Play At The Races Stableduel Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Southwell

15:30

Date 2025-03-17

Distance 2m4f88y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Winning Time 5m 11.25s (slow by 16.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jack Hyde (IRE) Tom Broughton · Fergal O'Brien	11/10F	Won
2nd	Escapologist (FR) Alex Chadwick · James Owen	5/2	12
3rd	Little Dipper (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	33/1	0.3
4th	Little Big Kev (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Richard Phillips	40/1	16
5th	South Omo Zone (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	16/5	6.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Monaco Rules (IRE) Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	18/1
P.U.	Tommy Tucker (GB) William Shanahan · Giuseppe Fierro	200/1

Runners (7)

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	Jack Hyde Bay J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	166	—	31/431	114	122	101	14d	—	—	-15	31.4	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Off the mark over 2m here when long odds-on earlier this month; up in trip; a possible
1	Escapologist Bay J:Mr Alex Chadwick(5) T:James Owen	J:Mr Alex Chadwick(5) T:James Owen	166	—	74312	121	119	95	31d	—	—	+13	39.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Off the mark on stable/hurdle debut in January; good 2nd next time; ground suits; chance
4	South Omo Zone Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	166	—	7/1-1P	-	120	76	24d	—	—	-5	12	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Bumper/hurdles winner; pulled up in the mud latest; this going should suit better; chance
3	Monaco Rules Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	166	—	1533	112	111	83	48d	—	—	+19	25.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
2m3f winner in French Provinces; fair form here, third at Newcastle latest; this is harder
6	Little Dipper Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	159	—	4-437	-	104	63	18d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Third here on hurdles debut; not so good latest; longer trip should suit; could go well
5	Little Big Kev Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Richard Phillips	J:Tom Bellamy T:Richard Phillips	159	t	3-4655	-	102	71	16d	—	—	+1	2.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Irish point second; promise in bumpers but well beaten both starts over hurdles
7	Tommy Tucker Bay J:William Shanahan(5) T:Giuseppe Fierro	J:William Shanahan(5) T:Giuseppe Fierro	159	—	UP	-	-	-	37d	—	—	0	0.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Doesn't look the easiest; yet to complete in two runs hurdling; best watched for now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Jack Hyde	10/11	evn	10/11	10/11	5/6
Escapologist	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	11/4
South Omo Zone	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Monaco Rules	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Little Dipper	33/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Little Big Kev	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Tommy Tucker	300/1	250/1	300/1	150/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Escapologist

39.3

OR: 17.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

Jack Hyde

31.4

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

10/11

3rd

Monaco Rules

25.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 8.1 Odds: 1.6

16/1

South Omo Zone

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 5

4/1

Little Big Kev

2.6

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Little Dipper

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Tommy Tucker

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Escapologist	121	119	95
Jack Hyde	114	122	101
Monaco Rules	112	111	83
South Omo Zone	—	120	76
Little Dipper	—	104	63
Little Big Kev	—	102	71
Tommy Tucker	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jack Hyde	14d ago	Fit
Little Big Kev	16d ago	Fit
Little Dipper	18d ago	Fit
South Omo Zone	24d ago	Fit
Escapologist	31d ago	Fit
Tommy Tucker	37d ago	Fit
Monaco Rules	48d ago	Fresh