Nigel Kirby Photography Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)

Uttoxeter

4:33

Date 2024-07-09

Distance 1m7f168y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Valsad b Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	161	—	1	-	127	115	24d	—	—	-30	30	4/9 69%
Useful Flat-racer; comfortably made all over C&D on stable/hurdle debut
6	Guard Duty b Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	154	h	13/4	-	112	79	40d	—	—	-14	5.7	7/2 22%
Bumper winner; beaten favourite after racing too freely on hurdle debut; now hooded
10	Virtual Rock b Harry Cobden · Robert Eddery	Harry Cobden · Robert Eddery	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.1	8/1 11%
Listed Flat winner in France; half-brother to two hurdle winners; interesting recruit
4	Deploy To Spy b Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	154	—	2-	-	-	-	357d	—	—	+1	6.6	16/1 6%
Clear second on bumper debut a year ago; not seen again since
3	Dance Rules b Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	154	—	2	-	-	-	—	—	—	+3	5.9	28/1 3%
Bought for 48,000euros after going close on Irish point debut in May; rules debut today
8	Pyrrhic Dancer b Isabelle Ryder(10) · Gary Brown	Isabelle Ryder(10) · Gary Brown	154	—	P-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	150/1 1%
Won two low-level AW races during the winter but still opposable on this hurdling return
11	Dartman b Miss Jess Stewart(7) · Sarah-Jayne Davies	Miss Jess Stewart(7) · Sarah-Jayne Davies	150	—	95C	-	89	50	7d	—	—	-1	0.3	150/1 1%
Has some fair Flat form but was soundly beaten on first two hurdling starts
7	Prince Abu gr James Davies · Derek Shaw	James Davies · Derek Shaw	154	—	8/	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	0.2	200/1 0%
This year's AW form is very underwhelming; best watched on hurdling debut
2	Barbarosa br James Best · Joanne Thomason-Murphy	James Best · Joanne Thomason-Murphy	154	ht	PP-0	-	46	-	49d	—	—	-1	0.2	200/1 0%
Won basement-grade AW race in February but struggled when back over hurdles in May
NR	Fortune D'Honfleur b Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Half-brother to a low-grade chase winner; entited to learn from this debut outing
NR	Thunder Gap b NON-RUNNER · Maurice Barnes	NON-RUNNER · Maurice Barnes	154	t	P-	-	-	-	202d	—	—	—	0	—
Non-runner
NR	Line Out b Adam Wedge · L J Morgan	Adam Wedge · L J Morgan	150	—	P6-P	-	-	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—
Pulled up when 50-1 for last month's rules debut at Southwell (2m4f)
NR	Mandega b Emma Smith-Chaston(3) · Micky Hammond	Emma Smith-Chaston(3) · Micky Hammond	150	—	4423-3	101	104	91	—	—	—	—	15.8	—
Close third at Cartmel in May but today's race looks stronger; minor role his best hope
NR	Steel Soldier gr Joe Williamson(3) · John Norton	Joe Williamson(3) · John Norton	150	—	7-F80	-	-	-	20d	—	—	—	0	—
Struggled when 250-1 for Worcester bumper on recent rules debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Valsad	2/5	4/9	4/11	2/5	2/5
Guard Duty	10/3	7/2	3/1	3/1	10/3
Virtual Rock	15/2	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Deploy To Spy	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Dance Rules	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Pyrrhic Dancer	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Dartman	150/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	100/1
Prince Abu	200/1	150/1	125/1	125/1	150/1
Barbarosa	200/1	150/1	125/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Valsad

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Mandega

15.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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3rd

Deploy To Spy

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Dance Rules

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Guard Duty

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Virtual Rock

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Dartman

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Pyrrhic Dancer

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Prince Abu

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Barbarosa

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Fortune D'Honfleur

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Thunder Gap

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Line Out

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Steel Soldier

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mandega Top Rated	101	104	91
Valsad	—	127	115
Guard Duty	—	112	79
Virtual Rock	—	—	—
Deploy To Spy	—	—	—
Dance Rules	—	—	—
Pyrrhic Dancer	—	—	—
Dartman	—	89	50
Prince Abu	—	—	—
Barbarosa	—	46	—
Fortune D'Honfleur	—	—	—
Thunder Gap	—	—	—
Line Out	—	—	—
Steel Soldier	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Valsad	24d ago	Fit
Guard Duty	40d ago	Fit
Virtual Rock	—	—
Deploy To Spy	357d ago	Long break
Dance Rules	—	—
Pyrrhic Dancer	—	—
Dartman	7d ago	Quick return
Prince Abu	—	—
Barbarosa	49d ago	Fresh
Fortune D'Honfleur	—	—
Thunder Gap	202d ago	Long break
Line Out	35d ago	Fit
Mandega	—	—
Steel Soldier	20d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

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