Support The Stoke City Foundation "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)

Uttoxeter

13:55

Date 2026-05-02

Distance 1m7f168y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Overcast

Temp 10.3°C

Wind 5mph W

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 58.98s (slow by 21.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Final Surprise (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Alastair Ralph	3/1	Won
2nd	Evening Tess (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	13/2	3.5
3rd	Kingofthefrontier (GB) Conor O'Farrell · John Dawson	18/5	1.25
4th	Saxon Cross (IRE) Lee Edwards · Stuart Edmunds	15/8F	.5
5th	Annual Invitation (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	50/1	19
6th	Anxious Moments (IRE) David Noonan · Charlie Longsdon	33/1	7.5
7th	Chedworth Boy (IRE) Liam Harrison · Fergal O'Brien	9/2	0.3

Runners (9)

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
4	Kingofthefrontier Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:John Dawson	J:Conor O'Farrell T:John Dawson	160	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	17.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Won maiden point on debut in March; now makes his rules debut
2	Chedworth Boy Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal O'Brien	160	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-15	6.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Half-brother to smart jumper Tea Clipper and useful jumper Rathlin Rose; makes debut here
9	Evening Tess Black J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	147	—	56-	-	91	65	21d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-13	5.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Showed nothing more than minor promise on first two hurdling starts
3	Final Surprise Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	160	—	3/755-	-	-	-	26d	—	—	-13	8.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Placed in Irish point debut and has also shown promise in bumper; hurdle debut today
6	Saxon Cross Chestnut J:Lee Edwards T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Lee Edwards T:Stuart Edmunds	160	—	52505-	-	85	69	14d	—	—	-10	6.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Second in a bumper last summer but well held on both hurdling starts this year
1	Annual Invitation Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	160	—	3279-	-	80	70	20d	—	—	0	4.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Placed in two Irish points but soundly beaten on both hurdling starts
8	Anxious Moments Bay J:David Noonan T:Charlie Longsdon	J:David Noonan T:Charlie Longsdon	154	—	U0-	-	-	-	14d	—	—	-4	1.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Struggled when 25-1 for last month's rules debut at Bangor; remains best watched
NR	On The Bayou Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	160	t	1/525-	-	121	118	57d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Beaten favourite on both hurdling starts but probably has a big role to play here
NR	Tap Tap Shamie Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	160	h	7/122-	120	126	105	28d	—	—	—	17.5	—	—
Second on both hurdling starts, albeit beaten at skinny odds last time; big player

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kingofthefrontier	11/4	11/4	11/4
Chedworth Boy	10/3	3/1	10/3
Evening Tess	9/2	9/2	4/1
Final Surprise	4/1	4/1	4/1
Saxon Cross	9/2	9/2	9/2
Annual Invitation	28/1	22/1	25/1
Anxious Moments	40/1	40/1	28/1
On The Bayou	-	-	-
Tap Tap Shamie	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Tap Tap Shamie

17.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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2nd

Kingofthefrontier

17.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Final Surprise

8.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.2

4/1

On The Bayou

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Chedworth Boy

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Saxon Cross

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Evening Tess

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Annual Invitation

4.8

OR: 0 Form: 3.4 Odds: 1.4

28/1

Anxious Moments

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tap Tap Shamie	120	126	105
Kingofthefrontier	—	—	—
Chedworth Boy	—	—	—
Evening Tess	—	91	65
Final Surprise	—	—	—
Saxon Cross	—	85	69
Annual Invitation	—	80	70
Anxious Moments	—	—	—
On The Bayou	—	121	118

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Saxon Cross	14d ago	Fit
Anxious Moments	14d ago	Fit
Annual Invitation	20d ago	Fit
Evening Tess	21d ago	Fit
Final Surprise	26d ago	Fit
Tap Tap Shamie	28d ago	Fit
On The Bayou	57d ago	Fresh
Kingofthefrontier	—	—
Chedworth Boy	—	—