Thorn Plant Hire Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Windsor

Windsor

12:40

Thorn Plant Hire Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2026-01-16

Distance 3m

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £15,843

Rain 0%

Runners (6)

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
3	They Call Me Hugo Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	159	—	/21-12	132	136	122	34d	—	—	-2	30.5	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Short-headed in Grade 2 at Cheltenham last month and he's a very solid contender
1	Moneygarrow Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	159	—	22-351	128	138	132	36d	—	—	-3	29.5	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Won a maiden hurdle at Warwick by 7l and he's a leading contender for his top yard
2	Swindon Village Grey J:David Bass T:Charlie Longsdon	J:David Bass T:Charlie Longsdon	159	—	136-31	130	136	130	47d	—	—	+4	26.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Made all at Leicester on second hurdle start; stamina in family; respected now up in trip
4	Hawthorn Street Brown J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	154	—	P1/4-	-	122	87	357d	—	—	-4	1.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Point winner who retains potential but returns from another layoff and this is a hot race
5	Lifetime In Milan Bay J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	154	—	P4/1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+7	11	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won a point in May 2024 but off since and thrown in at the deep end on rules debut
6	Pop's Folly Bay J:Finn Lambert T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Finn Lambert T:Georgina Nicholls	154	—	85-7	-	91	77	43d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Hasn't shown anything like enough to suggest she'll be making an impact today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
They Call Me Hugo	13/8	13/8	13/8	6/4	7/4
Moneygarrow	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8
Swindon Village	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Hawthorn Street	18/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	20/1
Lifetime In Milan	40/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Pop's Folly	300/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

They Call Me Hugo

30.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

Moneygarrow

29.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10

13/8

3rd

Swindon Village

26.7

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Lifetime In Milan

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1

40/1

Hawthorn Street

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Pop's Folly

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
They Call Me Hugo	132	136	122
Swindon Village	130	136	130
Moneygarrow	128	138	132
Hawthorn Street	—	122	87
Lifetime In Milan	—	—	—
Pop's Folly	—	91	77

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