William Hill Epic Value "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Plumpton

16:10

Date 2024-04-01

Distance 2m4f114y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,489

Runners (9)

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	Saladins Son Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	160	—	3-4527	114	125	115	23d	—	—	-23	38.1	0.11/1	4/9 69%
Seventh in Sandown's EBF Final three weeks ago and this is a whole lot easier than that
5	Kaituna River Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Alex Hales	J:Harry Cobden T:Alex Hales	160	—	16-3	-	109	102	30d	—	—	-14	10.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Beaten 14l after getting outpaced at Doncaster and he's entitled to build on that
3	Harrys Game Bay J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Christian Williams	J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Christian Williams	160	—	9-3	-	106	43	315d	—	—	-3	5.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Flat-bred 7yo; beaten 41l (2m) and 17l (2m4f) in two hurdles for Jeremy Scott
1	Captain's Pick Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	160	—	5-25P	-	-	-	160d	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ordinary stuff in Britain and went off at 125-1 before pulling up in a maiden at Exeter
4	Honey Jack Brown J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	160	—	0P	-	-	-	114d	—	—	-3	1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Early days but comes here with plenty to prove after two quiet runs
2	Clifton Mist Grey J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	160	—	7	-	69	54	37d	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Didn't get home on heavy ground at Chepstow (2m3f; 18-1), though was beaten a fair way out
8	Westtara Bay J:Marc Goldstein T:Diana Grissell	J:Marc Goldstein T:Diana Grissell	160	—	12-33O	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Minor rules form before embarking on a point career that has yielded one win
9	Lady Dena Bay J:Philip Armson(3) T:Andy Irvine	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Andy Irvine	153	h	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Flat-bred mare who makes a very belated debut at the age of eight and she's hooded
NR	Record High Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Suzy Smith	J:Richie McLernon T:Suzy Smith	160	—	51/3-6	-	103	27	21d	—	—	—	2.1	—	—
Bumper winner but an unlikely winner of this unless he can raise his game

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Saladins Son	4/9	2/5	2/5
Kaituna River	11/4	5/2	9/4
Harrys Game	9/1	16/1	14/1
Captain's Pick	25/1	25/1	20/1
Honey Jack	40/1	25/1	25/1
Clifton Mist	40/1	50/1	50/1
Westtara	66/1	50/1	50/1
Lady Dena	40/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Saladins Son

38.1

OR: 16 Form: 2.1 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Kaituna River

10.3

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Harrys Game

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Record High

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Captain's Pick

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Honey Jack

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Clifton Mist

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Westtara

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Lady Dena

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Saladins Son	114	125	115
Kaituna River	—	109	102
Harrys Game	—	106	43
Captain's Pick	—	—	—
Honey Jack	—	—	—
Clifton Mist	—	69	54
Westtara	—	—	—
Lady Dena	—	—	—
Record High	—	103	27

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Record High	21d ago	Fit
Saladins Son	23d ago	Fit
Kaituna River	30d ago	Fit
Clifton Mist	37d ago	Fit
Honey Jack	114d ago	Long break
Captain's Pick	160d ago	Long break
Harrys Game	315d ago	Long break
Westtara	—	—
Lady Dena	—	—