Carling The UK's Number One Lager Selling Hurdle – Leicester

Leicester

13:12

Carling The UK's Number One Lager Selling Hurdle

Date 2025-12-28

Distance 2m4f110y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-8yo

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 5m 32.91s (slow by 27.91s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Casa Loupi (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	10/11F	Won
2nd	Bigz Belief (IRE) Fern O'Brien · Fergal O'Brien	100/30	8.5
3rd	Borna Gem (IRE) Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	5/1	0.3
4th	Carpe Diem (FR) Brendan Powell · David Bridgwater	11/2	24
5th	Upthereforthinking (IRE) Sean Grantham · Jake Thomas Coulson	25/1	33

Runners (7)

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	Casa Loupi Chestnut J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	159	t	11P6-9	115	117	96	35d	—	—	-18	34.1	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Won two soft-ground handicaps last winter and he's a standout at these terms
3	Bigz Belief Bay J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	154	tp	382-20	89	111	85	31d	—	—	-3	15	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Disappointing debut for this yard after 200 days off but he's not ruled out
4	Carpe Diem Bay J:Brendan Powell T:David Bridgwater	J:Brendan Powell T:David Bridgwater	154	p	8P2-13	82	-	67	—	—	—	0	11.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
In fair form in points earlier this year and returns to rules action at a realistic level
6	Borna Gem Bay J:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	147	—	P1/62-	-	-	-	476d	—	—	-8	3.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won an Irish point; second in a Fontwell bumper when last seen in September 2024
5	Upthereforthinking Bay J:Sean Grantham(10) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	J:Sean Grantham(10) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	154	p	47465-	90	104	96	405d	—	—	+6	11.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
0-4 for this yard, last time beaten about 12l in a C&D handicap
NR	Gavin Brown J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	159	t	243779	93	109	107	1d	—	—	—	11.7	—	—
Long way behind Oakley at Hereford; 0-11 since his May success
NR	Dance In The Park Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	J:Sean Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	147	b	6PP-P4	78	96	72	12d	—	—	—	7	—	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Casa Loupi	4/6	4/6	8/11	8/11	4/5
Bigz Belief	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Carpe Diem	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Borna Gem	10/1	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Upthereforthinking	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Gavin	-	-	-	-	-
Dance In The Park	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Casa Loupi

34.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 17.9

4/5

2nd

Bigz Belief

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Gavin

11.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Upthereforthinking

11.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Carpe Diem

11.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Dance In The Park

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Borna Gem

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.2

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Casa Loupi	115	117	96
Gavin	93	109	107
Upthereforthinking	90	104	96
Bigz Belief	89	111	85
Carpe Diem	82	—	67
Dance In The Park	78	96	72
Borna Gem	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gavin	1d ago	Quick return
Dance In The Park	12d ago	Quick return
Bigz Belief	31d ago	Fit
Casa Loupi	35d ago	Fit
Upthereforthinking	405d ago	Long break
Borna Gem	476d ago	Long break
Carpe Diem	—	—