Black Pug Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Warwick

5:23

Date 2026-03-08

Distance 2m

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £2,178

Runners 10

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 7.8°C

Wind 4mph E

Rain 7%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Presley b Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	156	—	3	-	120	68	92d	—	—	-31	20.9	4/5 56%
Beaten fav at Chepstow but finished his race out nicely and the form has worked out
4	Jetaway Holiday b Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	156	t	1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	14.4	13/2 13%
Beat one other finisher in his point but has joined a top stable for £65,000
5	Merry Away br Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	156	—	3	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	5.9	9/1 10%
Recruited for £72,000 after finishing third in an Irish point in November
8	Wyrley Birch b Tom Bellamy · Alan King	Tom Bellamy · Alan King	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	9/1 10%
Half-brother to stable star Edwardstone who was runner-up in this very bumper in 2019
7	Pride Hill b Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	11/1 8%
75,000euros 3yo; has to be of interest representing the Murphy/Bowen combination
1	Chinese Whispers b Harry Cobden · Emma Lavelle	Harry Cobden · Emma Lavelle	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	2	12/1 8%
Well-related gelding and Harry Cobden takes the reins; has to be of interest
9	Mister Coko b Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	146	—	5	-	99	-	106d	—	—	-4	1.4	22/1 4%
A disappointing favourite at Huntingdon but should be wiser for that experience
10	Shaheeq ch Paddy Hanlon(5) · John Joseph Hanlon	Paddy Hanlon(5) · John Joseph Hanlon	146	p	5	-	110	-	29d	—	—	-2	0.6	125/1 1%
33-1 and trailed home last on soft to heavy ground at Naas a month ago
2	Country Pursuits b/br Charlie Todd · Ian Williams	Charlie Todd · Ian Williams	156	—	7	-	56	-	43d	—	—	-1	0.4	200/1 0%
15-2 for a soft-ground bumper at Doncaster but was in trouble a long way out
3	Earl Chester ch Mr Joseph Stevenson(7) · Derek Frankland	Mr Joseph Stevenson(7) · Derek Frankland	156	—	9	-	-	-	67d	—	—	-1	0.2	500/1 0%
A tailed-off last here in December when sent off at 200-1

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Presley	8/13	4/5	4/5	4/6	4/5
Jetaway Holiday	13/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	4/1
Merry Away	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	9/1
Wyrley Birch	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Pride Hill	11/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Chinese Whispers	12/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Mister Coko	22/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Shaheeq	125/1	100/1	100/1	66/1	50/1
Country Pursuits	200/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Earl Chester	500/1	400/1	500/1	250/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Presley

20.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 17.9

4/5

2nd

Jetaway Holiday

14.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

13/2

3rd

Merry Away

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Wyrley Birch

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Pride Hill

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Chinese Whispers

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

Mister Coko

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Shaheeq

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

125/1

Country Pursuits

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Earl Chester

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Presley	—	120	68
Jetaway Holiday	—	—	—
Merry Away	—	—	—
Wyrley Birch	—	—	—
Pride Hill	—	—	—
Chinese Whispers	—	—	—
Mister Coko	—	99	—
Shaheeq	—	110	—
Country Pursuits	—	56	—
Earl Chester	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Presley	92d ago	Long break
Jetaway Holiday	—	—
Merry Away	—	—
Wyrley Birch	—	—
Pride Hill	—	—
Chinese Whispers	—	—
Mister Coko	106d ago	Long break
Shaheeq	29d ago	Fit
Country Pursuits	43d ago	Fit
Earl Chester	67d ago	Fresh

Going: Good To Soft

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