Welcome To The Perth Festival Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Perth

13:40

Date 2026-04-22

Distance 2m4f35y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Clear

Temp 6.3°C

Wind 8mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 1.60s (slow by 21.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gee Force Flyer (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	8/13F	Won
2nd	Off The Jury (IRE) James Bowen · Mickey Bowen	2/1	2
3rd	Newbrook Diamond (IRE) Harry Cobden · Gordon Elliott	11/2	7
4th	Expensive Emotion (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Adrian Paul Keatley	25/1	9.5
5th	Eagle's Cairn (IRE) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	125/1	3.75
6th	Holy Joe (IRE) Ben Jones · Gordon Elliott	20/1	2
7th	Prince Phil (GB) Sean Quinlan · Sam England	250/1	28
8th	Run Baby Run (IRE) Derek Fox · R Mike Smith	300/1	17

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
2	Gee Force Flyer Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	160	—	1-3223	120	130	124	46d	—	—	-8	41.6	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Third of 17 in the competitive EBF Final at Sandown and strong claims on the back of that
7	Off The Jury Bay J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	160	—	2-322P	126	135	126	67d	—	—	+4	30.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Pulled up last time to make it 0-12 under rules but leading claims judged on peak efforts
6	Newbrook Diamond Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Gordon Elliott	J:Harry Cobden T:Gordon Elliott	160	b	232527	126	133	127	17d	—	—	+12	29.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-6 over hurdles and below par latest, but placed 4 times and major player if back to best
4	Holy Joe Bay J:Ben Jones T:Gordon Elliott	J:Ben Jones T:Gordon Elliott	160	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Top Irish trainer also runs the experienced Newbrook Diamond; check the betting on debut
10	Expensive Emotion Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	153	—	P1	-	-	-	—	—	—	+6	10.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Bought for £40,000 after point win; new trainer is having an excellent season
1	Eagle's Cairn Brown J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	160	—	3-6PPP	90	97	91	28d	—	—	+11	12.5	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Pulled up on his last three starts and he would be a surprise winner
8	Prince Phil Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Sam England	J:Sean Quinlan T:Sam England	160	h	5P0	-	-	-	9d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Fairly encouraging fifth in sole bumper but pulled up/tailed off on both hurdle starts
9	Run Baby Run Grey J:Derek Fox T:R Mike Smith	J:Derek Fox T:R Mike Smith	160	p	PP807	67	72	37	46d	—	—	+3	4.6	75.00/1	300/1 0%
200-1 or bigger for all five runs; pulled up/tailed off each time
NR	Heffalump Bay J:William Maggs(3) T:Donald McCain	J:William Maggs(3) T:Donald McCain	160	—	6	-	-	-	143d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Half-brother to useful Kiltealy Briggs but tailed off on sole bumper start; wind op since
NR	Minutes To Spare Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Donald McCain	J:NON-RUNNER T:Donald McCain	160	—	8	-	95	-	47d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Soundly beaten on last month's debut but useful pedigree and open to improvement

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Gee Force Flyer	8/11	8/11	8/11
Off The Jury	9/4	9/4	9/4
Newbrook Diamond	9/2	4/1	4/1
Holy Joe	22/1	18/1	20/1
Expensive Emotion	28/1	22/1	25/1
Eagle's Cairn	125/1	100/1	100/1
Prince Phil	300/1	150/1	250/1
Run Baby Run	300/1	150/1	250/1
Heffalump	-	-	-
Minutes To Spare	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Gee Force Flyer

41.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 7 Odds: 17.1

8/11

2nd

Off The Jury

30.5

OR: 19 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Newbrook Diamond

29.6

OR: 19 Form: 5.6 Odds: 5

9/2

Eagle's Cairn

12.5

OR: 10 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Expensive Emotion

10.2

OR: 0 Form: 9 Odds: 1.3

28/1

Run Baby Run

4.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Holy Joe

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

22/1

Prince Phil

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Heffalump

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Minutes To Spare

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Off The Jury	126	135	126
Newbrook Diamond	126	133	127
Gee Force Flyer	120	130	124
Eagle's Cairn	90	97	91
Run Baby Run	67	72	37
Holy Joe	—	—	—
Expensive Emotion	—	—	—
Prince Phil	—	—	—
Heffalump	—	—	—
Minutes To Spare	—	95	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Prince Phil	9d ago	Quick return
Newbrook Diamond	17d ago	Fit
Eagle's Cairn	28d ago	Fit
Gee Force Flyer	46d ago	Fresh
Run Baby Run	46d ago	Fresh
Minutes To Spare	47d ago	Fresh
Off The Jury	67d ago	Fresh
Heffalump	143d ago	Long break
Holy Joe	—	—
Expensive Emotion	—	—