Royal Bath & West Show Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Taunton

14:25

Date 2025-02-27

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 5m 4.30s (slow by 39.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Grenadier Jed (GB) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	1/2F	Won
2nd	Babatunde (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Richard Mitford-Slade	5/1	3
3rd	Mr Zee (IRE) Harry Cobden · Michael Blake	15/2	3.5
4th	Colonel Whizz (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	17/2	23
5th	Missy Mole (IRE) David Noonan · David Pipe	33/1	7
6th	Break Heart Hill (GB) Ben Godfrey · Fiona Shaw	66/1	8
7th	Raby Mere (FR) Ryan Treacy · Louise G Lyons	22/1	7

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Alderley Charlie (GB) Rex Dingle · Polly Gundry	50/1
U.R.	D'Gesteevo (GB) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	25/1
P.U.	Joker Jack (IRE) Bryan Carver · Claire Hitch	50/1
U.R.	Nobody Told Me (GB) Ben Jones · Thomas Faulkner	40/1
P.U.	Tribesmans Glory (IRE) James Davies · Chris Down	20/1

Runners (14)

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
4	Grenadier Jed Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	161	—	3-9751	90	102	81	23d	—	—	-25	32.1	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Much improved form on recent handicap debut, winning readily over C&D; commands respect
3	Babatunde Black J:Micheal Nolan T:Richard Mitford-Slade	J:Micheal Nolan T:Richard Mitford-Slade	165	—	346435	94	93	82	18d	—	—	+3	17.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Shade disappointing over 2m3f recently but his 3m handicap debut here was promising
12	Mr Zee Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Michael Blake	J:Harry Cobden T:Michael Blake	146	p	4P4644	75	102	91	42d	—	—	-2	9.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ran well when fourth of 17 at Wincanton six weeks ago but is 0-11 over hurdles now
2	Colonel Whizz Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	165	t	62373-	94	100	45	347d	—	—	+10	19.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Absent since Huntingdon third last March but probably still has potential
8	Tribesmans Glory Bay J:James Davies T:Chris Down	J:James Davies T:Chris Down	151	—	-61266	80	92	-	18d	—	—	+9	14.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Dual chase winner who reverts to hurdling on a tempting mark; could have a say
6	Raby Mere Bay J:Ryan Treacy(3) T:Louise G Lyons	J:Ryan Treacy(3) T:Louise G Lyons	159	p	396005	88	82	74	35d	—	—	+7	10.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Just a respectable fifth on last month's handicap debut but still worth a market check
5	D'Gesteevo Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	161	—	94-R70	90	86	43	77d	—	—	+8	10.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Never dangerous in his qualifying races; moves up in trip for handicap debut
9	Missy Mole Bay J:David Noonan T:David Pipe	J:David Noonan T:David Pipe	147	—	8075P6	76	94	70	27d	—	—	+4	7.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Never dangerous when ridden very patiently last month; now 0-6 over hurdles
7	Nobody Told Me Bay J:Ben Jones T:Thomas Faulkner	J:Ben Jones T:Thomas Faulkner	156	—	698-4P	85	89	74	18d	—	—	+7	9.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Still unexposed over hurdles but was pulled up in recent Chepstow handicap, after a layoff
13	Joker Jack Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Claire Hitch	J:Bryan Carver T:Claire Hitch	146	t	5P-3P0	75	97	27	23d	—	—	+5	6.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well beaten in both handicaps, the latter over C&D this month
11	Break Heart Hill Bay J:Ben Godfrey T:Fiona Shaw	J:Ben Godfrey T:Fiona Shaw	147	h	68-99	76	96	45	83d	—	—	+5	6.9	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Showed nothing more than tiny glimmers of promise in his qualifying races
14	Alderley Charlie Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Polly Gundry	J:Rex Dingle T:Polly Gundry	146	h	P007	75	83	61	23d	—	—	+5	6.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Recent C&D handicap debut not completely devoid of promise but improvement is needed
NR	Rip Wheeler Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore	166	—	-46644	95	95	73	14d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Kept on steadily for fourth over 2m on handicap debut; back up in trip today
NR	Chester Tonik Chestnut J:Gavin Sheehan T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Alexandra Dunn	147	t	P-7890	76	98	80	42d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Did not emerge from the rear division in his first three handicap hurdles

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Grenadier Jed	8/13	8/15	8/13
Babatunde	5/1	5/1	9/2
Mr Zee	13/2	7/1	6/1
Colonel Whizz	9/1	8/1	15/2
Tribesmans Glory	18/1	18/1	16/1
Raby Mere	22/1	18/1	18/1
D'Gesteevo	28/1	28/1	25/1
Missy Mole	33/1	28/1	25/1
Nobody Told Me	40/1	40/1	28/1
Joker Jack	66/1	66/1	40/1
Break Heart Hill	80/1	66/1	50/1
Alderley Charlie	80/1	66/1	50/1
Rip Wheeler	-	-	-
Chester Tonik	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Grenadier Jed

32.1

OR: 10 Form: 2.1 Odds: 20

8/13

2nd

Colonel Whizz

19.7

OR: 11 Form: 6 Odds: 2.7

9/1

3rd

Babatunde

17.1

OR: 11 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4

5/1

Tribesmans Glory

14.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Rip Wheeler

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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D'Gesteevo

10.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Raby Mere

10.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Nobody Told Me

9.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Mr Zee

9.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Missy Mole

7.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Break Heart Hill

6.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Joker Jack

6.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Alderley Charlie

6.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Chester Tonik

6.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rip Wheeler	95	95	73
Babatunde	94	93	82
Colonel Whizz	94	100	45
Grenadier Jed	90	102	81
D'Gesteevo	90	86	43
Raby Mere	88	82	74
Nobody Told Me	85	89	74
Tribesmans Glory	80	92	—
Missy Mole	76	94	70
Break Heart Hill	76	96	45
Chester Tonik	76	98	80
Mr Zee	75	102	91
Joker Jack	75	97	27
Alderley Charlie	75	83	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rip Wheeler	14d ago	Fit
Babatunde	18d ago	Fit
Tribesmans Glory	18d ago	Fit
Nobody Told Me	18d ago	Fit
Grenadier Jed	23d ago	Fit
Joker Jack	23d ago	Fit
Alderley Charlie	23d ago	Fit
Missy Mole	27d ago	Fit
Raby Mere	35d ago	Fit
Mr Zee	42d ago	Fit
Chester Tonik	42d ago	Fit
D'Gesteevo	77d ago	Fresh
Break Heart Hill	83d ago	Fresh
Colonel Whizz	347d ago	Long break