Conferences And Events At Southwell Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices' Brush Qual) (GBB)

Southwell

17:17

Date 2026-05-11

Distance 1m7f182y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Overcast

Temp 6.5°C

Wind 5mph W

Rain 24%

Winning Time 3m 48.00s (slow by 4.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King's Scholar (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	7/2	Won
2nd	Louis Veron (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	4/9F	3.25
3rd	Provision (GB) James Best · Barry Brennan	50/1	16

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Fervent (IRE) Harry Bannister · Warren Greatrex	16/1
P.U.	Sense Of Reason (GB) Tom Cannon · Charlie Fellowes	10/1
Fell	White Riot (FR) Liam Harrison · Fergal O'Brien	16/1
P.U.	Willow Edge (GB) Tom Bellamy · Richard Phillips	200/1

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
2	Louis Veron Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	—	2-	-	111	92	213d	—	—	-35	25	0.11/1	4/9 69%
Runner-up at Chepstow in October and that form has been well advertised
1	King's Scholar Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	158	t	4-	-	111	85	42d	—	—	-12	5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Useful Flat winner; fourth from off the pace at Ludlow and that run was promising
3	Sense Of Reason Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Tom Cannon T:Charlie Fellowes	158	—	4472-	104	116	95	28d	—	—	+11	21.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
1m2f winner; positives to take from three of his four runs over hurdles; thereabouts
4	White Riot Grey J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal O'Brien	158	t	21/3P-	-	108	97	179d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Good-ground bumper winner; not performed to the same level over hurdles; had wind op
5	Fervent Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Warren Greatrex	J:Harry Bannister T:Warren Greatrex	152	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won two of six Flat races at 1m2f/1m4f; bought for 58,000gns and stamina won't be an issue
6	Provision Bay J:James Best T:Barry Brennan	J:James Best T:Barry Brennan	152	—	5-	-	99	57	—	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Third of eight on the AW last month but that was a 1m6f Class 5 handicap
7	Willow Edge Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Richard Phillips	J:Tom Bellamy T:Richard Phillips	151	h	7-	-	98	67	22d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
50-1 at Stratford and she faded late on after making the running

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Louis Veron	4/9	2/5	2/5
King's Scholar	4/1	4/1	4/1
Sense Of Reason	9/1	17/2	9/1
White Riot	16/1	16/1	16/1
Fervent	22/1	18/1	20/1
Provision	66/1	40/1	50/1
Willow Edge	150/1	125/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Louis Veron

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Sense Of Reason

21.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

9/1

3rd

King's Scholar

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

White Riot

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Fervent

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Provision

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Willow Edge

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sense Of Reason	104	116	95
Louis Veron	—	111	92
King's Scholar	—	111	85
White Riot	—	108	97
Fervent	—	—	—
Provision	—	99	57
Willow Edge	—	98	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Willow Edge	22d ago	Fit
Sense Of Reason	28d ago	Fit
King's Scholar	42d ago	Fit
White Riot	179d ago	Long break
Louis Veron	213d ago	Long break
Fervent	—	—
Provision	—	—