Western House Hotel Vouchers For Christmas Novices' Hurdle (Go North Night Nurse Series) (GBB Race)

Ayr

12:45

Date 2025-12-01

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,901

Winning Time 4m 12.76s (slow by 30.76s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Upon Tweed (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	1/4F	Won
2nd	Stede Bonnet (IRE) Sean Bowen · Gordon Elliott	9/2	2.5
3rd	Takenasred (IRE) J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	7/1	1
4th	Like Minded (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	28/1	8
5th	One Mill Harbour (FR) Charlotte Jones · James Moffatt	22/1	4.5
6th	Ballyedward (IRE) Brian Hughes · S R B Crawford	28/1	4.75
7th	The Coffey Boy (IRE) Callum Bewley · Ian Duncan	33/1	9
8th	L'Arme de Bonheur (FR) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	80/1	9.5
9th	Ck O'Mara (IRE) Ben Smith · R Mike Smith	300/1	.5
10th	Defying Gravity (GB) Alan Doyle · Andrew Hamilton	300/1	29

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Chiefman (GB) Nathan Moscrop · R Mike Smith	250/1

Runners (12)

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
1	Upon Tweed Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	161	—	1-1	-	129	113	30d	—	—	-30	37	0.06/1	2/9 82%
Unbeaten in Newcastle bumper and a C&D novice; stiffer task but should go well again
9	Stede Bonnet Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	154	—	2116	-	121	43	121d	—	—	+4	17.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Two bumper wins in the summer; below-par on hurdles debut but an interesting contender
10	Takenasred Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	154	h	/45-02	-	126	49	30d	—	—	-7	2.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Solid run when second in 2m1f novice at Down Royal last time; sound each-way chance
8	One Mill Harbour Grey J:Charlotte Jones T:James Moffatt	J:Charlotte Jones T:James Moffatt	154	t	15/11/	112	-	-	752d	—	—	+12	16.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won three h'cap chases in 2023; watching brief advised back over hurdles after long break
7	Like Minded Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
37,000euros 3yo; half-brother to a point winner; worth a market check on racecourse debut
11	The Coffey Boy Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Ian Duncan	J:Callum Bewley T:Ian Duncan	154	—	5/1-86	-	105	86	19d	—	—	+4	8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Irish point winner who was a fair C&D sixth on his second hurdles run here last time
2	Ballyedward Bay J:Brian Hughes T:S R B Crawford	J:Brian Hughes T:S R B Crawford	154	t	/P2-03	-	-	-	31d	—	—	-3	1.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Promise in Irish points/bumpers but needs to improve on this switch to hurdling
6	L'Arme de Bonheur Grey J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	154	—	20	-	72	43	30d	—	—	+2	4.1	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Second in a bumper for Tom George but tailed off over C&D on hurdles/stable debut
3	Chiefman Chestnut J:Nathan Moscrop T:R Mike Smith	J:Nathan Moscrop T:R Mike Smith	154	—	—	-	-	18	57d	—	—	-1	0.4	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Modest performer at up to 1m3f on the Flat; tailed off on hurdles debut; others stronger
4	Ck O'Mara Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	154	—	—	-	69	39	30d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
By Shirocco; beaten 63l when 12th of 14 over C&D on debut; improvement likely
5	Defying Gravity Chestnut J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Andrew Hamilton	J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Andrew Hamilton	154	—	44-F00	-	75	46	19d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
By Shirocco; well beaten both runs over hurdles; best watched for now
NR	Wherearethejudges Bay J:TBC T:Daragh Bourke	J: T:Daragh Bourke	154	—	4-5	-	-	-	1d	—	—	—	0	—	—
£18,000 buy after UK point fourth in March; fair fifth on hurdle debut on Sunday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Upon Tweed	1/5	2/9	2/9	2/9	2/11
Stede Bonnet	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Takenasred	8/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
One Mill Harbour	28/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Like Minded	33/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
The Coffey Boy	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Ballyedward	40/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
L'Arme de Bonheur	100/1	80/1	80/1	50/1	50/1
Chiefman	300/1	250/1	250/1	150/1	250/1
Ck O'Mara	300/1	300/1	300/1	150/1	250/1
Defying Gravity	300/1	300/1	300/1	150/1	100/1
Wherearethejudges	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Upon Tweed

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 20

2/9

2nd

Stede Bonnet

17.1

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

One Mill Harbour

16.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

28/1

The Coffey Boy

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1

40/1

L'Arme de Bonheur

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Takenasred

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Like Minded

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Ballyedward

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

40/1

Chiefman

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

300/1

Ck O'Mara

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Defying Gravity

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Wherearethejudges

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
One Mill Harbour	112	—	—
Upon Tweed	—	129	113
Stede Bonnet	—	121	43
Takenasred	—	126	49
Like Minded	—	—	—
The Coffey Boy	—	105	86
Ballyedward	—	—	—
L'Arme de Bonheur	—	72	43
Chiefman	—	—	18
Ck O'Mara	—	69	39
Defying Gravity	—	75	46
Wherearethejudges	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wherearethejudges	1d ago	Quick return
The Coffey Boy	19d ago	Fit
Defying Gravity	19d ago	Fit
Upon Tweed	30d ago	Fit
Takenasred	30d ago	Fit
L'Arme de Bonheur	30d ago	Fit
Ck O'Mara	30d ago	Fit
Ballyedward	31d ago	Fit
Chiefman	57d ago	Fresh
Stede Bonnet	121d ago	Long break
One Mill Harbour	752d ago	Long break
Like Minded	—	—