William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Aintree

14:20

Date 2025-10-26

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £8,845

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	In The Age b/br J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	—	1/13-	-	-	-	251d	—	—	-10	14.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Point/bumper winner who could have more to offer now upped in trip on hurdle debut
5	Big Ticket Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	156	—	1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	16.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Changed hands for £155,000 after easy win in Irish maiden point; firmly in calculations
7	Marsiac Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	156	—	2-4	-	124	119	21d	—	—	-9	8.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Point runner-up for whom the step up in trip looks a positive move on second rules start
3	Jimmy Hurdstrom Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	158	—	1622-2	-	115	88	23d	—	—	-3	8.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Point winner who was runner-up on this month's hurdle debut and is open to improvement
4	Tiddesley Wood Chestnut J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	158	t	36-	-	-	-	218d	—	—	-6	5.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Caught the eye in January in the first of his two bumpers; interesting tackling hurdles
6	Danger Nap Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	156	—	250-	-	-	-	238d	—	—	-1	3.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Promise in bumpers and has potential now up in trip on his hurdle debut
1	Arctic Conditions Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	158	t	U/6-	-	-	-	298d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Should have won a point on debut but well-beaten favourite in his sole bumper

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
In The Age	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Big Ticket	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Marsiac	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	7/2
Jimmy Hurdstrom	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Tiddesley Wood	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	15/2
Danger Nap	20/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Arctic Conditions	50/1	33/1	40/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Big Ticket

16.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 6.9

5/2

2nd

In The Age

14.3

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Marsiac

8.7

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.2

5/1

Jimmy Hurdstrom

8.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Tiddesley Wood

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Danger Nap

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Arctic Conditions

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
In The Age	—	—	—
Big Ticket	—	—	—
Marsiac	—	124	119
Jimmy Hurdstrom	—	115	88
Tiddesley Wood	—	—	—
Danger Nap	—	—	—
Arctic Conditions	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Marsiac	21d ago	Fit
Jimmy Hurdstrom	23d ago	Fit
Tiddesley Wood	218d ago	Long break
Danger Nap	238d ago	Long break
In The Age	251d ago	Long break
Arctic Conditions	298d ago	Long break
Big Ticket	—	—