Cheltenham Gold Cup Lunch @westernhousehotel Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Ayr

1:00

Date 2026-01-02

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Runners 13

Weather Clear

Temp 2°C

Wind 13mph NW

Rain 0%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
12	Wilstar b Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	162	t	31-8	-	58	9	57d	—	—	-31	15.4	11/10 48%
Very disappointing on hurdle debut; wind op since; could tap back into bumper promise
7	Like Minded b Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	162	—	4	-	110	83	32d	—	—	-16	6.7	11/4 27%
Encouraging fourth on last month's debut over C&D and he's one to be interested in
10	Sanilam b Brian Hughes · Sandy Thomson	Brian Hughes · Sandy Thomson	162	—	15-63	-	110	102	26d	—	—	-14	5.7	7/2 22%
Course bumper winner who was 3rd over hurdles at Kelso last month and is high on the list
8	Locquirec ch Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	162	t	2-43	119	108	-	106d	—	—	+15	23.1	10/1 9%
Placed on two of his three starts in France and could play a leading role on stable debut
3	Johnny Moonshine ch Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	162	—	2-4	-	-	-	33d	—	—	0	4.7	25/1 4%
Has shown ability in a point and a bumper and he's not ruled out on his hurdle debut
6	Largy Meadow b Ben Smith(7) · R Mike Smith	Ben Smith(7) · R Mike Smith	162	t	2	-	-	-	164d	—	—	+2	6	33/1 3%
Second in Ballinrobe bumper; contender if reproducing that promise on hurdle/stable debut
1	Abbey Scope b Sean Quinlan · Nicky Richards	Sean Quinlan · Nicky Richards	162	—	1-35	-	109	68	11d	—	—	+4	8	33/1 3%
Disappointing 11 days ago when not jumping well but he's a player on his previous promise
11	Whathaveyou b Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	162	t	4-7	-	97	77	51d	—	—	-2	0.7	50/1 2%
Not devoid of ability thus far but may be of greater interest when upped in trip in h'caps
13	Zhanma Enki ch Sam Ewing · S R B Crawford	Sam Ewing · S R B Crawford	155	—	304	-	91	36	26d	—	—	0	2.2	66/1 1%
Trainer won this in 2023 and 2024, but she's been well beaten on both hurdle starts
5	L'Arme de Bonheur gr Jamie Hamilton · N W Alexander	Jamie Hamilton · N W Alexander	162	—	208	-	82	46	32d	—	—	+2	2.9	200/1 0%
Runner-up in bumper on debut in May but tailed off over C&D on both hurdle starts
4	Johnny Two Jets b Toby Wynne · R Mike Smith	Toby Wynne · R Mike Smith	162	—	7	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-1	0.3	200/1 0%
33-1 and always towards the rear on last month's debut in a bumper here
2	Giveitsomewellie b Alan Doyle(3) · Andrew Hamilton	Alan Doyle(3) · Andrew Hamilton	162	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	250/1 0%
Seventh foal; dam point/2m4f hurdle winner (RPR 129); he may be best watched on debut
9	Plane Sailing b/br Callum Bewley · Daragh Bourke	Callum Bewley · Daragh Bourke	162	—	8-P	-	-	-	26d	—	—	-1	0.3	300/1 0%
Tailed off/pulled up on first two starts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Wilstar	5/6	10/11	10/11	10/11	11/10
Like Minded	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Sanilam	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	3/1
Locquirec	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Johnny Moonshine	20/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Largy Meadow	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Abbey Scope	33/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Whathaveyou	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Zhanma Enki	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
L'Arme de Bonheur	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	100/1
Johnny Two Jets	200/1	150/1	200/1	100/1	100/1
Giveitsomewellie	250/1	200/1	200/1	125/1	100/1
Plane Sailing	300/1	250/1	300/1	150/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Locquirec

23.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

2nd

Wilstar

15.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

11/10

3rd

Abbey Scope

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1

33/1

Like Minded

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Largy Meadow

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1

33/1

Sanilam

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Johnny Moonshine

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2

25/1

L'Arme de Bonheur

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Zhanma Enki

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Whathaveyou

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Johnny Two Jets

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Giveitsomewellie

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Plane Sailing

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Locquirec Top Rated	119	108	—
Wilstar	—	58	9
Like Minded	—	110	83
Sanilam	—	110	102
Johnny Moonshine	—	—	—
Largy Meadow	—	—	—
Abbey Scope	—	109	68
Whathaveyou	—	97	77
Zhanma Enki	—	91	36
L'Arme de Bonheur	—	82	46
Johnny Two Jets	—	—	—
Giveitsomewellie	—	—	—
Plane Sailing	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wilstar	57d ago	Fresh
Like Minded	32d ago	Fit
Sanilam	26d ago	Fit
Locquirec	106d ago	Long break
Johnny Moonshine	33d ago	Fit
Largy Meadow	164d ago	Long break
Abbey Scope	11d ago	Quick return
Whathaveyou	51d ago	Fresh
Zhanma Enki	26d ago	Fit
L'Arme de Bonheur	32d ago	Fit
Johnny Two Jets	32d ago	Fit
Giveitsomewellie	—	—
Plane Sailing	26d ago	Fit

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