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AIS Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Date 2026-01-24
Distance 2m4f56y
Class Class 1
Going Soft
Type Hurdle
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £45,560
Weather Overcast
Temp 6.2°C
Wind 17mph SE
Rain 35%
Winning Time 5m 4.09s (slow by 14.09s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st 14/1 Won
2nd 11/4 0.1
3rd 15/2 2
4th 14/1 1.25
5th 6/4F 24
6th 40/1 28

Non-Runners / Other

Status Horse SP
P.U. 4/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
4
Heads Up
Bay
J:Danny Mullins
T:John C McConnell
J:Danny Mullins
T:John C McConnell
 159 — 122-12
-
141
136
 71d — — -19
8.4
0.56/1
9/4
31%
Runner-up to No Drama This End in 2m5f Grade 2 here in November and he's a key player
1
Act Of Innocence
Bay
J:Nico de Boinville
T:Nicky Henderson
J:Nico de Boinville
T:Nicky Henderson
 159 — 341-12
134
139
131
 26d — — +5
27.7
0.75/1
3/1
25%
Considerable promise on both hurdle runs; every chance he'll stay this far; leading player
7
Taurus Bay
Bay
J:Ben Jones
T:Ben Pauling
J:Ben Jones
T:Ben Pauling
 159 — 1-11
132
136
80
 49d — — +13
33.7
0.83/1
10/3
23%
Made it 2-2 over h'dles when readily beating useful yardstick at Aintree; high on the list
8
The Blue Room
Brown
J:Sean Bowen
T:Olly Murphy
J:Sean Bowen
T:Olly Murphy
 159 — 241-12
129
141
133
 50d — — +11
23.4
1.63/1
13/2
13%
Runner-up in Grade 2 at Sandown last time and he might not be far away
3
Fortune Timmy
Bay
J:Freddie Gordon
T:Chris Gordon
J:Freddie Gordon
T:Chris Gordon
 159 — 2-131
129
139
133
 29d — — +18
25.2
3.00/1
12/1
8%
2-3 over hurdles; up in grade but open to improvement for stable enjoying excellent season
5
Kripticjim
Bay
J:Brendan Powell
T:Joe Tizzard
J:Brendan Powell
T:Joe Tizzard
 159 t 21-211
130
136
120
 38d — — +17
21.1
5.50/1
22/1
4%
Won his last two; could progress further but others have bit more substance to their form
6
Open Secret
Bay
J:Jack Kennedy
T:Gordon Elliott
J:Jack Kennedy
T:Gordon Elliott
 159 t 421
-
123
105
 40d — — +9
15.1
7.00/1
28/1
3%
Comfortably won Naas maiden; others have achieved much more but he's in excellent hands
2
Adonedeal
Bay
J:Gavin Sheehan
T:Olly Murphy
J:Gavin Sheehan
T:Olly Murphy
 159 h 111
121
126
109
 40d — — +38
40.4
12.50/1
50/1
2%
The Blue Room could be the yard's chief hope but he's 3-3 and is not ruled out
Horse bet365 William Hill Boyle Sports Ladbrokes Unibet
Heads Up
 15/8 9/4 2/1 15/8 9/4
Act Of Innocence
 3/1 5/2 3/1 3/1 11/4
Taurus Bay
 10/3 3/1 3/1 10/3 11/4
The Blue Room
 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 13/2
Fortune Timmy
 12/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 12/1
Kripticjim
 22/1 20/1 22/1 18/1 22/1
Open Secret
 28/1 28/1 28/1 28/1 25/1
Adonedeal
 50/1 40/1 40/1 40/1 33/1

Predictor

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

1st Adonedeal
40.4
OR: 17.8 Form: 22 Odds: 0.7
50/1
2nd Taurus Bay
33.7
OR: 20.5 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2
10/3
3rd Act Of Innocence
27.7
OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7
3/1
4 Fortune Timmy
25.2
OR: 19.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9
12/1
5 The Blue Room
23.4
OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6
13/2
6 Kripticjim
21.1
OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
22/1
7 Open Secret
15.1
OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.6
28/1
8 Heads Up
8.4
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4
9/4

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Act Of Innocence
134
139
131
Taurus Bay
132
136
80
Kripticjim
130
136
120
The Blue Room
129
141
133
Fortune Timmy
129
139
133
Adonedeal
121
126
109
Heads Up —
141
136
Open Secret —
123
105

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Act Of Innocence 26d ago Fit
Fortune Timmy 29d ago Fit
Kripticjim 38d ago Fit
Open Secret 40d ago Fit
Adonedeal 40d ago Fit
Taurus Bay 49d ago Fresh
The Blue Room 50d ago Fresh
Heads Up 71d ago Fresh

Pace Profile

HorseRunning Style
Heads Up Front Runner
Fortune Timmy Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.