JCB Hydradig Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Kempton

15:40

Date 2025-11-10

Distance 3m121y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

Winning Time 6m 12.66s (slow by 10.66s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Final Straw (IRE) Freddie Gordon · Nicky Henderson	11/4	Won
2nd	Hurst Hill (IRE) Daniel Sansom · Seamus Mullins	9/1	2
3rd	Avada Kedavra (IRE) Tom Hutsby · David Bridgwater	11/1	1
4th	Needtoknow (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Joe Ponting	11/1	14
5th	Bebside Banter (IRE) Freddie Mitchell · Max Comley	100/30	15
6th	Harksman (GB) Freddie Keighley · Martin Keighley	16/1	2.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Bollin Thou (GB) Ben Bromley · Nick Scholfield	9/4F
P.U.	Glorious Mist (IRE) Ben Pollard · Paddy Butler	50/1
P.U.	Solid Fuel (GB) Isabelle Ryder · Joanne Thomason-Murphy	40/1

Runners (9)

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
5	Bollin Thou Bay J:Ben Bromley T:Nick Scholfield	J:Ben Bromley T:Nick Scholfield	150	p	6/889-	77	88	69	263d	—	—	-12	15.2	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Tailed off so far; needs a second look with first headgear on handicap debut over new trip
1	Final Straw Bay J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Nicky Henderson	J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Nicky Henderson	168	p	464	95	98	58	64d	—	—	-5	18.1	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Beaten at least 16l in three qualifying races (2m-2m4f) but a top stable rings the changes
6	Bebside Banter Bay J:Freddie Mitchell T:Max Comley	J:Freddie Mitchell T:Max Comley	150	p	4-5361	77	93	61	26d	—	—	-7	12.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-12 over hurdles but four chase wins, including by 7l at Worcester (2m7f) latest start
3	Hurst Hill Bay J:Daniel Sansom T:Seamus Mullins	J:Daniel Sansom T:Seamus Mullins	159	—	831224	86	94	90	21d	—	—	+12	21	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Did well this summer; beaten 33l latest start (Plumpton 3m1f) but she was close up two out
2	Avada Kedavra Brown J:Tom Hutsby(7) T:David Bridgwater	J:Tom Hutsby(7) T:David Bridgwater	166	—	P814-5	93	93	72	11d	—	—	+5	13	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won a maiden point in March but he's 0-7 under rules; takes a major step back up in trip
9	Needtoknow Bay J:Callum Pritchard T:Joe Ponting	J:Callum Pritchard T:Joe Ponting	142	t	P47654	69	89	66	18d	—	—	0	6.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Not as far out of the weights as in her two previous handicaps but beaten 20l in those
4	Harksman Brown J:Freddie Keighley(3) T:Martin Keighley	J:Freddie Keighley(3) T:Martin Keighley	157	h	677-50	84	89	31	45d	—	—	+5	9.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Market interest for this handicap debut over new trip would be notable; hooded first time
7	Solid Fuel Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(3) T:Joanne Thomason-Murphy	J:Isabelle Ryder(3) T:Joanne Thomason-Murphy	149	—	-347P0	76	-	-	82d	—	—	+5	7.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
1-29; two minor honours this June but lost his way in his three starts since; new trip
8	Glorious Mist Bay J:Ben Pollard(7) T:Paddy Butler	J:Ben Pollard(7) T:Paddy Butler	143	p	V-U79P	70	92	63	21d	—	—	+3	5.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Fontwell second (3m2f) in June 2024 with first-time cheekpieces but has done little since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bollin Thou	15/8	9/4	85/40	2/1	9/4
Final Straw	11/4	11/4	11/4	3/1	5/2
Bebside Banter	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2	3/1
Hurst Hill	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Avada Kedavra	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Needtoknow	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Harksman	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	22/1
Solid Fuel	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Glorious Mist	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hurst Hill

OR: 9 Form: 9.6 Odds: 2.4

10/1

2nd

Final Straw

18.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.9

3/1

3rd

Bollin Thou

15.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Avada Kedavra

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Bebside Banter

12.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Harksman

9.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Solid Fuel

7.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Needtoknow

6.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Glorious Mist

5.6

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Final Straw	95	98	58
Avada Kedavra	93	93	72
Hurst Hill	86	94	90
Harksman	84	89	31
Bollin Thou	77	88	69
Bebside Banter	77	93	61
Solid Fuel	76	—	—
Glorious Mist	70	92	63
Needtoknow	69	89	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Avada Kedavra	11d ago	Quick return
Needtoknow	18d ago	Fit
Hurst Hill	21d ago	Fit
Glorious Mist	21d ago	Fit
Bebside Banter	26d ago	Fit
Harksman	45d ago	Fit
Final Straw	64d ago	Fresh
Solid Fuel	82d ago	Fresh
Bollin Thou	263d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Bebside Banter	Front Runner
Hurst Hill	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 9 runners classified.