trustatrader.com Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Worcester

14:42

Date 2025-09-26

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £36,421

Winning Time 4m 46.30s (slow by 9.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Don Virginia (FR) Richie McLernon · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	5/1	Won
2nd	Mount Anglesby (IRE) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Alastair Ralph	18/1	17
3rd	Jefe Triunfo (FR) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	40/1	9
4th	Service Minimum (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	17/2	3.25
5th	High Fibre (IRE) Bryan Carver · Harry Fry	14/1	5
6th	Stumps Or Slips (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	9/2	2
7th	Knights Affair (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	11/1	.75
8th	Banderas (IRE) Jonathan England · Sam England	28/1	1.25
9th	Romany Brown (IRE) Harry Bannister · Ben Case	66/1	10
10th	Dream Diamond (IRE) Alex Chadwick · James Owen	9/4F	0.2

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Old Bridge (FR) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	40/1
P.U.	Shadows In The Sky (IRE) Nathan Howie · James Owen	14/1
P.U.	Squire Danagher (GB) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	18/1
P.U.	Tamarind Bay (IRE) James Bowen · Mickey Bowen	15/2
P.U.	Washpool (IRE) David Bass · Charlie Longsdon	25/1

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 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	Dream Diamond Bay J:Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	J:Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	166	—	7-3331	122	126	98	26d	—	—	+2	24.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Scored over 2m here on last month's stable debut and could easily have a lot more to offer
4	Stumps Or Slips Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	162	t	5-1111	118	127	97	81d	—	—	+8	20.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
4-4 for new stable, winning three handicap chases and a C&D novice hurdle; respected
13	Don Virginia Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	153	p	2-2132	109	129	123	39d	—	—	+11	20.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
1-10 over hurdles; ran well last month but needs a boost from the new cheekpieces here
5	Tamarind Bay Bay J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	159	ht	227-33	115	123	95	21d	—	—	+9	19.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Kept on for clear third over C&D on recent handicap debut; probably won't be far away
8	Service Minimum Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	157	—	22-121	113	122	91	37d	—	—	+8	18.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
2-3 over hurdles after last month's C&D win; should have improvement to come in handicaps
9	Knights Affair Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	156	—	1221	112	127	120	39d	—	—	+30	36.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
2-4 over hurdles after last month's narrow Stratford win; others have more compelling form
16	Squire Danagher Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	147	v	823	103	119	84	80d	—	—	+15	21.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Useful on the Flat in Ireland and still very unexposed over hurdles; interesting
6	High Fibre Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	158	t	32-124	114	123	61	37d	—	—	+11	17.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Useful Flat racer with very solid record over hurdles; likely contender
12	Shadows In The Sky Brown J:Nathan Howie(3) T:James Owen	J:Nathan Howie(3) T:James Owen	156	v	221333	112	127	100	32d	—	—	+22	27.8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Consistent over fences and hurdles this season; may find other better handicapped today
10	Mount Anglesby Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Alastair Ralph	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Alastair Ralph	156	—	0131-2	112	125	116	26d	—	—	+17	21.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Made quite promising stable debut here (2m) last month; return to 2m4f a plus; a possible
7	Banderas Chestnut J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	158	t	5-31	114	124	86	—	—	—	+12	17.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Clear winner of Southwell maiden in June; could still have untapped potential over jumps
11	Washpool Brown J:David Bass T:Charlie Longsdon	J:David Bass T:Charlie Longsdon	156	—	653-31	112	116	72	26d	—	—	+13	16.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won 2m maiden here last month and today's longer trip can enable further progress
15	Old Bridge Chestnut J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	147	ht	644224	106	124	82	21d	—	—	+18	20.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Well held when fourth at Bangor last month and now 0-10 over hurdles
14	Jefe Triunfo Grey J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Chris Gordon	152	p	7-5133	108	123	108	68d	—	—	+13	15.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Surprise winner at Warwick in June; safely held when third twice since
3	Romany Brown Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	164	—	334-13	120	122	82	111d	—	—	+15	18.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won in Ireland in May; well below that form when third here on stable debut
NR	Intosomethinggood Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	168	—	0-1121	127	125	96	21d	—	—	—	19.3	—	—
Easily won Bangor novice this month and is now 3-5 over hurdles; handicap debut today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dream Diamond	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Stumps Or Slips	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2
Don Virginia	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Tamarind Bay	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Service Minimum	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Knights Affair	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Squire Danagher	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	10/1
High Fibre	12/1	11/1	12/1	14/1	10/1
Shadows In The Sky	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Mount Anglesby	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Banderas	18/1	16/1	16/1	20/1	14/1
Washpool	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Old Bridge	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Jefe Triunfo	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Romany Brown	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Intosomethinggood	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Knights Affair

36.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 19 Odds: 1.9

11/1

2nd

Shadows In The Sky

27.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

3rd

Dream Diamond

24.7

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Squire Danagher

21.7

OR: 13.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Mount Anglesby

21.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Don Virginia

20.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Old Bridge

20.7

OR: 14 Form: 6 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Stumps Or Slips

20.6

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Intosomethinggood

19.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Tamarind Bay

19.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Service Minimum

18.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Romany Brown

18.3

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

High Fibre

17.9

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Banderas

17.6

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Washpool

16.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Jefe Triunfo

15.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Intosomethinggood	127	125	96
Dream Diamond	122	126	98
Romany Brown	120	122	82
Stumps Or Slips	118	127	97
Tamarind Bay	115	123	95
High Fibre	114	123	61
Banderas	114	124	86
Service Minimum	113	122	91
Knights Affair	112	127	120
Shadows In The Sky	112	127	100
Mount Anglesby	112	125	116
Washpool	112	116	72
Don Virginia	109	129	123
Jefe Triunfo	108	123	108
Old Bridge	106	124	82
Squire Danagher	103	119	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tamarind Bay	21d ago	Fit
Old Bridge	21d ago	Fit
Intosomethinggood	21d ago	Fit
Dream Diamond	26d ago	Fit
Mount Anglesby	26d ago	Fit
Washpool	26d ago	Fit
Shadows In The Sky	32d ago	Fit
Service Minimum	37d ago	Fit
High Fibre	37d ago	Fit
Don Virginia	39d ago	Fit
Knights Affair	39d ago	Fit
Jefe Triunfo	68d ago	Fresh
Squire Danagher	80d ago	Fresh
Stumps Or Slips	81d ago	Fresh
Romany Brown	111d ago	Long break
Banderas	—	—