Trustatrader Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

15:30

Date 2023-11-17

Distance 2m5f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £28,475

Winning Time 5m 19.81s (slow by 19.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Minella Missile (IRE) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	22/1	Won
2nd	Captain Teague (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	4/6F	1.5
3rd	The Big Doyen (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Peter Fahey	4/1	.5
4th	Kinbara (IRE) Sean Bowen · John C McConnell	11/2	16
5th	Moonovercloon (IRE) James Smith · Matthew J Smith	22/1	13
6th	Sequestered (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	12/1	20
7th	Supreme Commander (IRE) James Best · Syd Hosie	150/1	17

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Wild Side Of Life (IRE) Harry Reed · L J Morgan	50/1

Runners (8)

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
1	Captain Teague Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	—	1/13-1	-	150	129	35d	—	—	-21	34.4	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Third in Champion Bumper; won the Persian War at Chepstow on hurdles debut; respected
3	Kinbara Bay J:Sean Bowen T:John C McConnell	J:Sean Bowen T:John C McConnell	156	t	10-211	-	148	91	118d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Irish 5yo who has recorded two 18l wins since switched to hurdles; interesting prospect
2	The Big Doyen Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Peter Fahey	J:Keith Donoghue T:Peter Fahey	159	—	59-112	137	149	127	27d	—	—	+9	27	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Irish hurdler who has shown improvement upped to 2m4f/2m5f this season; big player
6	Sequestered Bay J:Jack G Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	156	—	554121	-	138	117	19d	—	—	+14	20.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Irish novice; has form figures of 121 since upped to 2m4f; overcame trouble last time
4	Minella Missile Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	156	—	P-11	-	130	87	17d	—	—	-3	1.1	4.75/1	20 5%
Scored at Chepstow on rules debut and looks open to further progress; could go well
5	Moonovercloon Bay J:James Smith T:Matthew J Smith	J:James Smith T:Matthew J Smith	156	—	341F45	131	138	118	20d	—	—	+20	23.4	6.75/1	28 4%
Ran respectably in Pertemps qualifier here last time but others have greater potential
8	Wild Side Of Life Brown J:Harry Reed T:L J Morgan	J:Harry Reed T:L J Morgan	156	—	331-2	-	121	82	13d	—	—	+4	5.5	16.25/1	66 2%
Runner-up at Wetherby on rules debut; still unexposed but this is a tougher task
7	Supreme Commander Bay J:James Best T:Syd Hosie	J:James Best T:Syd Hosie	156	—	2P/	-	-	-	605d	—	—	+1	2.2	49.75/1	200 1%
Let down by jumping in novice hunter chase when last seen; stiff task at this level

Horse	bet365	Coral
Captain Teague	8/13	8/13
Kinbara	5	9/2
The Big Doyen	9/2	9/2
Sequestered	12	11
Minella Missile	20	18
Moonovercloon	28	28
Wild Side Of Life	66	50
Supreme Commander	200	125

Predictor

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

1st

Captain Teague

34.4

OR: 0 Form: 15 Odds: 19.4

8/13

2nd

The Big Doyen

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

3rd

Moonovercloon

23.4

OR: 20.3 Form: 2.3 Odds: 0.9

Sequestered

20.4

OR: 0 Form: 18.5 Odds: 1.9

Wild Side Of Life

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.5

Kinbara

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Supreme Commander

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 0.2

200

Minella Missile

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Big Doyen	137	149	127
Moonovercloon	131	138	118
Captain Teague	—	150	129
Kinbara	—	148	91
Sequestered	—	138	117
Minella Missile	—	130	87
Wild Side Of Life	—	121	82
Supreme Commander	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wild Side Of Life	13d ago	Quick return
Minella Missile	17d ago	Fit
Sequestered	19d ago	Fit
Moonovercloon	20d ago	Fit
The Big Doyen	27d ago	Fit
Captain Teague	35d ago	Fit
Kinbara	118d ago	Long break
Supreme Commander	605d ago	Long break