Merry Christmas From Hereford Racecourse "Junior" National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 1 Elimination) (GBB)

Hereford

15:23

Date 2025-12-20

Distance 2m53y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £2,614

Winning Time 4m 7.34s (slow by 27.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Red Metal (FR) Lilly Pinchin · Henrietta C Knight	8/1	Won
2nd	Plan De Stan (GB) Ben Poste · Tom Symonds	11/2	2.5
3rd	Twenties Icon (GB) Joe Anderson · Keiran Burke	10/1	11
4th	Upton's Mighty Oak (GB) Luke Scott · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	16/1	4.5
5th	Scott's Legacy (IRE) Jamie Brace · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	11/10F	1.25
6th	Millady (GB) Toby Wynne · Mel Rowley	16/1	2
7th	Silvereen (GB) Stan Sheppard · Henry Daly	11/1	0.3
8th	Cribbins (CAN) Joshua Bryan · Jamie Osborne	16/1	.75
9th	Receipt (GB) Robert Dunne · T Ellis	80/1	.5
10th	Roi Des Diamants (FR) Lewis Stones · Deborah Cole	66/1	0.05
11th	Monsieur Fernand (FR) James Davies · Oliver Signy	28/1	21
12th	Simply Dashing (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Alastair Ralph	14/1	19

Runners (14)

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
8	Scott's Legacy Bay J:Jamie Brace(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Jamie Brace(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-22	10	0.50/1	2/1 33%
£20,000 3yo; newcomer from a yard that won this bumper in 2019 and 2020
6	Red Metal Chestnut J:Lilly Pinchin T:Henrietta C Knight	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Henrietta C Knight	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
24,000euros yearling; second foal; dam made frame in French 2m2f-2m3f hurdles
4	Plan De Stan Bay J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-9	3.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Half-brother to winning jumpers and stable won this with a newcomer 12 months ago
10	Twenties Icon Chestnut J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Keiran Burke	J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Keiran Burke	156	h	5	-	93	62	30d	—	—	-8	3.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Hooded at Wincanton (good) and stuck to his guns to finish just over 6l off the winner
14	Upton's Mighty Oak Bay J:Luke Scott(3) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Luke Scott(3) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	149	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
First foal; dam useful 2m3f-3m hurdle/chase winner; yard's bumper runners respected
11	Millady Bay J:Toby Wynne T:Mel Rowley	J:Toby Wynne T:Mel Rowley	149	—	—	-	-	-	—	0W/1P 1 run	—	-5	2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
£11,000 3yo; fourth foal; half-sister to 2m2f hurdle winner The Nagger Reidy
9	Simply Dashing Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Sire is a strong influence for stamina; stable has bumper winners
13	Silvereen Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	149	—	4	-	95	51	44d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-8	3.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
14-1 at Ludlow and showed some ability in finishing fourth of the eight runners
1	Cribbins Bay J:Joshua Bryan T:Jamie Osborne	J:Joshua Bryan T:Jamie Osborne	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Trainer-owned newcomer from a Flat-geared yard that's 0-5 in bumpers in recent seasons
3	Monsieur Fernand Grey J:James Davies T:Oliver Signy	J:James Davies T:Oliver Signy	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Yard's winner of this in 2021 had the benefit of a run, but worth checking in the betting
7	Roi Des Diamants Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Deborah Cole	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Deborah Cole	156	p	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Stable 1-11 in bumpers recent seasons and cheekpieces are fitted from the outset
5	Receipt Bay J:Robert Dunne T:T Ellis	J:Robert Dunne T:T Ellis	156	—	—	-	-	30	42d	—	—	-2	0.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
This might be an easier race than at Aintree but he was completely tailed off (22-1)
NR	Mariole Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Nicky Henderson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nicky Henderson	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Runner-up over 1m4f on very soft ground in France back in the spring
NR	Oceanides Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ed de Giles	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ed de Giles	149	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Dam 1m6f/2m winner (RPR 59), half-sister to 1m4f winner Ocean Reach

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Scott's Legacy	2/1	13/8	13/8
Red Metal	13/2	15/2	6/1
Plan De Stan	9/1	11/2	11/2
Twenties Icon	6/1	17/2	17/2
Upton's Mighty Oak	8/1	11/1	10/1
Millady	10/1	12/1	12/1
Simply Dashing	16/1	12/1	12/1
Silvereen	6/1	11/1	12/1
Cribbins	18/1	16/1	18/1
Monsieur Fernand	28/1	25/1	25/1
Roi Des Diamants	50/1	50/1	50/1
Receipt	80/1	33/1	33/1
Mariole	-	-	-
Oceanides	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Scott's Legacy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10

2/1

2nd

Plan De Stan

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

9/1

3rd

Red Metal

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Twenties Icon

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

17/2

Silvereen

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

12/1

Upton's Mighty Oak

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Millady

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

Simply Dashing

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Cribbins

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Monsieur Fernand

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Roi Des Diamants

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Receipt

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Mariole

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Oceanides

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Scott's Legacy	—	—	—
Red Metal	—	—	—
Plan De Stan	—	—	—
Twenties Icon	—	93	62
Upton's Mighty Oak	—	—	—
Millady	—	—	—
Simply Dashing	—	—	—
Silvereen	—	95	51
Cribbins	—	—	—
Monsieur Fernand	—	—	—
Roi Des Diamants	—	—	—
Receipt	—	—	30
Mariole	—	—	—
Oceanides	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Twenties Icon	30d ago	Fit
Receipt	42d ago	Fit
Silvereen	44d ago	Fit
Scott's Legacy	—	—
Red Metal	—	—
Plan De Stan	—	—
Upton's Mighty Oak	—	—
Millady	—	—
Simply Dashing	—	—
Cribbins	—	—
Monsieur Fernand	—	—
Roi Des Diamants	—	—
Mariole	—	—
Oceanides	—	—