Book Our Caravan Park In 2026 Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Market Rasen

12:53

Date 2026-01-16

Distance 2m2f140y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Rain 6%

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
1	Hold The Serve Grey J:Lewis Saunders(5) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Saunders(5) T:Olly Murphy	166	t	1-01	-	131	108	31d	—	—	-32	27	0.13/1	1/2 67%
Bounced back from disappointing rules debut with quite impressive Wincanton win last month
4	Shotgun Rider Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	159	t	12	-	114	95	43d	—	—	-2	17.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Irish point winner; finished tired on rules debut but has tongue tied today; can improve
2	Constantinian Bay J:James Davies T:Oliver Signy	J:James Davies T:Oliver Signy	159	t	31-2	-	113	78	74d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-5	9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
5	Typhoon Warrior Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	159	—	44	-	-	-	45d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Fourth in two bumpers in the autumn; has a future over jumps
7	Dilly's Gunner Bay J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Michael & David Easterby	152	—	25-57	-	96	77	21d	—	—	-3	1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
6	Yummy Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Dan Skelton	J:Liam Harrison T:Dan Skelton	159	—	600	-	71	23	30d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Well beaten on first two hurdling starts
8	Redeeming Love Chestnut J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	152	—	37-6	-	101	38	76d	—	—	-2	0.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
First two rules runs were underwhelming and she has a lot to find here
3	Inca Bay J:Ben Poste T:Clare Hobson	J:Ben Poste T:Clare Hobson	159	—	/2/77-	-	81	-	599d	—	—	+2	3.9	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Soundly beaten on both hurdling starts in spring 2024; returns from long absence

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Hold The Serve	1/2	4/9	4/9
Shotgun Rider	4/1	10/3	3/1
Constantinian	6/1	11/2	9/2
Typhoon Warrior	10/1	17/2	8/1
Dilly's Gunner	40/1	33/1	28/1
Yummy	150/1	125/1	100/1
Redeeming Love	80/1	50/1	50/1
Inca	200/1	150/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hold The Serve

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

Shotgun Rider

17.7

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

Constantinian

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 4

6/1

Inca

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Typhoon Warrior

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Dilly's Gunner

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Redeeming Love

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

80/1

Yummy

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hold The Serve	—	131	108
Shotgun Rider	—	114	95
Constantinian	—	113	78
Typhoon Warrior	—	—	—
Dilly's Gunner	—	96	77
Yummy	—	71	23
Redeeming Love	—	101	38
Inca	—	81	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dilly's Gunner	21d ago	Fit
Yummy	30d ago	Fit
Hold The Serve	31d ago	Fit
Shotgun Rider	43d ago	Fit
Typhoon Warrior	45d ago	Fit
Constantinian	74d ago	Fresh
Redeeming Love	76d ago	Fresh
Inca	599d ago	Long break