Nightjar Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Ludlow

Ludlow

14:15

Nightjar Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2025-04-02

Distance 1m7f169y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 3m 42.20s (slow by 9.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mister Cessna (FR) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	13/8	Won
2nd	Bond Broker (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	8/15F	15
3rd	An Buachaill Rua (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	25/1	8
4th	Cherryhawk (GB) Ben Poste · Nikki Evans	100/1	29
5th	New Man (FR) Robert Dunne · Tom Gretton	66/1	0.2

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Farhh Echo (IRE) Liam Harrison · D J Jeffreys	40/1

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
1	Bond Broker Bay J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	166	h	371-11	124	116	97	22d	—	—	-17	37.9	0.14/1	4/7 64%
2-2 over hurdles, making all in small field both times; limit of ability hard to gauge
4	Mister Cessna Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	153	t	133P20	120	126	88	22d	—	—	0	31.8	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Well beaten at Cheltenham last month but better judged on his C&D second two runs ago
2	An Buachaill Rua Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	154	—	UF1	-	-	-	—	—	—	+4	9.8	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won Irish point by 15l in February and should have a future under rules
6	Farhh Echo Bay J:Liam Harrison T:D J Jeffreys	J:Liam Harrison T:D J Jeffreys	146	—	74	-	-	-	146d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Showed some ability in autumn bumpers but improvement is needed on this hurdle debut
3	New Man Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Tom Gretton	J:Robert Dunne T:Tom Gretton	154	—	4	-	60	-	141d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well beaten when fourth in modest Hereford novice on debut in November; not seen since
5	Cherryhawk Chestnut J:Ben Poste T:Nikki Evans	J:Ben Poste T:Nikki Evans	147	—	P	-	-	-	64d	—	—	-1	0.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Out of form on Flat in the autumn and struggled (albeit on heavy ground) on hurdle debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Bond Broker	4/7	4/7	4/7
Mister Cessna	13/8	13/8	6/4
An Buachaill Rua	14/1	14/1	16/1
Farhh Echo	40/1	33/1	33/1
New Man	66/1	66/1	66/1
Cherryhawk	100/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bond Broker

37.9

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 19.4

4/7

2nd

Mister Cessna

31.8

OR: 17.5 Form: 4.3 Odds: 10

13/8

3rd

An Buachaill Rua

9.8

OR: 0 Form: 8.2 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Farhh Echo

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

New Man

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Cherryhawk

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bond Broker	124	116	97
Mister Cessna	120	126	88
An Buachaill Rua	—	—	—
Farhh Echo	—	—	—
New Man	—	60	—
Cherryhawk	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bond Broker	22d ago	Fit
Mister Cessna	22d ago	Fit
Cherryhawk	64d ago	Fresh
New Man	141d ago	Long break
Farhh Echo	146d ago	Long break
An Buachaill Rua	—	—