bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Perth

Perth

13:40

bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2025-06-08

Distance 2m4f35y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,225

Winning Time 4m 52.30s (slow by 12.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Emily Love (IRE) Sean Bowen · Gordon Elliott	4/9F	Won
2nd	Wrecking Ballbilly (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Noel C Kelly	3/1	11
3rd	Moonbow (FR) Brian Hughes · Patrick Neville	10/1	17
4th	Somebodycomegether (GB) Aaron Anderson · Jessica Bedi	100/1	27
5th	Blazing Court (IRE) Mr John Dixon · John Dixon	25/1	0.05
6th	Late Night Drama (GB) Nathan Moscrop · Susan Corbett	12/1	11
7th	Delayed Charm (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Maurice Barnes	50/1	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Pure Gold (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Lisa Harrison	28/1

Runners (8)

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
2	Emily Love Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	155	—	332-21	-	124	114	10d	—	—	-42	20	0.13/1	8/15 65%
Scored easily at Limerick last time and looks capable of following up
5	Wrecking Ballbilly Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Noel C Kelly	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Noel C Kelly	155	—	3/P00-	-	106	84	177d	—	—	-14	8.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Drops to weaker level on return from break and may improve
3	Late Night Drama Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	155	—	3345-1	-	113	74	19d	—	—	+3	12.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
One of the main players, provided the form of Hexham win is repeated
4	Moonbow Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	155	t	1219-	-	-	-	57d	—	—	+8	14.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Point/bumper winner; from a useful family and may do better still
1	Blazing Court Bay J:Mr John Dixon(7) T:John Dixon	J:Mr John Dixon(7) T:John Dixon	155	—	2163-3	96	106	64	32d	—	—	+11	15.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has failed to transfer the form of his chase win back to hurdles
7	Pure Gold Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Lisa Harrison	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Lisa Harrison	148	—	83253-	92	106	85	253d	—	—	+15	17.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
New trip needs to spark improvement; stable debut
6	Delayed Charm Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Maurice Barnes	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Maurice Barnes	149	ht	P87-4	83	95	57	32d	—	—	+7	8.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Addition of hood needs to prompt a bigger effort
8	Somebodycomegether Grey J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Jessica Bedi	J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Jessica Bedi	148	—	6	-	85	66	13d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Maiden on Flat and never figured on the switch to hurdles

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Emily Love	1/2	8/15	1/2	4/9	1/2
Wrecking Ballbilly	7/2	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Late Night Drama	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Moonbow	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Blazing Court	22/1	20/1	22/1	25/1	20/1
Pure Gold	28/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Delayed Charm	80/1	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Somebodycomegether	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Emily Love

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

8/15

2nd

Pure Gold

17.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 6.4 Odds: 0.9

33/1

3rd

Blazing Court

15.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Moonbow

14.4

OR: 0 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Late Night Drama

12.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Wrecking Ballbilly

8.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.7

7/2

Delayed Charm

8.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Somebodycomegether

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Blazing Court	96	106	64
Pure Gold	92	106	85
Delayed Charm	83	95	57
Emily Love	—	124	114
Wrecking Ballbilly	—	106	84
Late Night Drama	—	113	74
Moonbow	—	—	—
Somebodycomegether	—	85	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Emily Love	10d ago	Quick return
Somebodycomegether	13d ago	Quick return
Late Night Drama	19d ago	Fit
Blazing Court	32d ago	Fit
Delayed Charm	32d ago	Fit
Moonbow	57d ago	Fresh
Wrecking Ballbilly	177d ago	Long break
Pure Gold	253d ago	Long break