Heritage Drives The Goings Always Good Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Sedgefield

15:38

Date 2025-03-11

Distance 2m3f188y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 4m 54.38s (slow by 21.38s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Super Saint (FR) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	7/4F	Won
2nd	Maggies Boy (IRE) William Shanahan · Jennie Candlish	9/2	3
3rd	Chester Tonik (FR) Adam Wedge · Alexandra Dunn	7/2	0.1
4th	Love True (FR) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	9/4	7.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Far Away West (IRE) Peter Kavanagh · Hugh Burns	22/1

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
1	Super Saint Bay J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	168	p	46-R93	102	106	86	35d	—	—	-7	21.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Well beaten on first two hurdling starts but last month's Taunton third was much better
3	Love True Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	159	t	3-42F2	93	104	81	19d	—	—	-5	20.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
0-7 over hurdles but ran big race in defeat last month and runs off unchanged mark here
2	Maggies Boy Bay J:William Shanahan(5) T:Jennie Candlish	J:William Shanahan(5) T:Jennie Candlish	164	—	4-855	98	96	81	19d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	-1	17.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Shaped with promise in a 2m maiden last month; back up in trip for handicap debut
6	Chester Tonik Chestnut J:Adam Wedge T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Adam Wedge T:Alexandra Dunn	142	t	P-7890	76	103	80	54d	—	—	-6	11.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Did not emerge from the rear division in his first three handicap hurdles
5	Far Away West Brown J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Hugh Burns	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Hugh Burns	149	—	043626	83	104	91	19d	—	—	+10	13.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Second at Catterick for Dan Skelton in January; left that yard after lesser run last month
NR	Independent Jimmy Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	159	—	-24439	93	103	88	46d	—	—	—	13.9	—	—
Travelled well when third at Carlisle in December but his latest run was a backward step

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Super Saint	2/1	15/8	2/1
Love True	5/2	5/2	5/2
Maggies Boy	7/2	7/2	7/2
Chester Tonik	7/2	4/1	7/2
Far Away West	20/1	18/1	20/1
Independent Jimmy	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Super Saint

21.9

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

2/1

2nd

Love True

20.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Maggies Boy

17.2

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Independent Jimmy

13.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0

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Far Away West

13.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 4.4 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Chester Tonik

11.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Super Saint	102	106	86
Maggies Boy	98	96	81
Love True	93	104	81
Independent Jimmy	93	103	88
Far Away West	83	104	91
Chester Tonik	76	103	80

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Love True	19d ago	Fit
Maggies Boy	19d ago	Fit
Far Away West	19d ago	Fit
Super Saint	35d ago	Fit
Independent Jimmy	46d ago	Fresh
Chester Tonik	54d ago	Fresh