Citipost Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

1:30

Citipost Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2025-04-16

Distance 2m4f56y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,892

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Toad Hall b J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	161	—	2/21	-	138	91	17d	—	—	-17	12.9	2/1 33%
Comfortable winner of Downpatrick maiden last month; holds two Grade 1 entries; respected
1	Jax Junior b J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	164	t	-7113P	135	140	125	33d	—	—	+13	37.1	5/2 29%
Useful and aggressive front-runner; may not be easy to reel in
4	Dr Eggman b J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	—	243-21	135	138	112	24d	—	—	+6	27.9	3/1 25%
Took seven goes to get off the mark over hurdles but there's no doubt he's useful
2	Laganhill b J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	164	—	117	125	130	106	46d	—	—	+23	33.8	7/1 13%
2-3 over hurdles; disappointed when upped to Grade 2 level but remains a good prospect
7	Block Rockin Beats b J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	156	p	1-1246	-	118	107	69d	—	—	+3	8.4	16/1 6%
Useful in bumpers here in the autumn but has made low-key start to hurdling career
9	The Long Walk b J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	156	—	3263	-	109	97	41d	—	—	+4	7.3	28/1 3%
Well held when third in Fontwell maiden on hurdling debut six weeks ago
8	Jacques Clouseau b J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	156	t	1-F5	-	116	92	74d	—	—	+6	7.4	66/1 1%
Shaped with promise on both hurdling starts but is probably one for another day
NR	Pleasington br J:NON-RUNNER T:Olly Murphy	J:NON-RUNNER T:Olly Murphy	164	h	65-117	128	132	113	38d	—	—	—	19.5	—
Impressed when winning twice on heavy (1m7f/2m); new trip-and-ground combination here
NR	Groovy Blue b J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Pauling	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Pauling	161	—	-16P31	109	117	-	31d	—	—	—	28.1	—
Won run-of-the-mill Market Rasen maiden last month; has much more on his plate here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Toad Hall	2/1	2/1	2/1	7/4	15/8
Jax Junior	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Dr Eggman	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	5/2
Laganhill	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1
Block Rockin Beats	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
The Long Walk	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Jacques Clouseau	66/1	50/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Pleasington	-	-	-	-	-
Groovy Blue	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Jax Junior

37.1

OR: 21.3 Form: 8.6 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Laganhill

33.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 12 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Groovy Blue

28.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 13.4 Odds: 0

—

Dr Eggman

27.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Pleasington

19.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Toad Hall

12.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 9.4

2/1

Block Rockin Beats

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Jacques Clouseau

7.4

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.4

66/1

The Long Walk

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 6.4 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jax Junior Top Rated	135	140	125
Dr Eggman	135	138	112
Pleasington	128	132	113
Laganhill	125	130	106
Groovy Blue	109	117	—
Toad Hall	—	138	91
Block Rockin Beats	—	118	107
The Long Walk	—	109	97
Jacques Clouseau	—	116	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Toad Hall	17d ago	Fit
Dr Eggman	24d ago	Fit
Groovy Blue	31d ago	Fit
Jax Junior	33d ago	Fit
Pleasington	38d ago	Fit
The Long Walk	41d ago	Fit
Laganhill	46d ago	Fresh
Block Rockin Beats	69d ago	Fresh
Jacques Clouseau	74d ago	Fresh