RHN Travel VIP Transport Service Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Ffos Las

14:25

Date 2025-04-06

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Runners (9)

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	Newton Tornado Bay J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	160	—	132222	121	129	120	21d	—	—	+5	43.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Irish point winner; second on last four runs over hurdles but beaten at 1-2 last time;
2	Followcato Chestnut J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	160	—	3-4537	113	120	101	29d	—	—	+1	25.1	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Irish point second; good third over hurdles at Wetherby in February; a possible
3	Jack To Bat Chestnut J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	160	—	P2-3	-	122	54	137d	—	—	-9	8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
£130,000 buy after Irish point second; third in strong C&D novice on hurdle debut; chance
9	Courageous Strike Chestnut J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-11	4.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Dual Flat winner at up to 1m4f; sold 75,000gns in October; interesting debutant
7	Slade Shore Brown J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	160	—	3F-27	-	-	-	59d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Placed twice in Irish points; well beaten in bumper on stable debut; best watched
1	Diagon Alley Bay J:James Best T:Anthony Charlton	J:James Best T:Anthony Charlton	160	t	24P-PP	-	-	-	65d	—	—	-1	0.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Irish point second; yet to complete the course in 3 runs over hurdles; back after wind op
8	Taymount Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Kevin Brogan T:Billy Aprahamian	160	—	4518	-	79	42	21d	—	—	+6	7.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Won point in December; well beaten on hurdles debut but likely to improve on that
5	Nil Vert Bay J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	160	—	P07	-	-	15	37d	—	—	0	0.1	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Poor form so far; may improve for the better ground but hard to fancy
NR	Shannon Victor Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	160	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
First foal of a French 2m1f-2m2f hurdle/chase winner; worth a market check on debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Newton Tornado	6/5	5/4	5/4	11/10	11/8
Followcato	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	5/2
Jack To Bat	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2
Courageous Strike	6/1	5/1	5/1	6/1	9/2
Slade Shore	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Diagon Alley	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Taymount	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Nil Vert	250/1	250/1	200/1	200/1	250/1
Shannon Victor	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Newton Tornado

43.4

OR: 17.8 Form: 13.1 Odds: 12.5

11/8

2nd

Followcato

25.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Jack To Bat

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5

4/1

Taymount

7.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Courageous Strike

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Slade Shore

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Diagon Alley

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Nil Vert

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

250/1

Shannon Victor

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Newton Tornado	121	129	120
Followcato	113	120	101
Jack To Bat	—	122	54
Courageous Strike	—	—	—
Slade Shore	—	—	—
Diagon Alley	—	—	—
Taymount	—	79	42
Nil Vert	—	—	15
Shannon Victor	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Newton Tornado	21d ago	Fit
Taymount	21d ago	Fit
Followcato	29d ago	Fit
Nil Vert	37d ago	Fit
Slade Shore	59d ago	Fresh
Diagon Alley	65d ago	Fresh
Jack To Bat	137d ago	Long break
Courageous Strike	—	—
Shannon Victor	—	—