William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree

13:05

Date 2025-12-26

Distance 2m209y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £56,950

Winning Time 4m 1.72s (slow by 1.22s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Idaho Sun (IRE) Bryan Carver · Harry Fry	3/1	Won
2nd	Mydaddypaddy (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	8/13F	3.25
3rd	The Last Cloud (IRE) Brian Hughes · Patrick Neville	18/1	8
4th	Starmount (IRE) Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	14/1	8.5
5th	Glance At Midnight (GB) Shane Quinlan · Andrew J Martin	25/1	8.5
6th	Storming George (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Neil King	17/2	45

Runners (8)

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
4	Mydaddypaddy Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	162	—	1-11	138	146	126	23d	—	—	-7	48.4	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Unbeaten 4yo who is ante-post favourite for the Supreme Novices' and has star potential
3	Idaho Sun Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	162	—	116-11	135	140	113	27d	—	—	+9	26.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Impressive on both hurdle starts; up in grade but he could play a leading role
6	Storming George Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	162	—	15-31	127	130	99	27d	—	—	+13	21.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won by 12l at Doncaster on second hurdle start but others have stronger form claims
5	Starmount Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	162	—	F1-1	-	126	112	20d	—	—	+5	11.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
5l win on hurdle debut at Wetherby and it remains to be seen where his limitations lie
2	Glance At Midnight Bay J:Shane Quinlan T:Andrew J Martin	J:Shane Quinlan T:Andrew J Martin	162	—	051-12	127	132	114	14d	—	—	+16	20.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Bumped into very classy prospect at Cheltenham but he may again be vulnerable
7	The Last Cloud Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	162	—	2-1114	123	132	120	63d	—	—	+19	22.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Close fourth in Grade 2 at Cheltenham last time but limitations may be exposed once more
NR	Diamond Hunter Brown J:NON-RUNNER T:Chris Gordon	J:NON-RUNNER T:Chris Gordon	162	—	P22-11	135	138	-	34d	—	—	—	21.3	—	—
Made it 2-2 over hurdles with Grade 2 win at Haydock and he could make another bold bid
NR	Wahraan Chestnut J:TBC T:Jessica Bedi	J: T:Jessica Bedi	162	ht	3	-	111	99	41d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Useful, four-time Flat winner; third on hurdle debut but he would be a shock winner today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mydaddypaddy	4/7	4/7	4/7	4/7	8/13
Idaho Sun	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Storming George	9/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Starmount	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Glance At Midnight	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
The Last Cloud	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	20/1
Diamond Hunter	-	-	-	-	-
Wahraan	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mydaddypaddy

48.4

OR: 22 Form: 7 Odds: 19.4

8/13

2nd

Idaho Sun

26.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

The Last Cloud

22.7

OR: 18.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

40/1

Storming George

21.6

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Diamond Hunter

21.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Glance At Midnight

20.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Starmount

11.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Wahraan

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mydaddypaddy	138	146	126
Idaho Sun	135	140	113
Diamond Hunter	135	138	—
Storming George	127	130	99
Glance At Midnight	127	132	114
The Last Cloud	123	132	120
Starmount	—	126	112
Wahraan	—	111	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Glance At Midnight	14d ago	Fit
Starmount	20d ago	Fit
Mydaddypaddy	23d ago	Fit
Idaho Sun	27d ago	Fit
Storming George	27d ago	Fit
Diamond Hunter	34d ago	Fit
Wahraan	41d ago	Fit
The Last Cloud	63d ago	Fresh