William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Wetherby

13:00

Date 2025-12-27

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,812

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 5.98s (slow by 23.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Minstrel Knight (GB) Sean Quinlan · Edward Bethell	15/2	Won
2nd	Alsakib (GB) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	2/1J	2.75
3rd	Liberty Coach (GB) Craig Nichol · John & Sean Quinn	22/1	2.75
4th	Two Brothers (GB) Patrick Wadge · Michael & David Easterby	2/1J	2
5th	Dartmouth Castle (GB) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	11/1	3.75
6th	Chillingham (IRE) Ryan Mania · Micky Hammond	17/2	2
7th	Greedy Smith (IRE) Benjamin Macey · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	14/1	2.5
8th	Sovereignlightcafe (GB) Jamie Hamilton · Michael & David Easterby	10/1	10
9th	Steel Soldier (IRE) Conor Rabbitt · John Norton	250/1	7
10th	Littletown Lad (IRE) Tom Midgley · Sam England	125/1	2.75
11th	Tea Boy (IRE) Callum Bewley · Peter Atkinson	28/1	3

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	Alsakib Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-23	10.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Classy Flat performer; major player if taking to hurdling at the first attempt
12	Two Brothers Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Patrick Wadge T:Michael & David Easterby	154	t	3	-	126	113	21d	—	—	-16	11.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Useful on the Flat and third over C&D on this month's hurdle debut; leading contender
7	Minstrel Knight Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Edward Bethell	J:Sean Quinlan T:Edward Bethell	154	—	F5	-	117	53	13d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Promising performance over C&D on hurdle debut; lesser effort since but could bounce back
2	Chillingham Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Micky Hammond	J:Ryan Mania T:Micky Hammond	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Very useful on the Flat and he could have a bright future in this code
9	Sovereignlightcafe Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Michael & David Easterby	154	—	3	-	98	84	22d	—	—	-1	4.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ran okay when 14l third on hurdle debut but others have more substance to their form
4	Greedy Smith Bay J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	154	—	4-77	-	102	58	48d	—	—	-3	1.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
In good hands but may be of greater interest when able to tackle handicaps
11	Tea Boy Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Peter Atkinson	J:Callum Bewley T:Peter Atkinson	154	—	2-55	-	-	-	16d	—	—	0	4.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Runner-up on debut in a bumper but soundly beaten in fifth on next two starts
3	Dartmouth Castle Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	154	—	6-14	-	-	-	88d	—	—	-3	1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Sedgefield bumper winner who brings potential to this first hurdle start; not ruled out
5	Liberty Coach Bay J:Craig Nichol T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Craig Nichol T:John & Sean Quinn	154	—	—	-	77	51	21d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Useful, four-time 1m2f winner on the Flat; tailed off on hurdle debut over C&D 3 weeks ago
6	Littletown Lad Bay J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Sam England	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Sam England	154	h	/94-80	-	84	46	25d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Tailed off at big odds at Southwell (2m, soft/good to soft) on his two hurdle starts
10	Steel Soldier Grey J:Conor Rabbitt(3) T:John Norton	J:Conor Rabbitt(3) T:John Norton	154	—	F806-9	-	63	43	22d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
He's shown very little and is hard to fancy
NR	Nosy Neighbour Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	154	—	54-3	-	105	69	32d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Has shown ability but pedigree suggests he'll come into his own over further

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Alsakib	11/8	6/4	6/4	6/4	7/4
Two Brothers	15/8	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Minstrel Knight	7/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Chillingham	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Sovereignlightcafe	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Greedy Smith	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Tea Boy	25/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Dartmouth Castle	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Liberty Coach	50/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Littletown Lad	150/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1
Steel Soldier	250/1	125/1	125/1	80/1	80/1
Nosy Neighbour	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Two Brothers

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

Alsakib

10.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

7/4

3rd

Tea Boy

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Sovereignlightcafe

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Minstrel Knight

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Nosy Neighbour

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Chillingham

1.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Greedy Smith

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Dartmouth Castle

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Liberty Coach

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Littletown Lad

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Steel Soldier

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Alsakib	—	—	—
Two Brothers	—	126	113
Minstrel Knight	—	117	53
Chillingham	—	—	—
Sovereignlightcafe	—	98	84
Greedy Smith	—	102	58
Tea Boy	—	—	—
Dartmouth Castle	—	—	—
Liberty Coach	—	77	51
Littletown Lad	—	84	46
Steel Soldier	—	63	43
Nosy Neighbour	—	105	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Minstrel Knight	13d ago	Quick return
Tea Boy	16d ago	Fit
Two Brothers	21d ago	Fit
Liberty Coach	21d ago	Fit
Sovereignlightcafe	22d ago	Fit
Steel Soldier	22d ago	Fit
Littletown Lad	25d ago	Fit
Nosy Neighbour	32d ago	Fit
Greedy Smith	48d ago	Fresh
Dartmouth Castle	88d ago	Fresh
Alsakib	—	—
Chillingham	—	—