe Tickle	200/1

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8	The Final Word Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	160	t	1-73	-	109	50	41d	—	—	-23	22	10/11 52%
Irish point winner; showed plenty when third on C&D hurdle debut; looks promising
7	Maximum Offers Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	160	—	2-3	-	-	-	79d	—	—	-5	10.9	5/1 17%
Just lost out to useful one in Irish point; better for bumper debut; interesting prospect
4	Devon Dude Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	160	—	1-437	107	106	95	30d	—	—	+12	24.9	13/2 13%
Bumper winner; hurdle promise but well held on handicap debut; has doubts back in a maiden
3	Catch On Me Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	160	—	52-153	-	101	-	157d	—	—	-9	3.6	7/1 13%
Won 1m5f AQPS event in France; hurdle form worked out well; sold 120,000euros; new yard
5	Duffry Trixs Chestnut J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	160	—	2-02	-	107	87	22d	—	—	-3	5.9	10/1 9%
Low-key bumper run on British debut but much better when 2nd on hurdle debut; can improve
6	Fortunate Fella Bay J:Ben Bromley(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Ben Bromley(5) T:Paul Nicholls	160	—	33-955	-	101	83	14d	—	—	-3	1	25/1 4%
Placed in 3 Irish points; just fair form in 3 hurdles; yard second string
9	Tongaknoxie Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	160	—	74	-	99	68	69d	—	—	-2	0.8	33/1 3%
Some promise on bumper debut; not get near enough to winner on hurdle debut to fancy today
11	Briery Bee Bay J:James Davies T:Noel Williams	J:James Davies T:Noel Williams	153	t	2-447	-	104	75	29d	—	—	+1	4.3	33/1 3%
Respectable efforts in bumpers and first 2 hurdles; handicaps will offer more scope
2	Bells Of Ufford Chestnut J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	160	t	1-7549	-	103	77	17d	—	—	+5	7.8	40/1 2%
Won point bumper; hasn't done badly in two hurdles this winter but needs to step up plenty
1	A Great Excuse b/br J:Liam Harrison T:Barry Brennan	J:Liam Harrison T:Barry Brennan	160	—	P-3057	-	103	82	17d	—	—	-1	0.5	66/1 1%
Triple-figure prices and no impact in two hurdles; does have ability but handicaps soon
10	Auntie Maggie Bay J:David Noonan T:Alastair Ralph	J:David Noonan T:Alastair Ralph	153	—	-83764	76	95	73	11d	—	—	+6	7.8	66/1 1%
Weak finisher at about this trip in handicaps and has a lot of work to do back in a maiden
12	Mistletoe Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Joe Tickle	J:Bryan Carver T:Joe Tickle	153	—	16	-	-	-	36d	—	—	+6	7.2	200/1 0%
Won soft-ground point bumper in November; dropped right out on her hurdle debut at Exeter

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Final Word	10/11	evn	evn	evn	10/11
Maximum Offers	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Devon Dude	13/2	11/2	6/1	6/1	13/2
Catch On Me	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Duffry Trixs	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	17/2
Fortunate Fella	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Tongaknoxie	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Briery Bee	28/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Bells Of Ufford	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
A Great Excuse	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Auntie Maggie	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
Mistletoe	100/1	200/1	150/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Devon Dude

24.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

13/2

2nd

The Final Word

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 15

10/11

3rd

Maximum Offers

10.9

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Bells Of Ufford

7.8

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Auntie Maggie

7.8

OR: 6.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Mistletoe

7.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Duffry Trixs

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Briery Bee

4.3

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Catch On Me

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Fortunate Fella

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Tongaknoxie

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

A Great Excuse

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Devon Dude	107	106	95
Auntie Maggie	76	95	73
The Final Word	—	109	50
Maximum Offers	—	—	—
Catch On Me	—	101	—
Duffry Trixs	—	107	87
Fortunate Fella	—	101	83
Tongaknoxie	—	99	68
Briery Bee	—	104	75
Bells Of Ufford	—	103	77
A Great Excuse	—	103	82
Mistletoe	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Auntie Maggie	11d ago	Quick return
Fortunate Fella	14d ago	Fit
Bells Of Ufford	17d ago	Fit
A Great Excuse	17d ago	Fit
Duffry Trixs	22d ago	Fit
Briery Bee	29d ago	Fit
Devon Dude	30d ago	Fit
Mistletoe	36d ago	Fit
The Final Word	41d ago	Fit
Tongaknoxie	69d ago	Fresh
Maximum Offers	79d ago	Fresh
Catch On Me	157d ago	Long break