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Hereford

15:10

Date 2025-02-23

Distance 2m53y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £4,901

Winning Time 4m 15.57s (slow by 31.57s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Le Soleil Reve (FR) David Noonan · Jane Williams	13/2	Won
2nd	Laughing John (GB) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	2/1	2
3rd	Star Of Guiting (IRE) Jamie Brace · Nigel Twiston-Davies	7/4F	.5
4th	Mad Maxios (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	11/4	22

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Pink Breeze (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	66/1

Runners (5)

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
2	Laughing John Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	154	—	3	-	108	76	39d	—	—	-23	15.5	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Behind Star Of Guiting but still displayed considerable promise when third on debut
1	Star Of Guiting Brown J:Jamie Brace(5) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Jamie Brace(5) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	161	—	0412	112	111	81	39d	—	—	+8	35.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Won cosily at Exeter in December and ran well in defeat at Newbury last month; big player
4	Mad Maxios Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fifth foal from well-connected mare; has good standard to reach on debut; still considered
3	Le Soleil Reve Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	154	—	3	-	103	60	66d	—	—	-4	5.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Shaped with promise when third to Star Of Guiting on debut; 7lb better off with him here
5	Pink Breeze Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	147	—	5	-	76	52	67d	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Did not look straightforward and flopped badly when warm favourite for debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Laughing John	6/5	5/4	6/5	11/10	6/5
Star Of Guiting	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
Mad Maxios	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Le Soleil Reve	9/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	17/2
Pink Breeze	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Star Of Guiting

35.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 12 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Laughing John

15.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 12.5

5/4

3rd

Le Soleil Reve

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Mad Maxios

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Pink Breeze

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Star Of Guiting	112	111	81
Laughing John	—	108	76
Mad Maxios	—	—	—
Le Soleil Reve	—	103	60
Pink Breeze	—	76	52

Last Run