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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
Winning Time 5m 5.56s (slow by 15.56s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st 2/1F Won
2nd 3/1 5.5
3rd 13/2 2.75
4th 9/4 1.25
5th 14/1 7.5
6th 40/1 0.2
7th 50/1 33

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
6
Toad Hall
Bay
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
0.50/1
2/1
33%
Comfortable winner of Downpatrick maiden last month; holds two Grade 1 entries; respected
1
Jax Junior
Bay
J:Tom Cannon
T:Lucy Wadham
J:Tom Cannon
T:Lucy Wadham
 164 t -7113P
135
140
125
 33d — — +13
37.1
0.63/1
5/2
29%
Useful and aggressive front-runner; may not be easy to reel in
4
Dr Eggman
Bay
J:Danny Mullins
T:W P Mullins
J:Danny Mullins
T:W P Mullins
 161 — 243-21
135
138
112
 24d — — +6
27.9
0.75/1
3/1
25%
Took seven goes to get off the mark over hurdles but there's no doubt he's useful
2
Laganhill
Bay
J:Sam Twiston-Davies
T:Henry Daly
J:Sam Twiston-Davies
T:Henry Daly
 164 — 117
125
130
106
 46d — — +23
33.8
1.75/1
7/1
13%
2-3 over hurdles; disappointed when upped to Grade 2 level but remains a good prospect
7
Block Rockin Beats
Bay
J:Gavin Sheehan
T:Oliver Signy
J:Gavin Sheehan
T:Oliver Signy
 156 p 1-1246
-
118
107
 69d — — +3
8.4
4.00/1
16/1
6%
Useful in bumpers here in the autumn but has made low-key start to hurdling career
9
The Long Walk
Bay
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
7.00/1
28/1
3%
Well held when third in Fontwell maiden on hurdling debut six weeks ago
8
Jacques Clouseau
Bay
J:Charlie Deutsch
T:Mel Rowley
J:Charlie Deutsch
T:Mel Rowley
 156 t 1-F5
-
116
92
 74d — — +6
7.4
16.50/1
66/1
1%
Shaped with promise on both hurdling starts but is probably one for another day
NR
Pleasington
Brown
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
Bay
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
—
4 Dr Eggman
27.9
OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7
3/1
5 Pleasington
19.5
OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
—
6 Toad Hall
12.9
OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 9.4
2/1
7 Block Rockin Beats
8.4
OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4
16/1
8 Jacques Clouseau
7.4
OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.4
66/1
9 The Long Walk
7.3
OR: 0 Form: 6.4 Odds: 0.9
28/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Jax Junior
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

HorseLast RunStatus
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