Grand National Lunch 13th April Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Taunton

17:20

Date 2024-03-26

Distance 2m104y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £2,722

Winning Time 4m 18.45s (slow by 36.45s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	I Play County (IRE) Tom Cannon · Toby Lawes	7/1	Won
2nd	Bridie's Beau (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	9/2	1.5
3rd	Blacksamssenorita (GB) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	28/1	1.5
4th	Super Saint (FR) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	11/2	1.25
5th	Walden (FR) Ben Jones · Tom Weston	33/1	6
6th	Rowdy (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	9/1	4.75
7th	Full Monty (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	16/1	8
8th	Henry Pick (GB) Lucy Gardner · Sue Gardner	66/1	3
9th	Golden Moonshake (IRE) David Noonan · Nigel Hawke	125/1	1.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
B.D.	Exmoor Plum (GB) Rex Dingle · Jeremy Scott	11/1
B.D.	O'Malley (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Keiran Burke	14/1
Fell	Oakley's Way (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	9/4F

Runners (14)

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
11	Oakley's Way Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	146	—	3	-	120	114	105d	—	—	-15	11	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Beaten favourite but still displayed significant promise when third on Wincanton debut
1	Bridie's Beau Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Out of a useful hurdler and represents a top stable; must be considered on debut
6	Super Saint Bay J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Paul Nicholls	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-10	4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Half-brother to a triple Italian Grade 1 hurdle winner; Cobden rides Nicholls' other one
2	Full Monty Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	156	—	4	-	107	98	239d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Well-held fourth when warm favourite for last summer's debut but might do better here
4	I Play County Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Toby Lawes	J:Tom Cannon T:Toby Lawes	156	—	1-43	-	116	56	34d	—	—	+1	9.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Shade disappointing at Doncaster last month but made very promising rules debut there
12	Rowdy Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	146	—	P2	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	8.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Remote second in a maiden point last month; improvement needed on this rules debut
8	Exmoor Plum Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	149	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Second foal; dam of little account, half-sister to a low-grade hurdle winner
9	O'Malley Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Keiran Burke	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Keiran Burke	149	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Closely related to fair hurdler Rocco Royale; considered only if lively in the betting
7	Blacksamssenorita Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	149	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Half-sister to useful jumper Havana Hermano; stable not prolific in bumpers
3	Henry Pick Chestnut J:Lucy Gardner T:Sue Gardner	J:Lucy Gardner T:Sue Gardner	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Out of a fairly useful hurdler but stable has very modest strike-rate in bumpers
10	Golden Moonshake Chestnut J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	146	t	4	-	88	44	26d	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Beaten about 34l when fourth of nine over C&D (soft) on last month's debut
14	Walden Bay J:Ben Jones T:Tom Weston	J:Ben Jones T:Tom Weston	146	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Out of a French Flat winner; stable 0-31 in bumpers in recent seasons
NR	Pure Carbon Black J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	156	—	9	-	102	54	138d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Didn't get home after racing too freely on Newbury debut, but still showed promise
NR	Shady Wadey Chestnut J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	146	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Half-brother to useful jumper Sarasota Star; stable has healthy bumper strike-rate

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Oakley's Way	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
Bridie's Beau	4/1	9/2	4/1	7/2	4/1
Super Saint	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1
Full Monty	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
I Play County	17/2	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Rowdy	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Exmoor Plum	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
O'Malley	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Blacksamssenorita	25/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Henry Pick	66/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	50/1
Golden Moonshake	40/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Walden	80/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Oakley's Way

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

I Play County

9.5

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 2.5

17/2

3rd

Rowdy

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 4 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Bridie's Beau

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Super Saint

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Full Monty

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

O'Malley

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Exmoor Plum

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Blacksamssenorita

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Henry Pick

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Golden Moonshake

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Walden

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Pure Carbon

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Shady Wadey

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Oakley's Way	—	120	114
Bridie's Beau	—	—	—
Super Saint	—	—	—
Full Monty	—	107	98
I Play County	—	116	56
Rowdy	—	—	—
Exmoor Plum	—	—	—
O'Malley	—	—	—
Blacksamssenorita	—	—	—
Henry Pick	—	—	—
Golden Moonshake	—	88	44
Walden	—	—	—
Pure Carbon	—	102	54
Shady Wadey	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Golden Moonshake	26d ago	Fit
I Play County	34d ago	Fit
Oakley's Way	105d ago	Long break
Pure Carbon	138d ago	Long break
Full Monty	239d ago	Long break
Bridie's Beau	—	—
Super Saint	—	—
Rowdy	—	—
Exmoor Plum	—	—
O'Malley	—	—
Blacksamssenorita	—	—
Henry Pick	—	—
Walden	—	—
Shady Wadey	—	—