Sinclair Group Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Ludlow

Ludlow

14:18

Sinclair Group Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2024-05-12

Distance 1m7f169y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 3m 43.07s (slow by 10.07s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bellbird (GB) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	3/1	Won
2nd	Chevington (GB) Tabitha Worsley · Alastair Ralph	8/1	2.5
3rd	Opera King (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	3/1	3.75
4th	Cusano (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	9/4F	6.5
5th	We Ain't Walking (IRE) Ben Poste · Ryan Potter	66/1	1
6th	Doeshefitthebill (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	5/1	.5

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Cusano Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	149	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-18	8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
1m4f winner who has joined the right yard to carve out a career over hurdles
6	Bellbird b/br J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	142	—	3-	-	112	58	21d	—	—	-13	9.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Placed on the Flat in France; encouraging first hurdle start when third at Stratford
5	Opera King Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	149	p	44537-	-	111	89	17d	—	—	-13	8.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Bumper promise but beaten about 20l in his two runs over hurdles with cheekpieces enlisted
2	Doeshefitthebill Brown J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	155	t	4094-	-	100	71	18d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Signs of improvement here last time, albeit flattered to be so close to the easy winner
1	Chevington Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Alastair Ralph	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Alastair Ralph	155	—	/8648-	100	110	97	28d	—	—	+7	14.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Yet to threaten in novice races but his form claims are still up there at this level
3	We Ain't Walking Bay J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	155	—	P7-	-	94	49	16d	—	—	-2	0.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Pulled up in a point and finished well held in a Chepstow maiden when sent off at 80-1

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Cusano	5/2	2/1	9/4
Bellbird	3/1	3/1	11/4
Opera King	11/4	11/4	11/4
Doeshefitthebill	6/1	11/2	11/2
Chevington	9/1	9/1	9/1
We Ain't Walking	33/1	33/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Chevington

14.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

2nd

Bellbird

9.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Opera King

8.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Cusano

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Doeshefitthebill

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

We Ain't Walking

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Chevington	100	110	97
Cusano	—	—	—
Bellbird	—	112	58
Opera King	—	111	89
Doeshefitthebill	—	100	71
We Ain't Walking	—	94	49

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
We Ain't Walking	16d ago	Fit
Opera King	17d ago	Fit
Doeshefitthebill	18d ago	Fit
Bellbird	21d ago	Fit
Chevington	28d ago	Fit
Cusano	—	—