Black Pug Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Warwick

17:23

Date 2026-03-08

Distance 2m

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £2,178

Weather Drizzle

Temp 7.7°C

Wind 5mph E

Rain 3%

Winning Time 3m 49.22s (slow by 7.22s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Merry Away (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	9/2	Won
2nd	Presley (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	EvensF	1.25
3rd	Chinese Whispers (IRE) Harry Cobden · Emma Lavelle	16/1	1.5
4th	Pride Hill (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	11/1	9
5th	Jetaway Holiday (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	7/2	11
6th	Wyrley Birch (GB) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	17/2	3.75
7th	Country Pursuits (FR) Charlie Todd · Ian Williams	200/1	14
8th	Mister Coko (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	33/1	3.5
9th	Shaheeq (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · John Joseph Hanlon	150/1	0.2
10th	Earl Chester (GB) Mr Joseph Stevenson · Derek Frankland	400/1	37

Runners (10)

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
6	Presley Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	3	-	120	68	92d	—	—	-31	20.9	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Beaten fav at Chepstow but finished his race out nicely and the form has worked out
4	Jetaway Holiday Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	156	t	1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	14.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Beat one other finisher in his point but has joined a top stable for £65,000
5	Merry Away Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	156	—	3	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	5.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Recruited for £72,000 after finishing third in an Irish point in November
8	Wyrley Birch Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Half-brother to stable star Edwardstone who was runner-up in this very bumper in 2019
7	Pride Hill Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
75,000euros 3yo; has to be of interest representing the Murphy/Bowen combination
1	Chinese Whispers Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Well-related gelding and Harry Cobden takes the reins; has to be of interest
9	Mister Coko Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	146	—	5	-	99	-	106d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
A disappointing favourite at Huntingdon but should be wiser for that experience
10	Shaheeq Chestnut J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:John Joseph Hanlon	146	p	5	-	110	-	29d	—	—	-2	0.6	31.25/1	125/1 1%
33-1 and trailed home last on soft to heavy ground at Naas a month ago
2	Country Pursuits b/br J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	156	—	7	-	56	-	43d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
15-2 for a soft-ground bumper at Doncaster but was in trouble a long way out
3	Earl Chester Chestnut J:Mr Joseph Stevenson(7) T:Derek Frankland	J:Mr Joseph Stevenson(7) T:Derek Frankland	156	—	9	-	-	-	67d	—	—	-1	0.2	125.00/1	500/1 0%
A tailed-off last here in December when sent off at 200-1

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Presley	8/13	4/5	4/5	4/6	4/5
Jetaway Holiday	13/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	4/1
Merry Away	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	9/1
Wyrley Birch	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Pride Hill	11/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Chinese Whispers	12/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Mister Coko	22/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Shaheeq	125/1	100/1	100/1	66/1	50/1
Country Pursuits	200/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Earl Chester	500/1	400/1	500/1	250/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Presley

20.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 17.9

4/5

2nd

Jetaway Holiday

14.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

13/2

3rd

Merry Away

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Wyrley Birch

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Pride Hill

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Chinese Whispers

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

Mister Coko

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Shaheeq

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

125/1

Country Pursuits

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Earl Chester

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Presley	—	120	68
Jetaway Holiday	—	—	—
Merry Away	—	—	—
Wyrley Birch	—	—	—
Pride Hill	—	—	—
Chinese Whispers	—	—	—
Mister Coko	—	99	—
Shaheeq	—	110	—
Country Pursuits	—	56	—
Earl Chester	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shaheeq	29d ago	Fit
Country Pursuits	43d ago	Fit
Earl Chester	67d ago	Fresh
Presley	92d ago	Long break
Mister Coko	106d ago	Long break
Jetaway Holiday	—	—
Merry Away	—	—
Wyrley Birch	—	—
Pride Hill	—	—
Chinese Whispers	—	—