Doyle & Palmer Wealth Management Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Fontwell

14:25

Date 2025-12-08

Distance 2m3f29y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Winning Time 5m 4.68s (slow by 33.68s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Queen's Theatre (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	3/1	Won
2nd	Pollyanna's Dream (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	4/1	3.75
3rd	Ballynorth (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	9/4F	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Izakaya (GER) James Davies · Camilla Poulton	20/1
Fell	Shutfrontdoor (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	5/2

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
1	Ballynorth Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	154	—	443-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-17	11.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Some promise in Irish points without winning; sold £32,000 since; market can guide
6	Shutfrontdoor Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	154	—	12	-	-	-	171d	—	—	-4	18.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Successful debut here; similar form in defeat since; bred to make a hurdler
4	Queen's Theatre Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	154	—	3-1	-	-	-	211d	—	—	-1	17.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Looked a stayer when winning 2nd bumper; bred to fare better over jumps; interesting
3	Pollyanna's Dream Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	154	—	23-7	-	-	-	23d	—	—	-14	5.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Close up in 2 bumpers as 4yo; better for run latest; bred to improve for hurdles
2	Izakaya Bay J:James Davies T:Camilla Poulton	J:James Davies T:Camilla Poulton	154	—	95-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won last two Flat starts (about 2m1f on soft); failed to line up on intended hurdle debut
NR	Shotgun Shirley Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	154	h	24-12	-	-	-	23d	—	—	—	0	—	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ballynorth	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Shutfrontdoor	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4	5/2
Queen's Theatre	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Pollyanna's Dream	10/3	10/3	3/1	3/1	7/2
Izakaya	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	18/1
Shotgun Shirley	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Shutfrontdoor

18.9

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 6.9

11/4

2nd

Queen's Theatre

17.4

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 5.3

7/2

3rd

Ballynorth

11.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8.9

2/1

Pollyanna's Dream

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Izakaya

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

22/1

Shotgun Shirley

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ballynorth	—	—	—
Shutfrontdoor	—	—	—
Queen's Theatre	—	—	—
Pollyanna's Dream	—	—	—
Izakaya	—	—	—
Shotgun Shirley	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pollyanna's Dream	23d ago	Fit
Shotgun Shirley	23d ago	Fit
Shutfrontdoor	171d ago	Long break
Queen's Theatre	211d ago	Long break
Ballynorth	—	—
Izakaya	—	—