Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB) (Div I)

Wincanton

14:45

Date 2024-02-01

Distance 1m7f50y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,956

Runners (10)

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
7	Steel Ally Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	156	—	257-2P	-	122	108	51d	—	—	-22	10	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Unlucky not to win on hurdling debut; latest run in December was too bad to be true
1	Dartmoor Pirate Bay J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Anthony Honeyball	162	—	7-712	121	124	106	20d	—	—	-2	26.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
C&D winner who then bumped into a top prospect in Tellherthename at Huntingdon
6	Salvatore Chestnut J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	156	—	7	-	96	88	43d	—	—	-16	6.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Dual 1m4f winner; had a long absence prior to his 7th on hurdling debut at Newbury
2	American Land Brown J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	156	t	323-4	108	113	24	100d	—	—	+8	17	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Showed ability in all runs; had wind op and now tongue tied; has a bit to find
10	Manuelito Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	144	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Looked ordinary in seven defeats for Richard Hannon, from 7f to 1m4f
5	Paddy In The Caddy Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	156	—	20	-	-	-	31d	—	—	+1	4.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Second in his point; perhaps resented the heavy ground when tailed off at Exeter
9	Kentucky Bluegrass Bay J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Nigel Hawke	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Nigel Hawke	144	h	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Dual 7f winner for David O'Meara for whom he raced eight times (stayed 1m2f on heavy)
8	Galactic Jack Bay J:Harry Reed T:Anthony Charlton	J:Harry Reed T:Anthony Charlton	144	t	P7P	-	98	26	19d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Two Flat wins for Andrew Balding; has been poor under both codes for current connections
3	Hawk Stone Bay J:Mr Murray Dodd(7) T:Harriet Dickin	J:Mr Murray Dodd(7) T:Harriet Dickin	156	—	0667	-	109	89	19d	—	—	-3	1.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Closest he's come was the 16l he was behind Dartmoor Pirate here on his penultimate run
NR	Hugo Alko Grey J:Charlie Price(3) T:Helen Nelmes	J:Charlie Price(3) T:Helen Nelmes	156	—	456F-P	-	-	-	132d	—	—	—	0	—	—
0-5 in Irish points; 125-1 when pulled up in a 2m5f heavy-ground novice at Newton Abbot

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Steel Ally	2/1	15/8	7/4
Dartmoor Pirate	15/8	15/8	15/8
Salvatore	5/2	3/1	3/1
American Land	15/2	8/1	8/1
Manuelito	33/1	28/1	28/1
Paddy In The Caddy	40/1	28/1	28/1
Kentucky Bluegrass	50/1	50/1	50/1
Galactic Jack	66/1	40/1	40/1
Hawk Stone	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dartmoor Pirate

26.6

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

American Land

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

3rd

Steel Ally

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10

2/1

Salvatore

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Paddy In The Caddy

4.3

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Hawk Stone

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

50/1

Manuelito

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Kentucky Bluegrass

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Galactic Jack

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Hugo Alko

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dartmoor Pirate	121	124	106
American Land	108	113	24
Steel Ally	—	122	108
Salvatore	—	96	88
Manuelito	—	—	—
Paddy In The Caddy	—	—	—
Kentucky Bluegrass	—	—	—
Galactic Jack	—	98	26
Hawk Stone	—	109	89
Hugo Alko	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Galactic Jack	19d ago	Fit
Hawk Stone	19d ago	Fit
Dartmoor Pirate	20d ago	Fit
Paddy In The Caddy	31d ago	Fit
Salvatore	43d ago	Fit
Steel Ally	51d ago	Fresh
American Land	100d ago	Long break
Hugo Alko	132d ago	Long break
Manuelito	—	—
Kentucky Bluegrass	—	—