Grace & Dotty Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I) – Stratford

Stratford

5:23

Grace & Dotty Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)

Date 2024-06-01

Distance 2m2f148y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Runners 10

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Odds
1	Winterwatch b Miss Megan Bevan(7) · Harry Fry	Miss Megan Bevan(7) · Harry Fry	162	tp	3534-1	112	121	109	12d	—	—	+6	7/4
Comfortable winner of a 2m2f Newton Abbot handicap last week; strong form claims
5	Juan Bermudez ch Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	155	—	36-2	107	123	114	23d	—	—	+2	9/4
2m Flat winner and latest second was over 2m4f; shorter trip has to be a worry
2	Wales b Charlie Hammond · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	Charlie Hammond · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	156	—	1	-	110	28	23d	—	—	-2	7/2
Useful on the Flat in Germany and won here last month despite pulling hard
3	Baskerville ch Rex Dingle · Alan King	Rex Dingle · Alan King	155	—	205-	-	105	56	170d	—	—	-3	9/1
Front two came clear when second in a bumper here in August but hasn't shone since
4	Call To Duty b Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	155	—	3/08P-	-	102	83	41d	—	—	-2	14/1
Has regressed since finishing third to a good horse on bumper debut at Taunton
8	Roseburg b Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	148	—	31/5P-	-	-	-	115d	—	—	-3	18/1
100-1 when pulled up at Ludlow but interesting that she's joined such a respected yard
7	Moon Lady b Ben Godfrey · Kayley Woollacott	Ben Godfrey · Kayley Woollacott	148	—	36U2-1	-	70	-	—	—	—	+9	40/1
0-4 for Nicky Henderson; recent winner of a 3m point; sharper test is offputting
6	Scalloway Castle b/br Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	155	t	0/7P-0	-	90	36	18d	—	—	-1	66/1
No worthwhile form in four starts, the latest on stable debut following wind surgery
10	Habibi b Toby Wynne(3) · Jake Thomas Coulson	Toby Wynne(3) · Jake Thomas Coulson	142	h	308-	-	-	-	76d	—	—	+1	125/1
Final run for Nigel Twiston-Davies was underwhelming and has moved yards
9	Flighttothestars b Kevin Brogan · Laura Horsfall	Kevin Brogan · Laura Horsfall	142	t	40-6	-	-	-	13d	—	—	-1	100/1
Not disgraced in two bumpers here on either side of a no-show at Newbury