Legendary Jimmy James 90th Birthday Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Plumpton

13:50

Date 2026-01-26

Distance 1m7f195y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

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
2	Looping d'Arc Bay J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	166	—	21O	-	116	100	14d	—	—	-14	20.1	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Pulled up when hanging badly latest but looked promising prior to that; respected.
4	Eddie My Eagle Bay J:Philip Armson(3) T:Dan Horsford	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Dan Horsford	159	h	2-242	-	106	97	52d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-15	11.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Has reached the frame on both runs over hurdles and worth considering with more to come.
1	Ambiente Friendly Bay J:Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	J:Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	166	h	416	118	119	84	35d	—	—	+9	30.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
High-class Flat performer who has taken well to hurdles; key player back in a novice.
9	Northwest Passage Grey Roan J:James Davies T:Roger Teal	J:James Davies T:Roger Teal	146	—	7	-	108	97	40d	—	—	-6	2.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
6	Land Of Punt Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	159	—	F-95	-	91	84	62d	—	—	-4	1.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Well beaten on both previous runs over hurdles and looks one for the longer term.
8	Canopus Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	146	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Fair Flat maiden who is of interest making hurdle debut for a respected stable.
5	Golden Prince Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	159	—	3-646	-	102	84	27d	—	—	+1	2.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Irish point third is strong form but he's disappointed so so far in bumper/over hurdles.
3	Back On Track Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Lawney Hill	J:Sean Houlihan T:Lawney Hill	159	—	42-P	-	-	-	46d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Pulled up on last month's hurdle debut and others have more obvious claims.
NR	Reteti Bay J:Marc Goldstein T:Sheena West	J:Marc Goldstein T:Sheena West	159	h	/3-642	105	111	102	42d	—	—	—	15.9	—	—
Marked improvement to finish second over C&D latest and could figure if repeating the run.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Looping d'Arc	11/8	11/8	11/8
Eddie My Eagle	9/4	9/4	9/4
Ambiente Friendly	10/3	3/1	10/3
Northwest Passage	12/1	11/1	11/1
Land Of Punt	20/1	16/1	16/1
Canopus	22/1	16/1	16/1
Golden Prince	80/1	66/1	66/1
Back On Track	200/1	100/1	100/1
Reteti	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Ambiente Friendly

30.2

OR: 17 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Looping d'Arc

20.1

OR: 0 Form: 9.5 Odds: 10.6

11/8

3rd

Reteti

15.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Eddie My Eagle

11.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8

9/4

Golden Prince

2.6

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Northwest Passage

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Land Of Punt

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

20/1

Canopus

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

22/1

Back On Track

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ambiente Friendly	118	119	84
Reteti	105	111	102
Looping d'Arc	—	116	100
Eddie My Eagle	—	106	97
Northwest Passage	—	108	97
Land Of Punt	—	91	84
Canopus	—	—	—
Golden Prince	—	102	84
Back On Track	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Looping d'Arc	14d ago	Fit
Golden Prince	27d ago	Fit
Ambiente Friendly	35d ago	Fit
Northwest Passage	40d ago	Fit
Reteti	42d ago	Fit
Back On Track	46d ago	Fresh
Eddie My Eagle	52d ago	Fresh
Land Of Punt	62d ago	Fresh
Canopus	—	—