Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM Maiden Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)

Wincanton

14:33

Date 2026-01-29

Distance 1m7f50y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Overcast

Temp 3.5°C

Wind 10mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 52.90s (slow by 24.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pourquoi Pas Papa (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	5/4F	Won
2nd	Aguellid (FR) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	11/4	7
3rd	Galashiels (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	14/1	4.5
4th	Mossy Fen Coolio (GB) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	2/1	1.25
5th	Bright Legend (IRE) Isabelle Ryder · Faye Bramley	5/1	4
6th	Tobi Kanobee (IRE) Ben Godfrey · Claire Hitch	250/1	6.5
7th	Spring Serenade (IRE) Luke Scott · Kevin Bishop	150/1	6
8th	For Old Times Sake (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	125/1	.5
9th	Harbour Light (GB) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	100/1	0.3
10th	Viva Vincente (IRE) Conor Ring · Evan Williams	150/1	3
11th	Lord Chamberlain (GB) Robert Dunne · Dominic Elsworth	150/1	1
12th	Galactic Princess (GB) Robbie David · Daisy Hitchins	150/1	1.75
13th	Richforadaay (GB) Ciaran Gethings · I Chanin	150/1	11
14th	Stone Cold (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	100/1	21
15th	Forest Hills (IRE) James Davies · Carroll Gray	250/1	3

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Anthracite (GB) James Best · Neil Mulholland	150/1
P.U.	Mistress Fox (GB) Bradley Harris · Neil Mulholland	250/1

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
18	Pourquoi Pas Papa Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	147	—	222	120	127	101	20d	—	—	+4	40.3	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Has bumped into promising opposition in his two runs for Paul Nicholls
1	Aguellid Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	160	h	4-32	118	117	99	17d	—	—	-6	27.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Pulled clear with his market rival when going down narrowly at Hereford
10	Mossy Fen Coolio Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	160	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	15.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won his point by 25l so brings consideration potential to his rules career
3	Bright Legend Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(5) T:Faye Bramley	J:Isabelle Ryder(5) T:Faye Bramley	160	—	P64633	115	125	100	21d	—	—	+13	24.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ability respected but will need to find something on his two runs for current yard
6	Galashiels Chestnut J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	160	—	5	-	97	77	33d	—	—	-6	2.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
1m4f Listed winner in France but has seemingly regressed; made a quiet hurdle debut
12	Stone Cold Grey J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	160	—	F-656	-	97	75	33d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Mild promse in Ireland and never counted on stable/hurdle debut at Chepstow when 100-1
5	For Old Times Sake Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	160	—	32-87	-	96	51	18d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Placed in a couple of Irish points but it's been a quiet start over hurdles
7	Harbour Light Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	160	—	8-777	-	99	76	17d	—	—	-1	0.5	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Doesn't look good enough to win a maiden and was well behind Aguellid at Hereford
17	Spring Serenade Grey J:Luke Scott(3) T:Kevin Bishop	J:Luke Scott(3) T:Kevin Bishop	153	—	1-5	-	84	64	21d	—	—	+6	7.5	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Went off 50-1 for a 2m novice hurdle at Ffos Las and was readily left behind
8	Lord Chamberlain Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Dominic Elsworth	J:Robert Dunne T:Dominic Elsworth	160	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Ability on the Flat but 0-5; sold on for 4,000gns and he's been a long-while absent
14	Viva Vincente Bay J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	160	—	6	-	-	-	54d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
At 10-1 he made little impression in a Chepstow bumper (good to soft)
2	Anthracite Bay J:James Best T:Neil Mulholland	J:James Best T:Neil Mulholland	160	—	6	-	62	-	21d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Low-grade Flat racer who was beaten a long way on recent hurdling debut at Taunton
4	Forest Hills Bay J:James Davies T:Carroll Gray	J:James Davies T:Carroll Gray	160	—	7	-	48	31	21d	—	—	-1	0.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Flat winner who showed very little on his switch to hurdles at Taunton (150-1)
9	Marhaba Million Chestnut J:Rex Dingle T:Syd Hosie	J:Rex Dingle T:Syd Hosie	160	t	05	-	78	18	21d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Regressed on the Flat; big prices and tailed off in his two races over hurdles
11	Richforadaay Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:I Chanin	J:Ciaran Gethings T:I Chanin	160	—	PF2-P9	-	83	58	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Little substance to his form in British points and was out the back in a maiden here
13	Tobi Kanobee Chestnut J:Ben Godfrey T:Claire Hitch	J:Ben Godfrey T:Claire Hitch	160	—	-P6805	-	96	75	14d	—	—	-1	0.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Poor pointer; ran okay to be fifth here two weeks ago (soft) but no more than that
15	Galactic Princess Bay J:Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins	153	h	2-P6	-	70	-	21d	—	—	+2	3.9	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Uncompetitive on two visits to Taunton, latterly in a hood
16	Mistress Fox Bay J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Neil Mulholland	153	ht	7/7-P8	-	-	-	18d	—	—	-1	0.4	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Has yet to show any signs of winning potential and can be readily dismissed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Pourquoi Pas Papa	5/4	5/4	11/8	11/8	11/8
Aguellid	13/8	13/8	13/8	7/4	11/8
Mossy Fen Coolio	3/1	3/1	3/1	10/3	9/2
Bright Legend	11/2	11/2	11/2	13/2	15/2
Galashiels	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	9/1
Stone Cold	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
For Old Times Sake	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	150/1
Harbour Light	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Spring Serenade	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	150/1
Lord Chamberlain	200/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1
Viva Vincente	200/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1
Anthracite	200/1	200/1	150/1	125/1	150/1
Forest Hills	250/1	200/1	200/1	125/1	200/1
Marhaba Million	200/1	200/1	200/1	125/1	200/1
Richforadaay	200/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1
Tobi Kanobee	250/1	250/1	250/1	125/1	200/1
Galactic Princess	200/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	200/1
Mistress Fox	300/1	250/1	250/1	125/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Pourquoi Pas Papa

