Worcester Balloon Festival Is Back Maiden Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices' Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB)

Worcester

17:10

Date 2025-06-18

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Runners (11)

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
11	Amber Waves Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	146	—	22-	-	-	-	60d	—	—	-22	23.5	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Runner-up in two Huntingdon bumpers this spring; ought to play a significant role
2	Gordon Grey Grey J:Jack Quinlan T:B F Brookhouse	J:Jack Quinlan T:B F Brookhouse	158	t	6U2-	-	90	51	—	—	—	-8	9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Made shaky start to hurdling career last year but his second in November was encouraging
5	Belcamo Chestnut J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	153	h	247-3	101	105	54	14d	—	—	+4	20.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
In the frame on three of his first four hurdling starts and enters calculations
3	Jorah Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	—	4	-	86	35	26d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
With a top stable but showed only minor promise over C&D on last month's debut
4	Ocean Walz Bay J:Ben Poste T:Rosemary Gasson	J:Ben Poste T:Rosemary Gasson	158	—	2/280-	-	90	69	145d	—	—	-1	5.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Second in three bumpers last year but first two hurdle runs were disappointing; new stable
1	Click On The Link Bay J:Mr Paddy Barlow(7) T:Jonathan Barlow	J:Mr Paddy Barlow(7) T:Jonathan Barlow	158	—	BF-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Ran well until falling in an Irish point last month but best watched on rules debut
7	Elusive Feeling Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	151	t	0-F	-	72	-	34d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Well held before penultimate-flight fall in run-of-the-mill mares' hurdle last month
8	Notnoweve Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Danni O'Neill	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Danni O'Neill	151	—	P2/	-	-	-	—	—	—	+3	4.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Second in a soft-ground Irish point in April; makes rules debut after £8,000 sale
9	She's A Woman Bay J:James Best T:Ella Pickard	J:James Best T:Ella Pickard	151	—	0-6F7	-	70	-	11d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Fell on recent hurdle debut and was well beaten over C&D the following day
NR	George Sansevero Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Lund	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Lund	153	h	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Looked a bit of a character and struggled to get competitive in two recent Flat maidens
NR	Twirling Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Nicky Henderson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nicky Henderson	151	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Useful Flat racer; could be hard to beat if all goes to plan on hurdling debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Amber Waves	6/5	6/5	6/5	11/10	6/5
Gordon Grey	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Belcamo	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Jorah	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	13/2
Ocean Walz	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Click On The Link	22/1	20/1	22/1	18/1	20/1
Elusive Feeling	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	25/1
Notnoweve	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	50/1
She's A Woman	150/1	100/1	125/1	80/1	100/1
George Sansevero	-	-	-	-	-
Twirling	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Amber Waves

23.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 15

6/5

2nd

Belcamo

20.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Gordon Grey

OR: 0 Form: 4 Odds: 5

4/1

Ocean Walz

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Notnoweve

4.3

OR: 0 Form: 4 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Jorah

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Click On The Link

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Elusive Feeling

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

She's A Woman

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

George Sansevero

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Twirling

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Belcamo	101	105	54
Amber Waves	—	—	—
Gordon Grey	—	90	51
Jorah	—	86	35
Ocean Walz	—	90	69
Click On The Link	—	—	—
Elusive Feeling	—	72	—
Notnoweve	—	—	—
She's A Woman	—	70	—
George Sansevero	—	—	—
Twirling	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
She's A Woman	11d ago	Quick return
Belcamo	14d ago	Fit
Jorah	26d ago	Fit
Elusive Feeling	34d ago	Fit
Amber Waves	60d ago	Fresh
Ocean Walz	145d ago	Long break
Gordon Grey	—	—
Click On The Link	—	—
Notnoweve	—	—
George Sansevero	—	—
Twirling	—	—