1664 Biere Novices' Handicap Hurdle – Uttoxeter

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1664 Biere Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-05-16

Distance 2m7f70y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

Weather Clear

Temp 4.2°C

Wind 4mph W

Rain 0%

Winning Time 6m 4.12s (slow by 31.12s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Crack Ops (GB) Tristan Durrell · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	7/4F	Won
2nd	Galway Reel (IRE) Sean Bowen · Ian Williams	100/30	5
3rd	Country Mouse (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Alastair Ralph	12/1	31
4th	Getuptheyard (IRE) David Noonan · Nigel Hawke	8/1	2.75
5th	Barry Fife (IRE) Jack Hogan · Gary Hanmer	11/4	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Dexperado (FR) Charlie Hammond · Nick Kent	16/1
P.U.	Pepite De Saphir (GB) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	33/1

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
4	Crack Ops Bay J:Tristan Durrell T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Tristan Durrell T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	154	—	16322-	101	108	92	28d	—	—	+2	35.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Made mistakes when second at Bangor latest; cheekpieces left off and he can't be ruled out
6	Galway Reel Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Ian Williams	J:Sean Bowen T:Ian Williams	152	p	U3182-	88	109	79	163d	—	—	+5	26.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Good chasing second at Leicester in December; reliable over hurdles so rates a player here
1	Barry Fife Chestnut J:Jack Hogan T:Gary Hanmer	J:Jack Hogan T:Gary Hanmer	168	—	52/7-3	104	105	76	14d	—	—	+2	22.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Not discredited when third here latest; return to further is a plus so not out of things
5	Getuptheyard Bay J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	152	—	6FF45-	88	108	84	170d	—	—	+3	12	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Fell in consecutive chases last autumn and was tailed off in 3m handicap hurdle last time
2	Country Mouse Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	162	—	0346P-	98	107	98	23d	—	—	+7	14	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Points scorer but she's failed to progress over hurdles; others appeal more here
7	Dexperado Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Nick Kent	J:Charlie Hammond T:Nick Kent	148	p	/7556/	84	105	-	425d	—	—	+3	10.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Off 14 months since a below-par sixth in Southwell handicap hurdle; not easy to warm to
3	Pepite De Saphir Brown J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	162	t	8/462/	98	101	-	448d	—	—	+9	13.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Remote second at Newcastle last February; needs to hit the ground running for her new yard

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Crack Ops	13/8	6/4	6/4
Galway Reel	3/1	3/1	3/1
Barry Fife	10/3	11/4	3/1
Getuptheyard	9/1	9/1	17/2
Country Mouse	11/1	12/1	11/1
Dexperado	14/1	14/1	14/1
Pepite De Saphir	25/1	33/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Crack Ops

35.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 12 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Galway Reel

26.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Barry Fife

22.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Country Mouse

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

Pepite De Saphir

13.1

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Getuptheyard

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Dexperado

10.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Barry Fife	104	105	76
Crack Ops	101	108	92
Country Mouse	98	107	98
Pepite De Saphir	98	101	—
Galway Reel	88	109	79
Getuptheyard	88	108	84
Dexperado	84	105	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Barry Fife	14d ago	Fit
Country Mouse	23d ago	Fit
Crack Ops	28d ago	Fit
Galway Reel	163d ago	Long break
Getuptheyard	170d ago	Long break
Dexperado	425d ago	Long break
Pepite De Saphir	448d ago	Long break