Le Dorney Villas Cornwall Walking Holidays Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Newton Abbot

15:06

Date 2025-09-29

Distance 2m167y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,629

Winning Time 3m 56.55s (slow by 10.55s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jaminska (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	7/2	Won
2nd	At The Oche (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	100/30	2.5
3rd	Best Night (FR) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	14/1	21
4th	John Barbour (GB) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	5/6F	3.75
5th	Lennie Godber (GB) James Turner · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	28/1	1.75
6th	Lewisham Grove (IRE) William Shanahan · Jennie Candlish	50/1	6.5
7th	Emaculate Soldier (GER) Harry Kimber · Kathy Turner	40/1	1.5
8th	Drumstick (GB) Jack Hogan · Fergal O'Brien	50/1	6.5
9th	Dearkeithandkaty (FR) Richie McLernon · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	28/1	38

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Aceofadiamond (IRE) James Davies · Ella Pickard	300/1
P.U.	Meridian Way (FR) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	100/1
U.R.	Peace Motivator (GB) Ellis Collier · Alison Thorpe	150/1

Runners (12)

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
1	John Barbour Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	161	t	42120-	115	124	98	156d	—	—	-8	44.1	0.17/1	4/6 60%
Won over hurdles at Newbury in March; returns from break today; major player
2	Jaminska Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	159	—	2P71-2	110	120	97	20d	—	—	+6	25.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Dual hurdle winner; second to short-odds favourite here this month; in the mix again
7	At The Oche Chestnut J:Tom Bellamy T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Tom Bellamy T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	152	—	17-	-	-	-	191d	—	—	-5	12	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won Doncaster bumper on debut in March and looks a good prospect for novice hurdles
8	Best Night Black J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	152	t	1	-	109	78	10d	—	—	+4	12.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Placed on the Flat in France and made winning stable/hurdle debut over C&D this month
5	Lennie Godber Chestnut J:James Turner(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:James Turner(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	154	—	60/74-	-	76	43	326d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Well beaten in two bumpers and on both hurdling starts last year
9	Dearkeithandkaty Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	152	—	343-	-	103	93	177d	—	—	+2	5.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Placed on bumper debut but first two hurdle runs were underwhelming; improvement needed
11	Lewisham Grove Bay J:William Shanahan(5) T:Jennie Candlish	J:William Shanahan(5) T:Jennie Candlish	152	—	P-F55	-	103	24	14d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Made quite promising hurdle debut and can probably better that form at some stage
4	Emaculate Soldier Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Kathy Turner	J:Harry Kimber T:Kathy Turner	154	p	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Dual AW winner; has the stamina for hurdling but probably best watched all the same
10	Drumstick Bay J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	152	h	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
0-14 on the Flat but placed several times; joined good stable for hurdling career
6	Peace Motivator Bay J:Ellis Collier(5) T:Alison Thorpe	J:Ellis Collier(5) T:Alison Thorpe	154	—	140-U	-	-	-	6d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Won small-field bumper a year ago; didn't get far when 33-1 for recent hurdling debut
12	Meridian Way Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	152	h	6	-	96	35	20d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Lowly rated Flat maiden; showed only minor promise on recent stable/hurdle debut
3	Aceofadiamond Bay J:James Davies T:Ella Pickard	J:James Davies T:Ella Pickard	154	tp	7/0-9P	-	-	-	84d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Pulled up when 150-1 for hurdling debut at Worcester (2m4f) in July

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
John Barbour	8/13	4/6	4/6
Jaminska	7/2	4/1	4/1
At The Oche	7/2	7/2	7/2
Best Night	12/1	14/1	12/1
Lennie Godber	33/1	22/1	28/1
Dearkeithandkaty	33/1	28/1	28/1
Lewisham Grove	66/1	50/1	50/1
Emaculate Soldier	66/1	50/1	50/1
Drumstick	66/1	66/1	66/1
Peace Motivator	150/1	125/1	125/1
Meridian Way	125/1	100/1	100/1
Aceofadiamond	250/1	200/1	250/1

Predictor

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

1st

John Barbour

44.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 10 Odds: 17.9

4/6

2nd

Jaminska

25.7

OR: 15 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

Best Night

12.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

14/1

At The Oche

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 5

7/2

Dearkeithandkaty

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1

33/1

Lennie Godber

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Lewisham Grove

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Emaculate Soldier

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Drumstick

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Peace Motivator

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Meridian Way

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Aceofadiamond

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
John Barbour	115	124	98
Jaminska	110	120	97
At The Oche	—	—	—
Best Night	—	109	78
Lennie Godber	—	76	43
Dearkeithandkaty	—	103	93
Lewisham Grove	—	103	24
Emaculate Soldier	—	—	—
Drumstick	—	—	—
Peace Motivator	—	—	—
Meridian Way	—	96	35
Aceofadiamond	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Peace Motivator	6d ago	Quick return
Best Night	10d ago	Quick return
Lewisham Grove	14d ago	Fit
Jaminska	20d ago	Fit
Meridian Way	20d ago	Fit
Aceofadiamond	84d ago	Fresh
John Barbour	156d ago	Long break
Dearkeithandkaty	177d ago	Long break
At The Oche	191d ago	Long break
Lennie Godber	326d ago	Long break
Emaculate Soldier	—	—
Drumstick	—	—