Weekend Winners On Sky Sports Racing Maiden Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Qual') (GBB)

Southwell

16:05

Date 2025-05-12

Distance 1m7f182y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Runners (7)

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
6	Wind Your Neck In Chestnut J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	158	t	52-	-	118	92	46d	—	—	-27	21.3	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Useful triple Flat winner; big improvement for hurdle debut when 2nd over C&D latest
4	R S Ambush Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Sean Bowen T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	158	p	42FP2-	104	113	73	19d	—	—	-8	30.7	0.31/1	5/4 44%
0-13 but some good runs last summer and ran well on recent return to action
2	Hijo De La Luna Bay J:Bruce Lynn T:Simon West	J:Bruce Lynn T:Simon West	158	—	56-	-	85	70	—	—	—	-5	1.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Minor hurdle form in Ireland; shown AW promise for this yard; handicaps more suitable
3	House Of Habsburg Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	158	—	3/U96-	-	93	49	17d	—	—	-1	3.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Easy to back and well held in two 2m hurdles; fare better when handicapping up in trip
5	Straitouttacompton Bay J:James Best T:Michael Chapman	J:James Best T:Michael Chapman	158	—	/6/73-	64	83	54	137d	—	—	+2	3.9	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Latest Flat win in 2021; modest hurdler who needs rivals to misfire to have any chance
7	Farhh Echo Bay J:Liam Harrison T:D J Jeffreys	J:Liam Harrison T:D J Jeffreys	152	—	74P-9	-	-	-	9d	—	—	-1	0.2	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Some bumper promise but pulled up and finished way back in two hurdles
NR	Big Boy Barney Brown J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	158	t	1/44-2	-	-	85	2d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Won Irish point; two respectable bumper runs since; not disgraced over hurdles on Saturday

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Wind Your Neck In	5/6	5/6	5/6
R S Ambush	5/4	6/5	6/5
Hijo De La Luna	14/1	12/1	11/1
House Of Habsburg	33/1	28/1	25/1
Straitouttacompton	80/1	66/1	66/1
Farhh Echo	125/1	100/1	100/1
Big Boy Barney	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

R S Ambush

30.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 4.7 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Wind Your Neck In

21.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 16.3

5/6

3rd

Big Boy Barney

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Straitouttacompton

3.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

House Of Habsburg

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

33/1

Hijo De La Luna

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Farhh Echo

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
R S Ambush	104	113	73
Straitouttacompton	64	83	54
Wind Your Neck In	—	118	92
Hijo De La Luna	—	85	70
House Of Habsburg	—	93	49
Farhh Echo	—	—	—
Big Boy Barney	—	—	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Big Boy Barney	2d ago	Quick return
Farhh Echo	9d ago	Quick return
House Of Habsburg	17d ago	Fit
R S Ambush	19d ago	Fit
Wind Your Neck In	46d ago	Fresh
Straitouttacompton	137d ago	Long break
Hijo De La Luna	—	—