William Hill Radio Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Wetherby

15:20

Date 2023-12-27

Distance 2m

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-5yo

Prize £2,451

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
8	Western Harmony Bay J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Nicky Henderson	J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Nicky Henderson	156	—	7-1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-10	18.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Fetched £115,000 after winning point with a bit in hand; of obvious interest for top yard
6	Super Saint Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-14	5.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
135,000euros 3yo; bred to be useful; excellent yard won this with a newcomer 12 months ago
3	Barrabooka b/br J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	156	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	14.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won an Irish point in the mud almost a year ago and has joined a leading stable
2	Barlovento Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-11	4.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Makes appeal on pedigree and his stable is 21% in bumpers in the last five seasons
7	The Northernlights Brown J:Craig Nichol T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Craig Nichol T:Georgina Nicholls	156	—	25	-	109	91	60d	—	—	-2	5.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Fifth in a well-contested event at Cheltenham; appeals most of those to have run
5	Jax Junior Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Lucy Wadham	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lucy Wadham	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Newcomer by Jack Hobbs; stable has an above-average strike-rate in this sphere
1	Backbyjet Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Brian Ellison	J:Henry Brooke T:Brian Ellison	156	—	57-745	-	88	61	66d	—	—	-3	1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
0-9 in points and beaten a long way on rules debut; hard to see him breaking his duck
4	Grand Geste Grey J:Ross Chapman T:Sue Smith	J:Ross Chapman T:Sue Smith	156	—	7	-	94	-	83d	—	—	-3	1.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Beat only one home on debut at Warwick (66-1); may well improve but he certainly needs to

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Western Harmony	15/8	15/8	15/8
Super Saint	3/1	3/1	3/1
Barrabooka	4/1	4/1	4/1
Barlovento	9/2	5/1	5/1
The Northernlights	10/1	10/1	10/1
Jax Junior	16/1	14/1	14/1
Backbyjet	50/1	40/1	40/1
Grand Geste	66/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Western Harmony

18.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Barrabooka

14.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

4/1

3rd

Super Saint

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

3/1

The Northernlights

5.6

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Barlovento

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Jax Junior

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Grand Geste

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

66/1

Backbyjet

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Western Harmony	—	—	—
Super Saint	—	—	—
Barrabooka	—	—	—
Barlovento	—	—	—
The Northernlights	—	109	91
Jax Junior	—	—	—
Backbyjet	—	88	61
Grand Geste	—	94	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Northernlights	60d ago	Fresh
Backbyjet	66d ago	Fresh
Grand Geste	83d ago	Fresh
Western Harmony	—	—
Super Saint	—	—
Barrabooka	—	—
Barlovento	—	—
Jax Junior	—	—