CopyBet And Worcester Racecourse 2026 Partnership/EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qual') (GBB)

Worcester

15:58

Date 2025-10-15

Distance 2m

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £5,827

Winning Time 3m 57.03s (slow by 21.03s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Big Ginge (IRE) Mr Jamie Neild · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	4/9F	Won
2nd	Lock Stock (GB) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	12/1	3.25
3rd	Poet Laureate (FR) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	12/1	1.75
4th	Milan Tino (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Tom George	9/2	2.75
5th	Wild Goose (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	14/1	17
6th	Away For The Night (IRE) Bryan Carver · Alex Hales	18/1	1
7th	Greedy Smith (IRE) Kielan Woods · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	40/1	17
8th	Known Warrior (FR) Rex Dingle · Richard J Bandey	40/1	3
9th	Hey Buddy (IRE) Jack Hogan · Fergal O'Brien	28/1	6
10th	The Bluesmaster (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	125/1	18
11th	Little Wren (GB) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	200/1	28

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Can You Hear Me (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	28/1
Fell	Lovis De Sceaux (FR) James Best · Sarah-Jayne Davies	250/1
P.U.	Son Of Tyran (GB) Charlie Todd · Dan Skelton	125/1
P.U.	Virtuose D'Ainay (FR) Jack Quinlan · Thomas Gallagher	200/1

Runners (15)

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	Big Ginge Bay J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	154	—	22230-	116	134	130	221d	—	—	-15	43.6	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Not beaten far in Imperial Cup in March; back in much calmer waters here; good chance
7	Milan Tino Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Tom George	J:Jonathan Burke T:Tom George	154	—	6/U63-	123	131	82	327d	—	—	+6	23.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Very useful juvenile in 2023-24 but not much went to plan during light campaign last term
8	Poet Laureate Bay J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Chris Gordon	154	—	P443-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	4.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Placed in 13-runner Irish point in March; market helpful on rules debut
6	Lock Stock Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	154	—	5/220-	-	-	-	227d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Runner-up in first two of his three bumpers; should have a part to play on hurdle debut
10	Wild Goose Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	154	—	2352-U	-	118	67	10d	—	—	-4	1.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Headstrong 5yo; comes with risk attached but has the ability to feature here
1	Away For The Night Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	154	—	3764-	-	111	76	213d	—	—	-2	2.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Second hurdle run was better than debut but another big step forward is needed
4	Hey Buddy Bay J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	154	—	5-2	-	-	-	161d	—	—	+1	6.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Displayed clear promise in two spring bumpers; improvement needed on this hurdling debut
11	Can You Hear Me Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	153	—	64-	-	-	-	177d	—	—	-3	1.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Out of a well-connected mare and showed clear promise in good-ground bumpers last season
5	Known Warrior Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Richard J Bandey	J:Rex Dingle T:Richard J Bandey	154	—	P/P44-	-	-	-	215d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Very respectable fourth of seven on bumper debut in March but others appeal more here
3	Greedy Smith Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	154	—	4-	-	-	-	203d	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Not beaten far when fourth of five on bumper debut but others have more compelling form
13	Son Of Tyran Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	153	—	2-39	-	-	-	99d	—	—	+2	4.2	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Close second in run-of-the-mill course bumper in June but next run was disappointing
14	The Bluesmaster Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	153	—	0-	-	-	-	200d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Made low-key debut when down the field in good-ground Uttoxeter bumper in March
15	Little Wren Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	147	—	6-70	-	71	-	30d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
With a good stable but was well beaten over C&D on her first two hurdling starts
9	Virtuose D'Ainay Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Thomas Gallagher	J:Jack Quinlan T:Thomas Gallagher	154	—	3/	-	-	-	—	—	—	+2	3.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Placed on Irish point debut but this rules debut comes after a very long absence
12	Lovis De Sceaux Grey J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	153	—	82-6	-	-	-	130d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Safely held in course bumper on stable debut in June; overlooked today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Big Ginge	4/9	4/7	4/7	8/13	4/7
Milan Tino	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	7/2
Poet Laureate	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Lock Stock	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Wild Goose	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Away For The Night	20/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	20/1
Hey Buddy	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Can You Hear Me	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Known Warrior	33/1	28/1	33/1	25/1	25/1
Greedy Smith	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Son Of Tyran	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
The Bluesmaster	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	125/1
Little Wren	150/1	100/1	125/1	100/1	100/1
Virtuose D'Ainay	150/1	125/1	100/1	125/1	150/1
Lovis De Sceaux	150/1	125/1	150/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Big Ginge

43.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 20

8/13

2nd

Milan Tino

23.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Hey Buddy

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Poet Laureate

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 2.6 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Son Of Tyran

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Virtuose D'Ainay

3.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Away For The Night

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Lock Stock

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Wild Goose

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Can You Hear Me

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Known Warrior

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Greedy Smith

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Little Wren

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

The Bluesmaster

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Lovis De Sceaux

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Milan Tino	123	131	82
Big Ginge	116	134	130
Poet Laureate	—	—	—
Lock Stock	—	—	—
Wild Goose	—	118	67
Away For The Night	—	111	76
Hey Buddy	—	—	—
Can You Hear Me	—	—	—
Known Warrior	—	—	—
Greedy Smith	—	—	—
Son Of Tyran	—	—	—
The Bluesmaster	—	—	—
Little Wren	—	71	—
Virtuose D'Ainay	—	—	—
Lovis De Sceaux	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wild Goose	10d ago	Quick return
Little Wren	30d ago	Fit
Son Of Tyran	99d ago	Long break
Lovis De Sceaux	130d ago	Long break
Hey Buddy	161d ago	Long break
Can You Hear Me	177d ago	Long break
The Bluesmaster	200d ago	Long break
Greedy Smith	203d ago	Long break
Away For The Night	213d ago	Long break
Known Warrior	215d ago	Long break
Big Ginge	221d ago	Long break
Lock Stock	227d ago	Long break
Milan Tino	327d ago	Long break
Poet Laureate	—	—
Virtuose D'Ainay	—	—