Richard And Ann Hitchings Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Worcester

16:28

Date 2025-10-15

Distance 2m7f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Winning Time 6m 1.81s (slow by 36.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ignore The Door (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	11/2	Won
2nd	Axel Bleue (GB) James Bowen · Mickey Bowen	13/8F	.75
3rd	Dwight K Schrute (GB) Isabelle Ryder · Jamie Snowden	6/1	.75
4th	Colin Hobbs (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	11/4	.5
5th	Monty Bodkin (IRE) Kielan Woods · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	9/1	7.5
6th	Local Derby (IRE) Tom Cannon · Chris Gordon	8/1	13
7th	Itaintmebabe (IRE) Jamie Gambin · Sarah Humphrey	250/1	7.5

Runners (7)

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
2	Axel Bleue Black J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	154	t	411212	-	120	80	10d	—	—	-4	30.1	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Made a most encouraging start to his hurdles career when second at Uttoxeter ten days ago.
3	Colin Hobbs Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	154	—	1P/50-	-	-	-	220d	—	—	-10	4.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Interesting prospect who is sure to benefit from step up in trip on this hurdles debut.
6	Local Derby Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Chris Gordon	J:Tom Cannon T:Chris Gordon	154	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	14.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Landed Irish bumper in May 2024; off since but yard going well and market best guide.
4	Ignore The Door Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	154	t	P/541-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-10	4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won Irish point in March; now with Harry Derham; likely contender on hurdles debut.
1	Dwight K Schrute Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	161	—	/4317-	113	121	86	186d	—	—	+18	26.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won Fontwell maiden in March but last of seven in handicap at Bangor the following month.
7	Monty Bodkin Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	154	—	1/6FP-	-	120	89	178d	—	—	+1	9.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Failed to complete on his last two runs over hurdles last term but still has potential.
5	Itaintmebabe Bay J:Jamie Gambin(10) T:Sarah Humphrey	J:Jamie Gambin(10) T:Sarah Humphrey	154	h	P25-46	-	82	47	134d	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Well beaten in his two runs over hurdles; first-time hood goes on but hard to fancy.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Axel Bleue	6/4	6/4	6/4	11/8	6/4
Colin Hobbs	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Local Derby	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Ignore The Door	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Dwight K Schrute	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Monty Bodkin	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Itaintmebabe	300/1	200/1	200/1	250/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Axel Bleue

30.1

OR: 0 Form: 19.5 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Dwight K Schrute

26.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Local Derby

14.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4.1

9/2

Monty Bodkin

9.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Colin Hobbs

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.1

9/2

Ignore The Door

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Itaintmebabe

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dwight K Schrute	113	121	86
Axel Bleue	—	120	80
Colin Hobbs	—	—	—
Local Derby	—	—	—
Ignore The Door	—	—	—
Monty Bodkin	—	120	89
Itaintmebabe	—	82	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Axel Bleue	10d ago	Quick return
Itaintmebabe	134d ago	Long break
Monty Bodkin	178d ago	Long break
Dwight K Schrute	186d ago	Long break
Colin Hobbs	220d ago	Long break
Local Derby	—	—
Ignore The Door	—	—