Daily Bet Boosts At William Hill Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qual') (GBB)

Aintree

11:48

Date 2025-12-06

Distance 2m209y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,105

Winning Time 4m 21.46s (slow by 20.96s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Taurus Bay (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	15/8	Won
2nd	Captain Hugo (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	4/6F	4.25
3rd	Race To Base (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	8/1	3.25

Runners (3)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Captain Hugo Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	160	—	2-11	-	132	104	30d	—	—	-28	19.8	—	2/1 33%
Form of hurdle debut win at Newbury reads well and he has leading claims today
3	Taurus Bay Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	160	—	1-1	-	120	65	37d	—	—	-5	27	—	4/1 20%
Point winner who made it 2-2 with easy novice hurdle win at Stratford; has to be respected
2	Race To Base Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	160	—	421-51	-	119	109	25d	—	—	-10	3.9	—	14/1 7%
Won on second hurdle start; much tougher task today but can give another good account

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Captain Hugo	4/5	2/1	4/5
Taurus Bay	15/8	4/1	15/8
Race To Base	11/2	14/1	6/1

Predictor

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

1st

Taurus Bay

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 10

4/1

2nd

Captain Hugo

19.8

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 16.3

2/1

3rd

Race To Base

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.9

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Captain Hugo	—	132	104
Taurus Bay	—	120	65
Race To Base	—	119	109

Last Run