Hereford Quarries Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Hereford

14:30

Date 2026-01-26

Distance 2m4f194y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,700

Weather Overcast

Temp 4.8°C

Wind 6mph E

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 28.85s (slow by 23.85s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Followcato (IRE) Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	5/2	Won
2nd	Hurricane Highway (IRE) Ben Jones · Evan Williams	7/2	24
3rd	Epinephrine (FR) Ned Fox · Venetia Williams	9/1	48

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Ski Lodge (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	11/10F

Runners (5)

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
2	Ski Lodge Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	160	—	71-222	117	129	123	27d	—	—	-12	30.9	0.25/1	Evens 50%
1	Followcato Chestnut J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	162	p	3-U511	119	128	100	17d	—	—	+4	26	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Made virtually all at Ludlow and Exeter on last two starts; looks the one to catch.
5	Hurricane Highway Brown J:Ben Jones T:Evan Williams	J:Ben Jones T:Evan Williams	156	—	2P7-75	113	134	94	18d	—	—	+1	21.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Mixes hurdling and chasing but yet to win in this sphere; dropped to a career-low mark.
3	Epinephrine Bay J:Ned Fox(5) T:Venetia Williams	J:Ned Fox(5) T:Venetia Williams	159	—	4416-6	116	-	-	67d	—	—	+11	18.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won mares' handicap hurdle at Kempton last February but disappointing since; chase debut.
NR	Risk De Pluie Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Clarke	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Clarke	158	t	22-263	115	131	106	17d	—	—	—	16.3	—	—
Yet to win over fences but a few decent runs, latest when third at Exeter 17 days ago.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ski Lodge	evn	evn	evn	evn	Evens
Followcato	3/1	11/4	3/1	11/4	3/1
Hurricane Highway	10/3	10/3	16/5	3/1	3/1
Epinephrine	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Risk De Pluie	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Ski Lodge

30.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 14.2

Evens

2nd

Followcato

OR: 17.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Hurricane Highway

21.9

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Epinephrine

18.7

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Risk De Pluie

16.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Followcato	119	128	100
Ski Lodge	117	129	123
Epinephrine	116	—	—
Risk De Pluie	115	131	106
Hurricane Highway	113	134	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Followcato	17d ago	Fit
Risk De Pluie	17d ago	Fit
Hurricane Highway	18d ago	Fit
Ski Lodge	27d ago	Fit
Epinephrine	67d ago	Fresh