East Sussex Farmers Benevolent Fund Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Plumpton

13:05

Date 2025-12-01

Distance 2m4f116y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,955

Winning Time 5m 26.65s (slow by 41.55s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fresh Kicks (IRE) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	1/3F	Won
2nd	The Two Harrys (IRE) Brendan Powell · Harry Derham	8/1	6
3rd	Hillwalk (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	9/2	6.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Crest Of Valour (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	14/1
P.U.	Fury Lad (IRE) James Davies · Richard Rowe	66/1
P.U.	Kill The Groove (IRE) Marc Goldstein · Karen Jewell	50/1

Runners (6)

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	Fresh Kicks Brown J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	158	—	P25-2	-	115	70	21d	—	—	-34	25	0.13/1	1/2 67%
Made bold bid and was only just caught on hurdling debut at Kempton; strong contender
5	The Two Harrys Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Harry Derham	J:Brendan Powell T:Harry Derham	158	—	/6/4-7	-	109	40	26d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Promising fourth on hurdling debut at Lingfield but was tailed off at Chepstow last month
1	Crest Of Valour Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	158	—	6	-	-	-	36d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Well held in sole bumper but he has some good jumpers in pedigree; one to keep an eye on
4	Hillwalk Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	158	—	F/23-	-	-	-	309d	—	—	-8	3.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Placed in two bumpers last season and needs watching in market on hurdling debut
6	Kill The Groove Brown J:Marc Goldstein T:Karen Jewell	J:Marc Goldstein T:Karen Jewell	151	t	09-333	-	107	56	160d	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Mixed record in seven runs so far and has something to prove on return for new yard
3	Fury Lad Bay J:James Davies T:Richard Rowe	J:James Davies T:Richard Rowe	158	—	P26/	-	-	-	599d	—	—	+1	3.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Makes hurdling debut after 599 days off and is best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fresh Kicks	4/9	1/2	4/9	4/9	4/9
The Two Harrys	6/1	11/2	11/2	13/2	6/1
Crest Of Valour	7/1	6/1	6/1	7/1	13/2
Hillwalk	13/2	8/1	15/2	13/2	15/2
Kill The Groove	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1
Fury Lad	66/1	40/1	80/1	40/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fresh Kicks

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

The Two Harrys

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Crest Of Valour

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Fury Lad

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 2.8 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Hillwalk

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Kill The Groove

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fresh Kicks	—	115	70
The Two Harrys	—	109	40
Crest Of Valour	—	—	—
Hillwalk	—	—	—
Kill The Groove	—	107	56
Fury Lad	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fresh Kicks	21d ago	Fit
The Two Harrys	26d ago	Fit
Crest Of Valour	36d ago	Fit
Kill The Groove	160d ago	Long break
Hillwalk	309d ago	Long break
Fury Lad	599d ago	Long break