Inkerman London Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Aintree

Aintree

17:10

Inkerman London Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2025-05-16

Distance 2m209y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,085

Winning Time 4m 5.09s (slow by 5.09s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bear Market (IRE) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	5/2	Won
2nd	Ronnies Rules (IRE) Mr Ben Sutton · Dan Skelton	8/11F	2
3rd	Lemon Leaf (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	100/30	16
4th	Flawless Clarity (IRE) Kielan Woods · D J Jeffreys	66/1	7.5
5th	King Gris (FR) Charlie Todd · Patrick Morris	150/1	37
6th	Royal Hope (IRE) David Noonan · Max Young	250/1	81

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	Ronnies Rules Bay J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Dan Skelton	163	—	11UU1-	-	111	105	29d	—	—	-22	31.9	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Made all to win by over 6l at Ffos Las last month; obvious contender under penalty
5	Lemon Leaf Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	156	—	P/584-	-	-	-	151d	—	—	-19	8.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Fourth in good Naas bumper in December; now with new stable for hurdling career
2	Bear Market Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	156	t	1/1P4-	-	103	73	84d	—	—	-8	13.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won course bumper a year ago but first two hurdle runs were disappointing
3	Flawless Clarity Bay J:Kielan Woods T:D J Jeffreys	J:Kielan Woods T:D J Jeffreys	156	—	P2/P-	-	-	-	115d	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Irish point runner-up; pulled up over 3m on rules debut in January; now tries 2m1f
4	King Gris Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Patrick Morris	J:Charlie Todd T:Patrick Morris	156	—	4P38-	-	-	-	22d	—	—	+1	1.6	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Close third in Irish point in February but struggled on recent hurdle debut
6	Royal Hope Bay J:David Noonan T:Max Young	J:David Noonan T:Max Young	156	—	50-	-	-	-	134d	—	—	0	0.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Tailed off when 150-1 for Huntingdon bumper on rules debut in January

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ronnies Rules	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6	4/6
Lemon Leaf	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Bear Market	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Flawless Clarity	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
King Gris	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	100/1
Royal Hope	300/1	250/1	250/1	250/1	250/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ronnies Rules

31.9

OR: 0 Form: 13.2 Odds: 18.7

5/6

2nd

Bear Market

13.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Lemon Leaf

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

King Gris

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 1.4 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Flawless Clarity

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Royal Hope

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ronnies Rules	—	111	105
Lemon Leaf	—	—	—
Bear Market	—	103	73
Flawless Clarity	—	—	—
King Gris	—	—	—
Royal Hope	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King Gris	22d ago	Fit
Ronnies Rules	29d ago	Fit
Bear Market	84d ago	Fresh
Flawless Clarity	115d ago	Long break
Royal Hope	134d ago	Long break
Lemon Leaf	151d ago	Long break