Oddschecker Free Bets Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)

Wincanton

13:17

Date 2026-01-15

Distance 1m7f50y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Rain 13%

Winning Time 3m 51.26s (slow by 23.26s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sinchi Roca (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Syd Hosie	3/1	Won
2nd	Wolf Walker (IRE) Richard Patrick · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	10/11F	2.5
3rd	Liam Mera Kai (FR) Sean Bowen · Warren Greatrex	9/4	11
4th	Innamorato (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	20/1	10
5th	Ritaan (IRE) Finn Lambert · Georgina Nicholls	125/1	6.5
6th	Dragons And Demons (GB) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	100/1	0.3
7th	Montrachet Fin (IRE) Bryan Carver · Harry Fry	20/1	1
8th	Athena's Dream (GB) James Best · Harriet Dickin	50/1	6
9th	Launceston (IRE) Charlie Hammond · Joe Ponting	125/1	16
10th	Eric Gorcombe (GB) Ben Godfrey · Robert Walford	150/1	24

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Grey Aquila (GB) James Davies · Jo Davis	300/1
P.U.	Regal Icon (GB) Sean Houlihan · Seamus Mullins	100/1

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
3	Liam Mera Kai Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:Sean Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	162	—	1-322	111	109	-	32d	—	—	-2	33.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Placed on all three hurdling starts in the autumn and ought to give another good account
7	Wolf Walker Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	162	t	1/5-22	117	121	-	16d	—	—	0	31.8	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Back from long absence with two creditable seconds last month; leading contender
6	Sinchi Roca Chestnut J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Syd Hosie	J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Syd Hosie	162	—	112-29	-	-	-	27d	—	—	-15	6.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Second in a Listed bumper in November and looks a good prospect for novice hurdles
9	Innamorato Grey J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	149	p	438	124	118	-	16d	—	—	+14	23.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Flopped badly on recent British debut but can still deliver on promise shown in France
4	Montrachet Fin Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	162	—	76	-	94	-	41d	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Showed some promise on hurdling debut but needs a big step forward today
5	Regal Icon Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Sean Houlihan T:Seamus Mullins	162	—	50	-	-	-	41d	—	—	-2	0.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Not beaten far on bumper debut but tailed off since; now switches to hurdling
11	Athena's Dream Chestnut J:James Best T:Harriet Dickin	J:James Best T:Harriet Dickin	142	—	45	-	102	-	29d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Began career with two fairly encouraging runs but needs significant improvement
12	Ritaan Bay J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Georgina Nicholls	142	h	84	-	79	-	17d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Ran well to a point in two juvenile hurdles last month but needs to learn to settle better
1	Dragons And Demons Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	162	—	U8	-	86	-	41d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Well-beaten 200-1 shot at Exeter last month
2	Eric Gorcombe Brown J:Ben Godfrey T:Robert Walford	J:Ben Godfrey T:Robert Walford	162	—	/PPPP-	-	-	-	362d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Pulled up at triple-digit odds on both hurdling starts for Jimmy Frost last January
10	Launceston Chestnut J:Charlie Hammond T:Joe Ponting	J:Charlie Hammond T:Joe Ponting	149	—	P7	-	74	-	16d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Struggled on both hurdling attempts last month
8	Grey Aquila Grey J:James Davies T:Jo Davis	J:James Davies T:Jo Davis	155	t	000	-	60	-	30d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Well beaten in both bumpers and when 150-1 for hurdling debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Liam Mera Kai	6/4	13/8	6/4	11/8	6/4
Wolf Walker	6/4	6/4	13/8	13/8	6/4
Sinchi Roca	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Innamorato	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	7/1
Montrachet Fin	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Regal Icon	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Athena's Dream	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Ritaan	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Dragons And Demons	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Eric Gorcombe	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Launceston	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Grey Aquila	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Liam Mera Kai

33.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 7 Odds: 11.1

13/8

2nd

Wolf Walker

31.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 5 Odds: 10

13/8

3rd

Innamorato

23.3

OR: 18.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Sinchi Roca

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Montrachet Fin

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Athena's Dream

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Regal Icon

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Ritaan

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Launceston

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Grey Aquila

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Dragons And Demons

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Eric Gorcombe

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Innamorato	124	118	—
Wolf Walker	117	121	—
Liam Mera Kai	111	109	—
Sinchi Roca	—	—	—
Montrachet Fin	—	94	—
Regal Icon	—	—	—
Athena's Dream	—	102	—
Ritaan	—	79	—
Dragons And Demons	—	86	—
Eric Gorcombe	—	—	—
Launceston	—	74	—
Grey Aquila	—	60	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wolf Walker	16d ago	Fit
Innamorato	16d ago	Fit
Launceston	16d ago	Fit
Ritaan	17d ago	Fit
Sinchi Roca	27d ago	Fit
Athena's Dream	29d ago	Fit
Grey Aquila	30d ago	Fit
Liam Mera Kai	32d ago	Fit
Montrachet Fin	41d ago	Fit
Regal Icon	41d ago	Fit
Dragons And Demons	41d ago	Fit
Eric Gorcombe	362d ago	Long break