racingtv.com "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Fakenham

13:07

Date 2025-10-29

Distance 2m3y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,540

Winning Time 4m 6.20s (slow by 18.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	North Of Richmond (IRE) Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	4/6F	Won
2nd	Codetalker (GB) Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds	5/2	.75
3rd	Fox Cottage (GB) Daniel Sansom · Seamus Mullins	33/1	23
4th	American Empire (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	4/1	.75

Runners (5)

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
4	North Of Richmond Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	158	—	212-	-	-	-	317d	—	—	-21	33.2	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Bumper winner; can win over hurdles soon but faces a tough opponent here
2	Codetalker Chestnut J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	158	t	244F-4	-	105	80	24d	—	—	-14	5.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Belied 50-1 odds when a respectable fourth on rules debut; more needed here, though
1	American Empire Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	158	—	31-632	103	106	101	28d	—	—	-1	19	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Placed on both hurdling starts but the form isn't anything to get too excited about
3	Fox Cottage Bay J:Daniel Sansom(3) T:Seamus Mullins	J:Daniel Sansom(3) T:Seamus Mullins	158	h	575-	-	99	45	215d	—	—	-2	0.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Showed no significant promise when a big-priced outsider for first two hurdle races
NR	Storming George Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	158	—	15-	-	-	-	207d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Creditable fifth in Grade 2 Aintree bumper in April; commands respect

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
North Of Richmond	8/13	8/13	8/13	4/7	8/13
Codetalker	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2	7/2
American Empire	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Fox Cottage	40/1	40/1	33/1	28/1	40/1
Storming George	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

North Of Richmond

33.2

OR: 0 Form: 14.5 Odds: 18.7

8/13

2nd

American Empire

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

Storming George

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Codetalker

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.9

7/2

Fox Cottage

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
American Empire	103	106	101
North Of Richmond	—	—	—
Codetalker	—	105	80
Fox Cottage	—	99	45
Storming George	—	—	—

Last Run