40.3

OR: 17.5 Form: 11 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Aguellid

27.6

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

7/4

3rd

Bright Legend

24.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 5.1 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Mossy Fen Coolio

15.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Spring Serenade

7.5

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.5

150/1

Galactic Princess

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Galashiels

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

16/1

Stone Cold

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Harbour Light

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

125/1

For Old Times Sake

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Lord Chamberlain

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Viva Vincente

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Anthracite

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Forest Hills

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Marhaba Million

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Richforadaay

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Tobi Kanobee

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Mistress Fox

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pourquoi Pas Papa	120	127	101
Aguellid	118	117	99
Bright Legend	115	125	100
Mossy Fen Coolio	—	—	—
Galashiels	—	97	77
Stone Cold	—	97	75
For Old Times Sake	—	96	51
Harbour Light	—	99	76
Spring Serenade	—	84	64
Lord Chamberlain	—	—	—
Viva Vincente	—	—	—
Anthracite	—	62	—
Forest Hills	—	48	31
Marhaba Million	—	78	18
Richforadaay	—	83	58
Tobi Kanobee	—	96	75
Galactic Princess	—	70	—
Mistress Fox	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Richforadaay	14d ago	Fit
Tobi Kanobee	14d ago	Fit
Aguellid	17d ago	Fit
Harbour Light	17d ago	Fit
For Old Times Sake	18d ago	Fit
Mistress Fox	18d ago	Fit
Pourquoi Pas Papa	20d ago	Fit
Bright Legend	21d ago	Fit
Spring Serenade	21d ago	Fit
Anthracite	21d ago	Fit
Forest Hills	21d ago	Fit
Marhaba Million	21d ago	Fit
Galactic Princess	21d ago	Fit
Galashiels	33d ago	Fit
Stone Cold	33d ago	Fit
Viva Vincente	54d ago	Fresh
Mossy Fen Coolio	—	—
Lord Chamberlain	—	—