Spa Motors Hereford Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Hereford

Hereford

15:30

Spa Motors Hereford Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2026-03-18

Distance 2m3f147y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Clear

Temp 6°C

Wind 4mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 50.51s (slow by 17.51s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Silver Hill (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Jamie Snowden	4/7F	Won
2nd	Guardami Ancora (FR) Conor Ring · Mrs C Williams	4/1	3.75
3rd	Kingdom Of Stars (FR) Conor O'Farrell · Kerry Lee	9/1	9.5
4th	No Tricks At All (FR) Kevin Brogan · Olly Murphy	28/1	4
5th	Argento Royale (FR) Freddie Mitchell · Ryan Potter	6/1	1.5
6th	Itsjustthewayiam (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	40/1	17

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Yellow Warning (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	80/1

Runners (7)

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
1	Silver Hill Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Jamie Snowden	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Jamie Snowden	165	—	4-5122	120	123	109	15d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/2P 2 runs	-21	37.5	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Has twice come up shy under a penalty but those were improved efforts
3	Guardami Ancora Bay J:Conor Ring T:Mrs C Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Mrs C Williams	158	—	0226	113	119	115	65d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+11	26.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Best run according to Topspeed and RPRs when beaten about 8l here last time
2	Argento Royale Grey J:Freddie Mitchell(3) T:Ryan Potter	J:Freddie Mitchell(3) T:Ryan Potter	158	t	33-3	-	116	101	25d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-6	6.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Will to find need more, and probably plenty more, if he's to trouble Silver Hill
5	Kingdom Of Stars Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	158	h	PU6	-	98	46	24d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Raced on only soft/heavy as a jumper and these conditions should suit him better
6	No Tricks At All Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Olly Murphy	J:Kevin Brogan T:Olly Murphy	158	—	418	-	106	86	29d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+3	8.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Good-ground winner; she'll need her best form yet now going in against male opposition
4	Itsjustthewayiam Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	158	—	PUU	-	-	-	—	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Would probably have won his latest point but for unseating; bought for £25,000
7	Yellow Warning Grey J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	158	—	U1	-	-	-	—	—	—	+8	9.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Bought for £10,000 after narrowly winning what was probably a modest Irish point

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Silver Hill	4/7	8/13	4/7	4/7	4/7
Guardami Ancora	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Argento Royale	6/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	6/1
Kingdom Of Stars	11/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
No Tricks At All	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Itsjustthewayiam	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
Yellow Warning	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Silver Hill

37.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

8/13

2nd

Guardami Ancora

26.2

OR: 15.8 Form: 6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Yellow Warning

9.4

OR: 0 Form: 9 Odds: 0.4

80/1

No Tricks At All

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.5

20/1

Argento Royale

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Kingdom Of Stars

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Itsjustthewayiam

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Silver Hill	120	123	109
Guardami Ancora	113	119	115
Argento Royale	—	116	101
Kingdom Of Stars	—	98	46
No Tricks At All	—	106	86
Itsjustthewayiam	—	—	—
Yellow Warning	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Silver Hill	15d ago	Fit
Kingdom Of Stars	24d ago	Fit
Argento Royale	25d ago	Fit
No Tricks At All	29d ago	Fit
Guardami Ancora	65d ago	Fresh
Itsjustthewayiam	—	—
Yellow Warning	—	—